Quiz about Climate Change 2023

Question 1

Without the greenhouse effect, the Earth would be a frozen planet.

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True

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False

Question 2

Check all of the greenhouse gases.

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Carbon Dioxide and water vapor

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Methane gas and ground level ozone

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Nitrous oxide and F-gases (CFC, HCFC, HFC, PFC)

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Aerosols

Question 3

The primary greenhouse gas of concern is

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Carbon dioxide

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Methane gas

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Nitrous oxide

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Aerosols

Question 4

Check all of the answers that apply, carbon dioxide is released when

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Fossil fuels are burned

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Respiration occurs

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Cement is manufactured

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Volcanoes erupt

Question 5

Which type of greenhouse gases come from coolants, foaming agents, fire extinguishers, solvents, pesticides, and aerosol propellants?

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F-gases (CFC, HCFC, HFC, PFC, and SF6)

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Ground Level Ozone

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Water Vapor

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Carbon dioxide

Question 6

Ground level ozone is considered a greenhouse gas and can cause respiratory issues but stratospheric ozone protects from UV rays.

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True

Answer

False

Question 7

Ground level ozone not only causes respiratory issues but also can damage crops and cause harm to ecosystems.

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True

Answer

False

Question 8

Warmer air holds more water vapor than cooler air. So as temperatures increase, water vapor will also increase in the atmosphere.

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True

Answer

False

Question 9

This greenhouse gas consists of solid or liquid microscopic particles that are suspended in the air. They are released naturally by volcanoes and phytoplankton.

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Aerosols

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Water vapor

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Methane gas

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Carbon dioxide

Question 10

Negative climate feedbacks dampen changes in climate, while positive climate feedback amplify changes

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True

Answer

False

Question 11

When clouds absorb heat at night a

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Positive Climate Feedback occurs

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Negative Climate Feedback occurs

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The climate is unchanged

Question 12

Climate change is a ___ shift in weather conditions identified by changes in temperature, precipitation, winds, and other indicators

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Long-term

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Short-term

Question 13

Climate forces push climate to become warmer or cooler.

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True

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False

Question 14

Greenhouse gases reached a record high in

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2019

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2015

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2016

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2020

Question 15

Greenhouse gases were higher in preindustrial times.

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False

Answer

True

Question 16

In 2020 the Antarctic ozone hole was the longest lasting in the 40 years of monitoring.

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True

Answer

False

Question 17

The yearly stratospheric ozone cycle length increases when there are strong and stable polar vortexes.

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True

Answer

False

Question 18

The ocean absorbs most of the excess energy produced by the use of greenhouse gases.

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True

Answer

False

Question 19

Increased carbon dioxide levels in the ocean

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Causes drops in ocean pH or acidification

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Causes increases in ocean pH or raises alkalinity

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Does not impact ocean pH

Question 20

Climate change

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Increases ocean levels

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Decreases ocean levels

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Has no impact on ocean levels

Question 21

The Argo network has been active since 2006 to measure OHC (ocean heat content) to a depth of up to

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2000 m

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100 m

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500 m

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1000 m

Question 22

Sea level rise has averaged 3.3 mm per year, this increase has not been uniform. The greatest rises in sea level have been recorded in the

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Southern Hemisphere

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Northern Hemisphere

Question 23

Marine Heat Waves (MHW) are experienced daily by ____ of the ocean

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1/5

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1/3

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1/2

Question 24

Oceans absorb about ___% of the annual anthropogenic emissions

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23%

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12%

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44%

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62%

Question 25

Marine acidification threatens food security by endangering our fisheries and aquaculture.

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True

Answer

False

Question 26

The greatest ocean acidification is occurring in the

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Polar Oceans

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Tropical Oceans

Question 27

Marine acidification strengthens coral reefs

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False

Answer

True

Question 28

As the pH of the oceans falls its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide ____ which in return ____ its capacity to diminish the impacts of climate change

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Decreases, reduces

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Increases, reduces

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Increases, increases

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Decreases, increases

Question 29

Since 1950, open ocean oxygen content has decreased by 0.5% - 3%

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True

Answer

False

Question 30

The number of ocean hypoxic sites has ___ due to worldwide eutrophication.

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Increased

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Decreased

Question 31

In 2020, the Arctic experienced its 2nd lowest annual minimum sea ice

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True

Answer

False

Question 32

In 2020, Arctic sea ice measured at 3.74 million square km, which is only the 2nd time in history that it fell below 4 million square km.

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True

Answer

False

Question 33

Arctic air has warmed ___ times as fast as the global average

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2

Answer

3

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4

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5

Question 34

In 2020 the Arctic wildfire season was ___ active in many regions due to dry conditions

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More

Answer

Less

Question 35

Large scale atmospheric pattern that influences weather throughout the Northern Hemisphere is called

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Arctic Oscillation (AO)

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Positive Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI)

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Marine Heatwaves (MHW)

Question 36

During a +AO (positive Arctic Oscillation), lower than average air pressure is found over the Arctic regions but higher than average air pressure is found over N. Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

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True

Answer

False

Question 37

Positive AO creates shifts in the jet stream so colder air is trapped in the N latitudes so the mid latitudes experience ___ cold outbreaks than normal

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Fewer

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More

Answer

An average number of

Question 38

Negative AO creates a meandering jet stream which causes ___ air to spill into the mid latitudes.

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Cold

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Warm

Question 39

Due to AO, in 2019-20 Alaska experienced

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The coldest winter in 2 decades

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The warmest winter in 2 decades

Question 40

50 billion tones of GHG are emitted each year, almost 3/4 comes from ___ use while another 1/5 comes from ___ use

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Energy, Agricultural

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Transportation, Agricultural

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Agricultural, Energy

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Industry, Transportation

Question 41

___ produces fewer GHG emissions than other fossil fuels.

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Natural Gas

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Coal

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Oil

Question 42

Pure ethanol and biodiesel are non-toxic and biodegradable, they break down into harmless substances when spilled

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True

Answer

False

Question 43

Ethanol and ethanol gasoline mixtures burn cleaner, have higher octane levels, and evaporate more quickly than oil based fuels.

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True

Answer

False

Question 44

Burning biomass produces ___ carbon dioxide used for photosynthesis

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The same amount of

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More than the

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Less than the

Question 45

Biofuels are carbon neutral

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True

Answer

False

Question 46

It takes 1 to 4 years to produce the amount of energy it took to create a solar panel but they can last up to ___ years

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30

Answer

10

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20

Answer

25

Question 47

Anthropogenic carbon dioxide levels have ___ since 1990

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Doubled

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Tripled

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Quadrupled

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Remained the same

Question 48

In 1994 the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework on Climate Change) encouraged net-zero carbon emissions and a 1.5 degree celsius goal by the year

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2050

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2020

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2030

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2040

Question 49

In Copenhagen in 2009, the US outraged the world when President Obama decided to make its own agreement with only BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, China). At the time, they only agreed to a 2 degree Celsius limit but nothing else while other countries were making significant reductions in carbon emissions..

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True

Answer

False

Question 50

The 2018 Extinction Rebellion occurred in ___, where over 100 academics called for climate change action.

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United Kingdom

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US

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Australia

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Canada

Question 51

In April of 2019, central London shut down due to non-violent displays of civil disobedience to bring attention to climate change. The movement spread to at least 60 other world cities.

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True

Answer

False

Question 52

Microsoft has vowed to become carbon negative by the year ___ and want to remove all of the carbon emissions they released since 1975 by ___

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2030, 2050

Answer

2025, 2030

Question 53

850 global countries have pledged to adopt science based targets to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050

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True

Answer

False

Question 54

China currently accounts for ___ of carbon emissions but has pledged to reach peak emissions by 2030 and to be carbon neutral by 2060.

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28%

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15%

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19%

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32%

Question 55

The Kyoto Protocol encouraged developed countries to cut carbon emissions by 5.2% relative to 1990 levels.

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True

Answer

False

Question 56

The goal of Glasgow COP26 is to get all countries to agree to reach carbon net zero ASAP.

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True

Answer

False

Question 57

All current climate models show ___ in temperatures and ___ in GHG in the atmosphere

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Increases, increases

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Decreases, increases

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Decreases, decreases

Answer

Increases, decreases

Question 58

Species in North America are moving ___ and to ___ elevations at a median rate of 36 feet per decade.

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North, higher

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South, lower

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South, higher

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North, lower

Question 59

Shifts of vegetative biomes are projected across 5-20% of the US by the year 2100.

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True

Answer

False

Question 60

Cold-water fish species are expanding their habitats while warm-water fish species are losing habitat.

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False

Answer

True

Question 61

When changes occur ___ in the food web, greater impacts result.

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At lower levels

Answer

At higher levels

Question 62

Climate change makes it easier for ecosystems to buffer against wildfires, drought, and flooding.

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False

Answer

True

Question 63

___ temperatures, ___ acidity, and ___ stress is causing coral bleaching.

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Increasing, decreasing, increasing

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Decreasing, decreasing, decreasing

Answer

Increasing, increasing, increasing

Answer

Decreasing, increasing, decreasing

Question 64

The IPCC estimates that 20-30% of organisms are at risk of extinction due to climate change.

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True

Answer

False

Climate Change 2023

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