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William Safire, Changing Warming

William Safire, Changing Warming

Read Changing Warming and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. According to Safire, the term global warming is more contentious than

Armageddon.

climate change.

temperature fluctuation.

climate crisis.

2. Politicians who want to downplay the significance of the phenomenon use the term

temperature acceleration.

global change.

global warming.

climate change.

3. What term did Al Gore use in his book?

climate change

temperature acceleration

global change

global warming

4. Why does the director of Bush’s Climate Change Science Program use the term climate change?

He thinks it is important to remain positive.

He invented the term.

He has been instructed to use the term.

He says that it is more encompassing and accurate.

5. What has NASA’s position been on the nomenclature struggle?

It tries to use both terms equally.

It uses the term global warming.

It has tried to remain apolitical.

It uses the term climate change.