Climate Change Quiz

Causes & Effects of Human Actions on the Climate

Read each statement and determine if it is a cause or effect of climate change.

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(a) Cause

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(b) Effect

• Ice caps melting and Sea level rising

• Extreme weather (floods, droughts, wildfires)

• Increase in global temperatures

• Livestock farming increase

• Deforestation- cutting down tress

• Burning Fossil Fuels (coal, oil, & natural gas)

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What is the definition of climate?

• The daily atmospheric conditions in a specific area.

• The average weather conditions in a region over a long period.

• The temperature at a specific time of day.

• The amount of rainfall in a single day.

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What is the definition of weather?

• The long-term average of atmospheric conditions.

• The short-term atmospheric conditions in a specific place.

• The study of climate patterns.

• The process of measuring temperature.

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Which of the following is an example of climate?

• A thunderstorm occurring in the afternoon.

• The average temperature of a region over 30 years.

• A sunny day at the beach.

• A snowstorm lasting for two days.

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What are greenhouse gases?

• gases that cause climate change
• gases that emit green smoke
• gases that are used to make green colored glass

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Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  

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

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Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

• will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
• will result in sea-levels rising
• Will have no effect on ecosystems
• None of the above

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Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:

• Flooding
• Heat Waves
• Hurricanes
• All of the above

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Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

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Who is causing the climate change?

• Human activities, especially fossil fuel combustion and deforestation.
• Increased solar activity and cosmic rays.
• Natural geological processes and volcanic eruptions.
• Animal agriculture and overpopulation of species.

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