Climate Change Quiz

What does climate change short-term changes entail?

• Alterations in only air temperature

• Alterations in both air temperature and ocean currents

• Decrease in erosion rates

• Increase in oxygen levels

What can deforestation lead to?

• An increase in erosion rates

• A decrease in erosion rates

• A decrease in carbon dioxide levels

• A decrease in oxygen levels

What has historically caused fluctuations in global sea levels?

• The melting of polar ice caps

• The erosion of sediment from mountain ranges

• The increase in sea temperatures

• The trapping of heat in the atmosphere by carbon dioxide

What is a potential threat to the biosphere due to carbon dioxide?

• Reduction in lake sizes

• Increase in land areas through evaporation

• Trapping heat in the atmosphere and oceans

• Decrease in global warming

What is a direct contribution of human activities to the rise in average temperatures?

• Increased use of renewable energy sources

• Increased use of fossil fuels

• Removal of greenhouse gases

• Decrease in large storms

What could be the weather impact of removing greenhouse gases from the Earth's atmosphere?

• Warmer and drier weather

• Denser, cooler, and cloudier weather

• More stable and predictable weather

• Increased frequency of droughts

Which habitats are at risk due to sea-level rise?

• Mountain habitats

• Desert habitats

• Estuary habitats

• Urban habitats

What are the predicted impacts of climate change on low-lying lands in the next 200 years?

• They may become more fertile

• They may be submerged due to various climate change effects

• They may experience less flooding

• They may rise above sea level

What are the economic impacts of climate change?

• Decrease in heat stress

• Lower adaptation and rebuilding costs

• Increased spread of diseases

• Decrease in the spread of diseases

What social impact can climate change have?

• Lowering prices of goods and services

• Reducing conflicts over natural resources

• Increasing biodiversity

• Rising prices of goods and services