Questões de Concurso

Considering the preceding text, judge the following item.

 The word "culprit", in the fragment "Scientists say the culprit is clear" (first paragraph), could be correctly replaced with problem without this causing any change in the original meaning of the text, since the words are synonyms. 

Considering the preceding text, judge the following item.

The structure "appears to be diminishing", used at the end of the text, indicates the observation of an ongoing gradual process.

Considering the preceding text, judge the following item.

Many scientists predicted all of the changes in Earth’s ecological systems exactly as they are happening.

Considering the preceding text, judge the following item.

In the fragment "The temperature rise associated with the growing volume of heat-trapping gas has kicked in" (second paragraph), "has kicked in" is used to indicate that the temperature rise has started to take effect.