Climate Club Quiz

Which of the following statements about the greenhouse effect is false?

• The amount of heat trapped in the troposphere depends on concentrations of greenhouse gases.
• The greenhouse effect is a new theory that explains the warming of the atmosphere.
• Heat trapped by greenhouse gases keeps the planet warm enough for life.
• The predominant greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
  The predominant greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

Over an extended period of time, the United States has been responsible for the majority of global CO2 emissions, at 25% of the total for all countries. In 2008, the largest emitter was

• United States
• Japan
• China 
• Russia

Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have been implicated in which of the following?

• Increased global warming
• Increased seawater acidity
• decreased seawater temperatures
• both increased global warming and increased seawater acidity

Which of the following would make a greater contribution to rising sea levels?

• melting sea ice
• melting land-based ice
• increased levels of precipitation in some areas
• increased levels of atmospheric water vapor

In a warmer world, we would expect more

• droughts
• hurricanes
• desert expansions
• all of these

A loss of 15% of ____________________ would cause a one meter rise in sea level that would threaten millions of people and cause trillions of dollar of damage to coastal areas.

• the Antarctic ice sheet
• inland glaciers in Alaska
• Greenland's ice sheet
• Iceland's ice sheet

All of the following are greenhouse gases except

• water vapor
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• nitrous oxide

Which statement is the most accurate?

• Climate is determined by average weather conditions.
• Climatologists examine data from one to a few years to estimate weather.
• Weather is determined by average climate conditions.
• None of these answers are accurate.

What long-term impact could the destruction of large areas of forests have on Earth?

• decreased rates of erosion
• increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
• decreased amounts of acid rain
• increased atmospheric oxygen levels

The number one threat to biodiversity

• pollution
• fragmentation
• habitat destruction
• limiting factors