Question

What does Al Gore, author of An Inconvenient Truth, demonstrate about the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?

(1 point)
Responses

Each year, the CO2 level rises and then falls. Over the past 50 years, it has steadily increased.
Each year, the CO 2 level rises and then falls. Over the past 50 years, it has steadily increased.

Each year, the CO2 level increases at a faster rate. Over the past 50 years, it has nearly doubled.
Each year, the CO 2 level increases at a faster rate. Over the past 50 years, it has nearly doubled.

Each year, the CO2 level decreases. Over the past 50 years, it has steadily decreased.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

None of the responses are accurate. According to Al Gore and the content of "An Inconvenient Truth," the correct answer is:

Each year, the CO2 level rises and then falls. Over the past 50 years, it has steadily increased.

Answer 2

According to An Inconvenient Truth, what is the role of infrared radiation in global warming?

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Responses

All of the sun’s energy is converted to infrared radiation and then remains in the atmosphere. This warms the atmosphere.
All of the sun’s energy is converted to infrared radiation and then remains in the atmosphere. This warms the atmosphere.

Over time, infrared radiation makes the atmosphere thinner. This warms the atmosphere.
Over time, infrared radiation makes the atmosphere thinner. This warms the atmosphere.

Greenhouse gases trap some infrared radiation in the atmosphere. This warms the atmosphere.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The correct answer is: Greenhouse gases trap some infrared radiation in the atmosphere. This warms the atmosphere.

Answer 4

In which sentence below is the underlined word an indirect object?

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Responses

Gore published An Inconvenient Truth a few years after he ran for president.
Gore published An Inconvenient Truth a few years after he ran for president.

My sister gave me a signed copy of the book.
My sister gave me a signed copy of the book.

She said she preferred the documentary film.

Answer 5

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The underlined word "me" in the sentence "My sister gave me a signed copy of the book" is an indirect object.

Answer 6

According to the article “Once Parched, Florida Everglades Finds Its Flow Again,”

which part of the Florida Everglades system has dried up?
(1 point)
Responses

organic peat soils
organic peat soils

the vegetation community
the vegetation community

small fish and microinvertebrates

Answer 7

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

According to the article "Once Parched, Florida Everglades Finds Its Flow Again," the part of the Florida Everglades system that has dried up is the organic peat soils.