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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Up in the Air: Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far underground would carbon dioxide be injected?
(a) A few inches.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 1 mile.

2. What does Kolbert find at LSU’s Center for River Studies?
(a) A model of the delta.
(b) Photographs of the delta.
(c) A school of Asian carp.
(d) Plans for reducing flooding in the delta.

3. The first person to realize the importance of ice cores was who?
(a) Leiv Eiriksson.
(b) Ingrid Bergman.
(c) Willi Dansgaard.
(d) Björn Ironside.

4. Sir David King, a highly-respected British chemist, was working with the Centre for Climate Repair to shoot what over the arctic ice to reduce the amount of sunlight that hits the ice?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Calcium carbonate.
(c) Saltwater droplets.
(d) Carbon monixide.

5. How many trees would have to be planted to remove a significant amount of carbon dioxide?
(a) A million.
(b) 900,000 thousand.
(c) A billion.
(d) A trillion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the problems mentioned regarding cane toads?

2. How does Tizard hope to teach other animals to avoid the cane toads?

3. What problem is the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Australia trying to correct?

4. How did Ruth Gates fall in love with the ocean?

5. How deep is Devil’s Hole at its deepest?

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