Climate Change: Quiz 1

What is climate?

• average weather in a region over a long period of time

• average weather in a region over a short period of time

• average precipitation

• average solar radiation

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Which is measured over a short period of time at a certain time and place?

• climate

• weather

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What is one way to describe climate change?

• changes in the average global and regional weather patterns

• change in seasonal patterns of a climate zone

• changes in the average weather pattern of a city

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How much has Earth's average temperature changed over the past 100 years?

• 1 degree Celsius

• 100 degrees Celsius

• 1 degree Fahrenheit

• 100 degrees Fahrenheit

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Which of the following is NOT a NATURAL cause(s) of climate change?

• volcanic eruptions

• combusting fossil fuels

• ocean circulation

• weathering and erosion

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What is an example of an anthropogenic (human caused) cause of climate change?

• combustion of fossil fuels

• volcanic eruptions

• ocean circulation

• plate tectonics

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What is NOT an impact of global warming?

• stronger hurricanes and floods

• rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion

• droughts and heatwaves

• stronger volcanic eruptions

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Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• water vapor

What does melting sea ice NOT cause?

• coastal flooding and erosion

• sea-level rise

• deforestation

• ocean warming and stronger storms

What would the Earth be like if there were NO greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

• too hot

• too cold

• no atmosphere