Ecology Trivia 15: Climate Change

When was the greenhouse effect first shown experimentally?

• 1856

• 1932

• 1955

• 1996

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Which of these are greenhouse gases?

• Argon gas

• Nitrogen gas

• Methane

• Ozone

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Which of these contribute to Milankovich cycles?

• Wobble of Earth's axis

• Pull of the moon

• Changes in Earth's orbit

• Sun flares

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The "cap" in "cap-and-trade" refers to a limit on ____.

• Weather patterns

• Carbon emissions

• Toxic additives

• Glacier melting

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A snowcapped mountain absorbs ____ heat than a mountain without snow.

• Less

• More

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What causes the planet Venus to be hotter than the planet Earth?

• Albedo effect

• Milankovich cycles

• Volcanoes

• Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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Which two factors are most involved in the problems with cedar forests in Lebanon?

• Wildfires

• Mild winters

• Insect outbreaks

• Zombie pathogens

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True or false: The Kyoto Protocol is still in effect.

• True

• False

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Where do zombie pathogens come from?

• Venus

• Wildfires

• Ocean depths

• Permafrost

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How can we test our hypotheses about the content of air from thousands of years ago?

• Milankovich cycles

• Ice cores

• Mathematical models

• Albedo effect

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