Test your knowledge on Climate Change

How much of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

• 50%

• 85%

• 70%

• 92%

The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Conventition on Climate Change that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• True

• False

Which of the following was the only country not to join the Kyoto Protocol?

• America

• France

• Britain

• Germany

What is causing Climate Change?

• Wind

• The sun

• Greenhouse gases

• Water

What is The Greenhouse Effect?

• The name of Climate Change legistration that passed by congress

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

• When you build a greenhouse

• When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

• The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally,and our oceans are made 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

• All of the above

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

• True

• False

Which of these countries emits the most carbondioxide according to EPA(United States Environmental Protection Agency)

• China

• USA

• UK

• Russia

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

• 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