Climate Change Quiz

What are some consequences of a two-degree warming of the world?

• Earlier spring and later autumn

• Decrease in vegetation growth

• Decrease in animal migration

• Increase in icecap area

How many lives are estimated to be claimed each year due to climate change since the 1970s?

• 200,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 150,000

What did the director of the British Antarctic Survey describe Antarctica as?

• Melting giant

• Slumbering giant

• Active giant

• Frozen giant

What is the most worrying sign of climate change according to recent reports?

• Increase in vegetation growth

• Melting of polar icecaps

• Decrease in animal migration

• Rapid sea-level rise

What is the impact of sea-level rise due to melting icecaps?

• Decrease in vegetation growth

• More floods and beach erosion

• Decrease in animal migration

• Increase in small islands

How many animal species are on the move searching for cooler habitats?

• 125

• 50

• 75

• 100

What is happening to the trees called snow gums in Australia?

• Moving into deserts

• Moving into higher mountain terrain

• Moving into urban areas

• Moving into lower mountain terrain

What is the effect of higher carbon levels on vegetation growth?

• Thickening of vegetation

• Decrease in vegetation growth

• Thinning of vegetation

• No effect on vegetation

What is the impact of climate change on coral reefs?

• Increased coral growth

• Bleaching and death of corals

• Expansion of coral reefs

• No impact on coral reefs