Quiz about Climate Change Quiz

Question 1

The height above sea level is known as _______.

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Altitude

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Latitude

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Equator

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Mountain Range

Question 2

A weather pattern caused by the warming of the Pacific Ocean near the equator, off the coast of South America is known as _________.

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El Nino

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Weather

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La Nina

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Normal Weather

Question 3

A weather pattern defined by the cooling of the ocean surface along the tropical Pacific coast of South America is known as ____________.

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La Nina

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Weather

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El Nino

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Normal Weather

Question 4

The process by which magma from the interior of the earth rises through the crust, emerges onto the surface as lava, and cools into volcanic rock is known as _________.

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Volcanism

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Weather

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El Nino

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Eccentricity

Question 5

The Milankovitch cycle that affects the tilt of the Earth is known as ________.

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Obliquity

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Precession

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Eccentricity

Question 6

The removal of trees faster than the forests can replace themselves is known as _________.

Accepted Answer

Deforestation

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Greenhouse Effect

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Greenhouse Gases

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Volcanism

Question 7

A process that causes the average temperature on Earth to increase or warm up is known as _________.

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Global Warming

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Greenhouse Effect

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Greenhouse Gases

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Deforestation

Question 8

Distance north or south (up/down) of the equator is known as ________.

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Latitude

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Altitude

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Equator

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Weather

Question 9

A decrease in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere causes global temperatures to ________________.

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decrease

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increase

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stay the same

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has no effect

Question 10

Which of the following is FALSE?

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Climate change does not affect organisms.

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Climate change is affecting the migratory patterns of birds.

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Climate change is causing the increase in disease infested insect populations

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Climae change is causing animals to move closer to the poles to find cooler temperatures.

Question 11

Greenhouse gases are both good and bad because without them Earth would be ___ ____ but they are also a major cause of ___ ____.

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too cold, global warming

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too hot, global warming

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the same, ice ages

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too cold, ice ages

Question 12

How does deforestation affect carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere?

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Trees are cut down and can no longer remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

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Trees are planted and can can add oxygen to the atmosphere.

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Trees are cut down which means there will be more erosion in the area.

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Trees are cut down and can no longer add CO2 to the atmosphere.

Question 13

Climate in a region is

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the long-term behavior of the atmosphere

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not affected by latitude

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the temporary behavior of the atmosphere

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never affected by ocean currents

Question 14

Latitude strongly influences climate because _________ sunlight hits areas that are closer to the equator than to the poles.

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more

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less

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the same amount of

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sometimes less

Question 15

A true statement about greenhouse gases is that they

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trap heat on Earth that is radiated from the sun

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convert sunlight into heat energy that warms Earth

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are concentrated only in the mesosphere

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are not affected by human activity

Question 16

Which of the following would NOT be a consequence of a rise in global temperature?

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increased iceberg/glacier formation

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rising sea level

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increased frequency of major storms

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increased frequency of major droughts

Question 17

Heating and cooling of the Earth are natural processes.

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True

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False

Question 18

A small change in global temperature is insignificant and does not affect whether the Earth is cool or warm.

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False

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True

Question 19

What happens to climate as the angle of Earth's tilt increases.

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larger temperature difference in summer and winter

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summer and winter temperatures are identical

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smaller temperature differences in summer and winter

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there is no change

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

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All of the choices are greenhouse gases

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methane

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carbon dioxide

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CFCs

Question 21

Which of the following is a CAUSE of global warming?

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burning fossil fuels

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driving more fuel-efficient cars

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decreasing deforestation

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planting new trees

Question 22

If polar ices melt as a result of global warming, what happens to the sea level?

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sea levels will rise

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sea levels will not be affected

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sea level will lower

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sea levels will stay the same

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