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WorksheetsNSS DAY ROUND 1 (CLIMATIC CHANGES)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Scientists often speak of a “new Arctic” to describe the region’s rapidly changing:
Atmosphere
Landscape
Arctic Ocean
Arctic adjacent seas
The cause of 2020 Brahamputra river flood was caused by how much exccessive rainfall than the normal rainfall of 894mm during the summer monsson period
2024 mm
1890 mm
1164 mm
1885 mm
Geta Thunberg is a ayoung activist of which country and for which work is she famous
Uganda,creating awareness about the hazards of climate change and plastic pollution
Wikwemikong,Advocating for clean water
Sweden,school climate strike movement
india,campaigning for action to tackle climate change
Bhopal gas tragedy was caused by leakage of which gas
Methyl isocyanide
Chlorine gas
Styrene
Nitrogen gas
The island of Mauritius is facing an enviornmental emergency as wrecked ships is leaking tons of diesel and oil itno which water body
Red sea
Arabian sea
Bay of bengal
Indian ocean
Of the following, the most impactful action you can take to reduce your carbon footprint is:
Turn of your lights more often
Drive a hybrid car
Eat a plant based diet
Hang your clothes to dry
An important example of a “positive feedback loop” in the polar climate system is
Scientists in remote places check on each others instruments
Warming ocean water opens new areas for marine species
Warmer winters cause more plant growth, providing more food
Sea ice melt opens more ocean to sunlight, causing more melt
Which of the following changes in climate has NOT already occurred?
0.74°C increase in average global temperature over the last century
0.17m rise in sea level during the 20th century
A decrease in the sea ice around Antarctica
Fewer cold days and frosts, and more frequent heatwaves over the last 50 years
Which of the following is NOT expected to happen in Australia as a result of global warming ?
Central Australia will become drier and have more frequent and severe droughts.
Perth will have between 29 to 38 days above 35°C a year by 2030
Canberra will have between 26 and 29 days of extreme fire danger by 2020
Tasmania will become a tropical island
Which of these countries has the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions
Usa
Australia
China
Saudi Arabia
