Climate Change Quiz

Climate proxies are preserved physical characteristics of the past that enable scientists to predict future climate conditions.

• True

• False

A positive feedback loop makes the following action happen to a greater extent.

• True

• False

Carbon dioxide is Earth's most abundant greenhouse gas.

• True

• False

Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation and give off visible light.

• True

• False

The troposphere is composed of approximately 60% Oxygen, 39% Nitrogen, and 1% other gases.

• True

• False

Temperatures of locations near water in winter don't get quite as cold as places inland.

• True

• False

Climate is the average of the weather in a region over a long period of time.

• True

• False

The ozone layer is

• below the mesosphere and above the troposphere

• below the troposphere and above the stratosphere

• above the stratosphere and below the mesosphere

• above the troposphere and below the stratosphere

Water vapor makes up approximately ___________% of the Earth's greenhouse effect.

• 99

• 98

• 95

• 90

Organic carbon is found in

• fossil fuels

• the oceans

• the Earth's crust

• the atmosphere