Climate Change "Quiz" (https://www.earthday.org)

Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• CO2

• CH4 (Methane)

• Water vapor

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

• The name of climate change legislation that passed by congress

• When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

• When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

• When you build a greenhouse

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

• The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

• Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

• More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

• Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher.

What can you do to help fight climate change?

• Divest (take away control) from fossil fuel companies

• Engage yourself in the science behind climate change

• Vote for political candidates who will advocate for climate-related legislation and policy improvements

The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was agreed to in the “Paris Agreement” that came out of COP-21, held in Paris in 2015?

• To protect biodiversity and end the deforestation of the world’s rain forests

• To keep global temperature rise well below 2℃ pre-industrial levels and to pursue a path to limit warming to 1.5℃

• To pursue a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy

Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

• China

• USA

• UK

• Russia

What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?

• 1%

• 14%

• 33%

• 70%

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

• Transportation

• Buildings

• Industry

• Electricity and heat production