Climate Change Pre Quiz

What is weather over a long period of time?

• A tropical vacation
• Weather
• Climate
• Science

Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?

• It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature 
• It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses 
• It leads to more factories
• It causes a major decrease in people

 What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

Which one of the choices below is NOT a  cause for global warming?

• Having too many farm animals
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Planting new trees

Ocean acidification causes damage to coral reefs.  What effect does this have on fish? 

• there is less coral for fish to each
• there is more space for fish to swim
• it destroys the fish's habitat causing the number of fish to decline
• it provides extra calcium for fish

What do humans do that releases the most greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?

• Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)

• Build cement buildings

• Ride bikes and use solar energy

• Compete in the Olympics

What is climate?

• A long period of time. 
• Atmospheric conditions of a place at a particular point in time. 
• Average atmospheric conditions of a place over a long period of time, usually 30 years. 
• Current weather outlook of a place. 

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  

• droughts
• flooding
• melting of polar ice caps
• all of the above

How does increased carbon dioxide levels affect the oceans

• it decreases the amount of available oxygen
• it causes the pH to become lower and more acidic
• it cause the pH to become higher and more basic
• it causes the amount of salt to decrease

What is one example of something that can be done about climate change on an individual scale?

• Make a cup of tea
• Using less items that run on fossil fuels
• Showering five times a day 
• Eating McDonalds for dinner each day of the week