Global Change

Gases or chemicals that destroy the earth's protective ozone layer, which shields the earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV-B) rays generated from the sun

• CFCs

• CO2

• Methane

• Aerosols

The 13th Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations is for Climate Action. Which of the following is not a target of goal 13?

• Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries

• Strategize and galvanize momentum in the transition to renewable and resilient energy systems

• Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

• Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

This is the agreement that aims to strengthen the ability of countries to deal with the impacts of climate change, through appropriate financial flows, a new technology framework and an enhanced capacity building framework.

• Paris Agreement of 2018

• Paris Agreement of 2015

• UNFCCC of 1992

• International Agreement of Climate Change of 2013

Which of the following statements best describes global change?

• Changes in the global environment (including alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems) that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life.

• Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.

• A process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat. This process makes Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere.

• The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. It can take the form of any substance or energy.

All are causes of global change, EXCEPT.

• Human Population and Consumption

• Energy Use

• Pollution

• Gender and Development

Habitat means:

• Water source

• Natural territory

• Food source

• Plants

The process of Eroding by the wind, water or natural agents:

• Melting

• Dilatancy

• Erosion

• Weathering

Factors given below are among that causes floods except:

• Deforestation

• Inadequate drainage channel

• Lightning

• Improper agricultural practices

Which of the following statements about climate change is false?

• Within the next 2 decades, global temperatures are likely to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius

• The last 7 years have been the warmest on record

• More than 1 million species are at risk of extinction by climate change

• Majority of world leaders are taking climate change seriously

Below are effects of climate change, which one is not?

• Hotter Temperatures

• Severe Storms

• Urbanization

• Poverty and Displacement