Climate Change Quiz

The rise in Earth's average temperature is known as:

• Greenhouse effect

• Global warming

• Carbon footprint

• Renewable energy

The height of the ocean's surface is called:

• Sea level

• Polar ice cap

• CO2 emissions

• Fossil fuel

Large ice-covered regions at the poles are called:

• Renewable energy

• Carbon footprint

• Polar ice cap

• Greenhouse gas

Carbon dioxide released into the air is referred to as:

• Carbon footprint

• Fossil fuel

• CO2 emissions

• Greenhouse effect

The total greenhouse gases a person or activity produces is known as their:

• Carbon footprint

• Global warming

• Greenhouse gas

• Sea level

Natural fuels like coal, oil, and gas are called:

• Fossil fuel

• Renewable energy

• CO2 emissions

• Greenhouse effect

Energy from natural sources that replenish is called:

• Greenhouse effect

• CO2 emissions

• Renewable energy

• Fossil fuel

The trapping of heat in the atmosphere by gases is known as:

• Greenhouse effect

• Global warming

• Carbon footprint

• Renewable energy

Gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect are called:

• CO2 emissions

• Greenhouse gas

• Polar ice cap

• Fossil fuel