Unlike many of the other common carbon stores, fossil fuels are a carbon store that:
A) can absorb, store, and release carbon when activated.
B) has more carbon stored in it than any other carbon store.
C) once released, cannot be restored on a human time scale.
D) is transformed into the most powerful type of carbon emission.
The most powerful greenhouse gases are referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases. They are given this designation because:
A) have a greater ability to trap heat than other greenhouse gases.
B) are released in greater quantities than other greenhouse gases.
C) remain fixed in the atmosphere once they are released.
D) are more effective than the sun at heating the Earth’s surface.