This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A negative consequence of a decreased ozone layer (which would allow in more UV Rays)? A) Cooler earth temperatures. B) Plants not able to photosynthesize. C) Warmer temperatures. D) Increase of freckles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants not able to photosynthesize. 2. Process where Earth is heated up by gases absorbed in the troposphere A) Greenhouse effect. B) Cellular respiration. C) Photosynthesis. D) Ozone destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse effect. 3. The second layer of the atmosphere up from Earth, where the ozone layer is that protects us from harmful UV rays, is the A) Thermosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 4. Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common A) The weather at the polar regions. B) Influence birds that migrate over the ocean. C) The directions that ships travel in the oceans. D) Influence rainy / dry weather world wide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Influence rainy / dry weather world wide. 5. These gases trap and hold energy of the sun in the atmosphere around the Earth and heat it. A) Global Climate Change. B) Global Warming. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Greenhouse Gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenhouse Gases. 6. Unnatural warming of the earth due to excessive greenhouse gasses A) Pollution. B) Global Warming. C) Ozone layer. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global Warming. 7. Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases that cause climate change? A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Deforestation. C) Volcanic eruptions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcanic eruptions. 8. What is the Kyoto Protocol? A) Guidelines for the burning of fossil fuels. B) Guidelines for reducing all natural causes of climate change. C) An international agreement to reduce greenhouse emissions. D) An agreement by the United States to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An international agreement to reduce greenhouse emissions. 9. Energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power. A) Renewable energy. B) Climate Change. C) Aerosols. D) Biofuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable energy. 10. How many different types of Milankovitch Cycle exist? A) 4. B) 2. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 11. Buniq lives where it is cold year-round and there is minimal precipitation. How would you classify the climate ofthe region where she lives? A) Polar climate. B) Tropical climate. C) Continental climate. D) Mild climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar climate. 12. How can tree rings be used to tell what the climate was like in the past? A) Wider annual rings indicate dry years. B) Gas bubbles within the rings are records of past temperature. C) Wider annual rings imply warmer, wetter years. D) Pollen found within the rings are indicators of past plant life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wider annual rings imply warmer, wetter years. 13. Fossil Fuels-2 Truths and a Lie, Pick the lie A) The biggest reason people burn fossil fuels is for cars and other types of transportation. B) Fossil fuels are natural, and were formed by the process of decaying ancient plants and animals. C) Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that would otherwise have been trapped underground. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The biggest reason people burn fossil fuels is for cars and other types of transportation. 14. What do greenhouse gases do to radiation? A) They trap it in the ozone layer. B) The let it go out into space. C) They trap it under water. D) They trap it in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They trap it in the atmosphere. 15. Changes in the pH level of lakes can cause the death of fish. What is the most likely reason for the change in pH levels? A) Nuclear power plants. B) Hydroelectric power plants. C) Coal-burning factories. D) Small farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal-burning factories. 16. The average global temperature has ..... during the 20th century. A) Remained the same. B) Increased. C) Risen & fallen some years, but overall increased. D) Risen & fallen some years but overall decreased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Risen & fallen some years, but overall increased. 17. Under most conditions, temperature ..... as elevation increases. A) Rises. B) Does not change. C) Falls. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Falls. 18. Which of these human activity generates the most greenhouse gas emissions? A) Transportation. B) Electricity and heat energy. C) Industry. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electricity and heat energy. 19. The main reason that we have currents in the ocean and air is A) The sun heats the air and ocean evenly everywhere. B) The heat inside the earth heats the ocean and the ocean heats the air. C) The sun cannot heat both the air and water, so one must heat the other. D) The sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun heats air and water more at the equator because it receives more direct sunlight. 20. Which of these statements accurately describes the climate period the Earth is currently in? A) A glacial period within an ice age. B) An interglacial period within an ice age. C) The Earth is currently not in an ice age. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An interglacial period within an ice age. 21. Cities closer to water most likely will be A) More dry. B) More humid. C) Hotter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More humid. 22. Which of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming? A) Polar ice caps will melt. B) Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels. C) Some areas will experience serious droughts. D) The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop. 23. In a forest, carbon dioxide levels rise and fall with the daily rhythms of which process? A) Photosynthesis. B) Cellular respiration. C) Water vapor. D) Burning fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 24. A treaty with 170 countries agreeing to work on reducing carbon emissions below 1990 levels A) Brussels Protocol. B) Paris Protocol. C) Paris Agreement. D) Kyoto Protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kyoto Protocol. 25. How much do scientists project that sea levels will rise by 2100? A) 100 yards. B) 4 inches-several yards. C) Up to 50 feet. D) 100-200 feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4 inches-several yards. 26. What happens to the density (thickness)/air pressure of the air as you leave Earth? A) Air disappears. B) Air gets thinner. C) Air stays the same. D) Air gets thicker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air gets thinner. 27. Palm oil comes from palm trees and can be found in a lot of food. A) False. B) True. C) I don't know. D) Maybe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 28. What percent of the atmosphere is made up of greenhouse gases? A) 10%. B) 50%. C) 78%. D) Less than 1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Less than 1%. 29. Global average warming is the result of A) Aliens. B) A Human-Caused Increase in Greenhouse Gases. C) Natural Earth Climate Cycles. D) The Ozone Hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Human-Caused Increase in Greenhouse Gases. 30. Greenhouse gases ..... A) Produce oxygen. B) Make plants green. C) Decrease the temperature of the earth. D) Increase the temperature of the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase the temperature of the earth. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesClimate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 1Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 2Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 3Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 4Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 5Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 6Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 7Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books