Global Warming Quiz

What is global warming?

• C. The increase in rainfall worldwide

• B. The long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature

• D. The decrease in sea levels

• A. The cooling of the planet's overall temperature

What causes the greenhouse effect in Earth's atmosphere?

• A. Deforestation

• D. Ocean acidification

• B. Burning of fossil fuels

• C. Volcanic eruptions

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• D. Methane

• C. Oxygen

• B. Water vapor

• A. Carbon dioxide

What is the main cause of the significant increase in global warming in the last hundred years?

• D. Burning of fossil fuels

• C. Volcanic activity

• B. Industrialization

• A. Deforestation

What is the difference between global warming and climate change?

• D. They both refer to the same phenomenon but from different perspectives

• C. Climate change refers to changes in weather patterns, while global warming refers to the overall temperature increase

• B. Global warming refers to changes in weather patterns, while climate change refers to the overall temperature increase

• A. They are the same thing

Which gas is known as the basic ingredient of natural gas?

• A. Carbon dioxide

• B. Chlorofluorocarbon

• C. Methane

• D. Nitrous oxide

What is the mass of ice that moves slowly over land called?

• C. Ice sheet

• D. Ice cap

• B. Iceberg

• A. Glacier

What is defined as gradual changes in all the interconnected weather elements on our planet over approximately 30 years?

• C. Greenhouse effect

• B. Climate change

• A. Global warming

• D. Ozone depletion