$50 QUESTION -- Category: Fuelish Fuels

According to most scientists, what global problem is caused by burning fossil fuels?

  1. Ice Ages and the shrinking of the oceans as a result of increasing ice build-up.

  2. Global warming, caused by the greenhouse effect.

  3. The spread of suburbs and the decline of inner cities.

    Sorry! The correct answer is 2. Global warming. (Burning fossil fuels add carbon dioxide and other gases to the atmosphere. These allow the sun's radiation to heat the earth, but trap some of the energy radiated back into space).

    Your Opponent Now Gets to Choose.