Easy Round

Increasing quantities of CO₂ (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere will cause air temperatures to be _____. 

• warmer
• cooler

Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• Flooding
• Heat Waves
• Hurricanes
• All of the above

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

When weather patterns change over a long period of time, we call it ___

• climate adaptation
• weather change
• climate change
• weather adaptation

Melting land ice...

• causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.

• does not cause sea levels to rise because the water fills the space left by the melted sea ice.

Governments have agreed to aim to keep the global average temperature at no more than __°C above pre-industrial levels.

• 1.5

• 2.0

• 1.0

To keep the global average temp rise to 1.5°C, how much do we need to reduce emissions each year for the next decade?

• 0.1%

• 7.6%

• 1.5%

• 22.4%

Greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. Which is the most common greenhouse gas in our atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide

• Argon

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxide

Which country produces the most CO2 emissions yearly?

• The USA

• China

• Russia

• Australia

By how much are sea levels expected to rise by 2100 if no change happens to current climate policy (approximately)?

• 0.01m

• 0.1m

• 1m

• 10m