What can not be said of scientific inquiry used to understand global climate change?
a. Science is based on data collection, hypothesis testing, generalization and verification.
b. Scientific investigation can be a long process.
c. Scientific investigation frequently involves debate regarding alternative approaches and conclusions.
d. Science advances based on debates that occur in the pages of scientific journals and organized scientific meetings.
e. Much is gained by science from well-intended ideology-driven claims.
Question 2
What is not true of the period from the Industrial Revolution to the present?
a. No single factor explains the dangerously accelerating growth rate of world population.
b. The growth rate of world population is equally distributed among nations.
c. Resources are not distributed equally among all nations.
d. It has reached the point where 48 percent of the world population exists on less that 2/day.
e. The growth rate is unsustainable.
North America and the Global Economy
Observed global land and ocean surface temperature anomalies since 1850
Global Energy Flow
The Global Impact of Climate Change
Examples of Scientific Theories
Gel electrophoresis, an essential laboratory technique in biological science research