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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following gases does not trap heat?
Nitrogen
Water Vapor
CH4
CO2
As average global temperature rises
Average precipitation increases
Average precipitation decreases
Average precipitation remains unchanged
None of these
If you removed the atmosphere's natural greenhouse effect, and everything else stayed the same, Earth's temperature would be:
10 to 20°F (6 to 11°C) warmer
30 to 40°F (17 to 22°C) warmer
10 to 20°F (6 to 11°C) cooler
50 to 60°F (28 to 33°C) cooler
How do scientists collect evidence about climate?
Using remote sensing from space with satellites
By ground-based measurements of surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level
By collecting "proxy data" from tree rings, ice cores and historical records
All of the above
What is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system?
Heat from Earth's interior
The Sun
Electricity generating power plants
Oil & gas
Will climate change impacts be the same in all locations on Earth?
The results are the same across the globe
There is no scientific evidence to support an answer
The impacts will vary
All answer choices are accurate
How are warming ocean temperatures impacting whales, fish, & other marine mammals?
They aren’t as hungry because it’s so hot
Warmer water makes them sleepy
Their migratory patterns are changing
Summer seems longer so fish are schooling less
How is climate change altering precipitation in the U.S.?
Increasing extreme precipitation everywhere
Increasing length of droughts everywhere
Increase in both wet and dry extremes
Climate change doesn’t alter precipitation
Why is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current important to the world’s climate?
It redistributes temperature & salt throughout the ocean
All answer choices are accurate
It drives CO2 gas exchange with the atmosphere
Density differences make it the "mixer of the deep oceans
An important example of a "positive feedback loop” in the polar climate system is:
Scientists in remote places check on each other’s 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
Climate mitigation is taking action to reduce our contributions to climate change, such as
Driving our gasoline fueled cars more
Pretending that human-caused climate change isn't happening
Supporting development of renewable energy like wind & solar
Using air conditioning with doors & windows open
Coastal cities are especially vulnerable to climate change because:
Erosion of their waterfronts threatens their residents
Sea level rise will effect them directly
All answer choices are accurate
Storm surge threatens their community
Your carbon footprint can be defined as:
The amount of coal we burn
The total amount of greenhouse gases we individually cause
The total amount of methane we personally emit each year
The number of times we drive somewhere instead of walking
One of the major contributions cities make toward the fight on climate change is
Providing thrift stores on every corner for used clothing
Readily available public transportation, reducing emissions
People can take taxis everywhere
Tall buildings that capture more sunlight for solar
How are climate change and global warming related
Global warming causes climate change
Global warming has overtaken climate change
Climate change and global warming are the same thing
Climate change is seasonal and global warming is long-term.
What are the possible effects of climate change on plant and animal species
Alteration of the species composition of biomes
Shifting of habitat ranges
Endangerment & extinction
All answer choices are accurate
How can plants & animals cope as the climate changes
Species sweat more to keep cool
Species shift their range to cooler, higher elevations
Species shift their range closer to the equator
Species shift their range closer to the poles
Changing seasonal patterns due to climate change, such as shorter, milder winters, are causing:
Early spring time bird migrations
Late blooming of plants
Shorter, colder growing season
Decline of pests due to freezing winter conditions
What parts of the water cycle does climate change profoundly affect?
Atmospheric water vapor concentrations
Precipitation patterns
Runoff and stream flow
All answer choices are accurate
All of the following are ways that climate change impacts agriculture except:
Increased CO2 acts as fertilizer, but reduces crop nutrients
Increased temperature & drought cause loss of arable land
Flooding removes topsoil & drowns crops
Excessive heat promotes plant flowering
All of the following are adaptive strategies to cope with climate change except:
Deplete all soil nutrients so your plants are nutritious
Integrating livestock with crop production systems
Plant crops most suitable for local environmental conditions
Diversifying crop rotation to improve soil quality
In what ways can human health be affected by climate change
Increased respiratory & cardiovascular disease
Increased sinus problem
Increase the chance of nausea and trauma
All the choices are accurate
The biggest factor involved in climate change is
methane gas
ocean cooling
carbon dioxide
water vapor
All of the climate change impacts increase the exposure to waterborne pathogens except:
Increasing temperature
Increasing temperature
Ocean acidification
Increasing runoff
Many of us are already familiar with solutions to climate change. While there are many actions we can take every day, it's important to focus on the solutions with the biggest result. The list below contains 4 actions to reduce emissions. But which will save the most? Rank them in order of how much greenhouse gases can be avoided.
Wind Energy, Wasting less food, Solar energy, Household and Industrial Recycling
Household and industrial recycling, Wind energy, Solar energy, Wasting less food
Household and industrial recycling, Solar energy, Wind energy, Wasting less food
Wasting less food, Household and industrial recycling, Wind energy, Solar energy
How much has the average global temperature risen by since 1880 (in Celsius)?
0.74
0.84
0.94
1.04
How long does it take for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to disperse
10 years
100 years
1 year
50 years
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) is also known as ___ and was held in the year___
Kyoto Protocol, 1995
Vienna Convention, 1989
Earth Summit, 1992
None of these, 1990
Which of the following is not the mission of India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change?
National solar mission
National water mission
National Mission for a Green India
National Mission on Sustainable Development
Which of the following gases categorically effect the climatic conditions (in terms of conserved heat)
CO2
NO2
Water Vapor
Tri chloro fluro methane
Which of the following movements upped the ante recently in India regarding climate chnage and environmental impacts
Save Dehing-Patkai
Save Aarey
Climate Action Strike
Right to Breathe Protest
All of the following are probable results of global climate change EXCEPT
more extreme weather patterns
extinction of some organisms
increases in sea level
more volcanic eruptions
What was agreed to in the “Paris Agreement” that came out of COP-21, held in Paris in 2015?
To protect biodiversity and end the deforestation of the world’s rainforests
To keep global temperature rise well below 2℃ pre-industrial levels and to pursue a path to limit warming to 1.5℃
To limit sea level rise to 3 feet above current levels
To pursue a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy
What is the main cause of the extinction of many living species?
Natural catastrophes
Human activities like Industrial Development
Changes in climate
None of the above
Which of the following are direct indicators of climate change that would be expected to increase in a warming world
Ocean Heat Content
Sea level
Both A and B
None of these
