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khang

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How does the burning of fossil fuels affect the environment?
 
  A) Greenhouse gases are released that raise global temperatures.
  B) Sulfur dioxide is produced, which contributes to acid rain.
  C) Particulates are released into the atmosphere, which collect on ice caps and glaciers to absorb more heat.
  D) Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to ocean acidification.
  E) All of the above.

Question 2

Some of the largest crude oil reserves in the world, collected in an anticline trap, are found ________.
 
  A) on land in Texas
  B) in the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico
  C) in Saudi Arabia
  D) on the continental slope in the North Sea


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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
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