Climate Change AQA Geography GCSE

Which of the following is not an effect of global change?

• Glaciers and ice caps melting

• Low-lying islands under threat

• Increased earthquake activity

• Sea levels rising

Which of the following is not a potential natural causes of climate change?

• Animal excretions

• Changes in Earth's orbit

• Variations in heat output from the sun

• Volcanic Activity

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Hydrogen

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxides

Carbon Dioxide accounts for what percentage of the enhanced greenhouse effect?

• 10%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Which of the following would result in methane production?

• Car exhausts

• Farm livestock

• Burning fossil fuels

• Agricultural fertilisers

Which fuel is the most polluting?

• Coal

• Gas

• Oil

• Biofuel

How many countries signed up to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement?

• 100

• 145

• 185

• 195

How can farmers adapt to possible impacts of climate change?

• Change to pastoral farming

• Change to agri-business

• Introduce drought-resistant strains of crops

• Use more fertilisers

Gasses trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere is known as what?

The use of technology to trap and store carbon dioxide is known as what?