Climate Change Quiz - Earth Week Idea

What is the definition of climate according to the text?

• The current atmospheric conditions.

• The long-term trends in weather patterns in a specific area.

• All earth gases.

• The average kinetic energy.

What is the role of the Earth's atmosphere in relation to the planet's temperature?

• It traps some of the sun's heat, keeping the Earth warm enough to live on.

• It reflects all of the sun's heat back into space.

• It has no effect on the Earth's temperature.

• It contributes to the Earth's cooling by trapping cold air.

What gas is mentioned in the text as being responsible for trapping heat that would otherwise escape Earth's atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide (CO2)

• Methane

According to the text, why do many scientists agree that the Earth is now warming?

• Because of natural factors that caused warming in the past.

• Because the Earth is going through a natural ice age.

• Because of human activity.

• Because the sun's energy is being absorbed more by the atmosphere.

How much faster is the climate warming now compared to previous warming times, as stated in the text?

• About 5 times faster

• About 10 times faster

• About 20 times faster

• About 2 times faster

Climate change refers to the long-term shifts in ____________ and ____________ patterns globally.

• temperature, weather

• precipitation, ecosystem

• humidity, wind

• ocean currents, animal migration

Climate change is the result of changes to the concentrations of ____________ in the atmosphere.

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• greenhouse gases

__________ is a type of gas that can absorb infrared radiation.

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Greenhouse gas

• Argon

The natural warming of Earth’s surface due to greenhouse gases absorbing radiations is known as the ____________ effect.

• ozone

• ultraviolet

• greenhouse

• solar

The greenhouse effect occurs ____________ without human influence and allows Earth’s to maintain its temperatures at a ____________ level.

• naturally, stable

• artificially, fluctuating

• periodically, extreme

• rarely, constant