Chapter 1 Quiz - Earth's Changing Climate

What is the difference between climate and weather?

• Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.

• Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.

• There is not a difference between climate and weather.

• Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.

Climate change can be caused by:

• human activities

• natural events

• both human activities and natural events

• Climate is not changing.

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Good evidence shows trends over a long period of time instead of fluctuations within a short period of time.

• True

• False

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Greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere.

• True

• False

Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?

• Nitrogen dioxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

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Which of the following are effects of climate change (Hint: Chapter 1 articles)?

• Ozone layer depletion

• Extreme Weather

• Increase in biodiversity

• Habitat loss

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Each gas in the atmosphere interacts with energy in the same way.

• True

• False

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Which of the following pairs of gases cause energy absorbed by Earth's surface to increase when there is more of it in the atmosphere?

• ozone and nitrogen dioxide

• methane and oxygen

• sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide

• carbon dioxide and methane

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When there is an increase in Methane or Carbon dioxide, ice on Earth's surface:

• Increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet.

• cloud

• water vapor

• atmosphere

• outer space