Climate Change Comprehension Quiz
Test your knowledge on the topic of climate change
- 1.Where do greenhouse gases trap energy?
- A.
In greenhouses
- B.
In the mountains
- C.
In the soil
- D.
In the atmosphere
- 2.Which one of these is a greenhouse gas?
- A.
Oxygen
- B.
Carbon dioxide
- C.
Sulphur dioxide
- D.
Wind
- 3.Which of these greenhouse gases is most abundant in our atmosphere?
- A.
Water vapour
- B.
Carbon Monoxide
- C.
Methane
- D.
Carbon Dioxide
- 4.The greenhouse effect is a positive thing - without it there could be no life on Earth. The only problem is that human activities are adding excessive levels of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Until this century, the Earth's temperature had never changed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.At what time in history did humans start to add additional levels of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere?
- A.
The last ice age
- B.
Mesozoic era
- C.
The industrial revolution
- D.
The great depression
- 7.What do 'ice cores' help scientists investigate?
- A.
Future weather patterns
- B.
Past temperature levels and attitudes to climate change
- C.
Past levels of temperature and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
- D.
Past trends in sea level
- 8.Why have plants and animals been able to adapt to changes in climate in the past?
- A.
Humans protected them from changing climate
- B.
Past climate changes occurred slowly enough for the plants and animals to adapt
- C.
Plants and animals always benefit from changes in climate
- D.
The climate has not changed in the past, so plants and animals did not have to adapt to a new environment
- 9.What are scientists who study weather called?
- A.
Rainologists
- B.
Meteorologists
- C.
Weather forecast presenters
- D.
Sociologists
- 10.Which of these natural events affect the climate?
- A.
Thawing permafrost
- B.
The Earth's orbit around the sun
- C.
Volcanic eruptions
- D.
All of the above
- 11.The greenhouse effect is caused by:
- A.
Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorbing solar radiation
- B.
Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorbing radiation from the Earth's surface, and preventing much of it escaping into space
- C.
Too much heat in the atmosphere
- D.
Too much sunshine reaching Earth
- 12.Which of the following changes in climate has NOT already occurred?
- A.
0.74°C (+-.5) increase in average global temperature over the last century
- B.
0.17m rise in sea level during the 20th century
- C.
A decrease in the sea ice around Antarctica
- D.
Fewer cold days and frosts, and more frequent heatwaves over the last 50 years
- 13.Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
- A.
Agriculture
- B.
Transport
- C.
Forestry
- D.
Energy supply
- 14.What are scientists warning might become increased concerns in Britain in the next 50 years as the climate warms?
- A.
Scorpions
- B.
Sharks
- C.
West Nile Virus
- D.
All of the above
- 15.Roughly how fast is the Arctic warming in comparison to the rest of the world?
- A.
Twice as fast
- B.
The same
- C.
Half as fast
- D.
Three times as fast
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