Questions for chapter 2 Basic course Dutch Wavemakers

Which statement about the characteristics of water is not true?

Water is the only substance that occurs in all three phases (solid, liquid and gaseous) in nature

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Other substances do not dissolve easily in water

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All water on earth is part of the water cycle

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Global warming is caused by an excess of greenhouse gases including:

CO2 and oxygen

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Oxygen and methane

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CO2 and methane

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The rise in sea level in the Netherlands is largely caused by the melting ice at the South Pole.

True

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False

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Which statement about the consequences of climate change for the Netherlands is not true?

Due to climate change, there is more rain in the Netherlands in the summer

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Due to climate change, we in the Netherlands are more often affected by downpours

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Due to climate change, more water flows through our rivers as a result of meltwater and downpours in France, Belgium and Germany

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