This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What would the Earth be like if there were more heat-trapping gases? A) The overall global temp would be much cooler. B) The overall global temp would not be much different. C) The overall global temp would be much, much hotter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The overall global temp would be much, much hotter. 2. What gas is released when fossil fuels are burned? A) Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs). B) Methane. C) Oxygen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 3. Which of the following are examples of human activities that can alter the global carbon cycle? A) Planting forests. B) Cutting down forests. C) Plowing up soil during farming. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another. A) Deposition. B) Erosion. C) Weathering. D) Dumptruck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 5. Because Earth's axis is ....., the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times. A) Straight. B) Bent. C) Titled. D) Not there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Titled. 6. Global warming is one type of ..... A) Greenhouse effect. B) Climate change. C) Seasonal change. D) Greenhouse gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change. 7. What has caused the average sea level around the world to rise? A) The amount of annual rainfallis increasing. B) Land is sinking intothe oceans. C) Ice on land is melting andflowing into the ocean. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ice on land is melting andflowing into the ocean. 8. What will cause an increase in evaporation? A) Increased precipitation. B) Decrease in the temperatures of certain areas. C) Increased heat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased heat. 9. When gas, oil, and coal are burned, ..... is added to the atmosphere. A) Chlorofluorocarbon. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Hydrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 10. Which of the following summarizes how deep ocean currents form? A) As warm dense water sinks, it flows beneath warm ocean water. B) As cold dense water sinks, it flows beneath warm ocean water. C) As cold dense water sinks, it flows beneath cold ocean water. D) As warm dense water sinks, it flows beneath cold ocean water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As cold dense water sinks, it flows beneath warm ocean water. 11. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible is called a A) Carbonic acid. B) Carbon footprint. C) Carbon sequestration. D) Carbon offset. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon footprint. 12. Which of the following gases is most responsible for the greenhouse effect? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrous oxide. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 13. Which of the following natural events would be most likely to contribute to the cooling of Earth's atmosphere? A) Volcanism. B) Hurricane. C) Earthquake. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcanism. 14. What is the energy transformation that occurs in photosynthesis? A) Light energy to Electrical energy. B) Chemical energy to Potential Energy. C) Chemical energy to Light Energy. D) Light energy to Chemical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light energy to Chemical energy. 15. Which of the following is not an example of methods used for long-term climate reconstructions? A) Oxygen isotope analysis. B) Ice core analysis. C) Ocean sediment core analysis. D) Tree ring analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen isotope analysis. 16. Trees are so important to our environment because they absorb (sink) which greenhouse gas? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Water vapor. C) Oxygen. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 17. When solar energy hits the earth A) It can be reflected by light colored surfaces like ice. B) It can be absorbed by light colored surfaces by ice. C) It can be reflected by dark colored surfaces like asphalt. D) It cannot affect processes that occur on earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can be reflected by light colored surfaces like ice. 18. Major greenhouse gases are A) Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane. B) Nitrous oxides, carbon dioxide, argon. C) Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane. 19. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible is known as a A) Carbonic acid. B) Carbon offset. C) Carbon sequestration. D) Carbon footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon footprint. 20. The land on the ..... side of the mountain range is in the rain shadow and drier. A) Cloud covered. B) Cold. C) Leeward. D) Westward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leeward. 21. How can coral be bleached? A) Animals. B) Warm water. C) Life. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm water. 22. Where you will find the ozone layer. A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 23. Which century was the wettest of the last millenium? A) 16th. B) 12th. C) 19th. D) 20th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20th. 24. Gradual increase in global temp due to higher concentration of carbon dioxide A) Ozone destruction. B) Climatology. C) Global warming. D) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global warming. 25. In 2019, CO2 levels were up by ..... ppm from when measurements began in 1958. A) 100. B) 280. C) 200. D) 400. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100. 26. Which of the following human activities is a primary source for increasing amounts of the atmospheric greenhouse gas, Methane? A) Burning coal for electricity. B) Cattle. C) Vegertarian. D) Raising Cattle for beef and other forms of agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raising Cattle for beef and other forms of agriculture. 27. The average year round global temperature is A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Staying constant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 28. Which is NOT a sign the troposphere is warming? A) Permafrost is melting in the tundra. B) Brds are nesting sooner. C) Glaciers are melting. D) Sea levels are lowering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sea levels are lowering. 29. Earth's temperature has fluctuated over time. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) DONT KNOW. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 30. Earth would be too cold to support life without ..... A) Seasons. B) The greenhouse effect. C) Global warming. D) Tropics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The greenhouse effect. ← 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