This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Factors that can influence climate change are: A) Greenhouse gases only. B) Greenhouse gases, ozone depletion, and latitude. C) Greenhouse gases, ocean currents, volcanoes, and sunspot cycles. D) Sunspot cycles, ozone depletion, and latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse gases, ocean currents, volcanoes, and sunspot cycles. 2. If Earth did NOT have an atmosphere, most of the energy from the sun would A) Be reflected back into space. B) Be absorbed by Earth's oceans. C) Be absorbed by Earth's landmasses. D) Never reach Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be reflected back into space. 3. Scientists believe that increased global temperatures are due to ..... A) Increased Carbon Dioxide. B) Increased PCBs. C) Decreased Pollution. D) Decreased Chemicals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased Carbon Dioxide. 4. What is the abbreviation of Carbon Dioxide? A) CD. B) CO2. C) O. D) HO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CO2. 5. Greenhouse gas that humans produce the most of, mostly from burning fossil fuels. A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Nitrous Oxide. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 6. The closer you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a ..... A) Tropical climate. B) Marine climate. C) Subtropical climate. D) Continental climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental climate. 7. Fast track carbon cycling happens within the ..... A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 8. What happens to the seasons when the Axial Tilt increases? A) Nothing happens. B) The seasonal contrast increases(warmer summers and colder winters). C) The summer happens 3 months later. D) The seasonal contrast decreases(colder summers and hotter winters). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The seasonal contrast increases(warmer summers and colder winters). 9. How can we reduce our need for fossil fuels? A) New oil Sources. B) Use Coal. C) Alternative Energy Sources. D) Natural Gas Lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alternative Energy Sources. 10. How do CFC's affect the environment? A) Increase precipitation. B) Increase water vapor. C) Ozone destruction. D) Cause methane gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ozone destruction. 11. Which of the following can be defined as the average state of the atmosphere ate any given place? A) Weather. B) Global Warming. C) Atmospheric CO2. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate. 12. What is the consensus of the IPCC? A) Climate change is not happening. B) Climate change is happening but it's probably due to natural causes. C) Climate change is happening and the cause is man-made greenhouse gases. D) Climate change is not happening but it could happen if we don't stop emitting CO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate change is happening and the cause is man-made greenhouse gases. 13. What is the approximate average annual temperature for the tree fossils buried in Layer A? A) 50 degrees Fahrenheit. B) 72 degrees Fahrenheit. C) 41 degrees Fahrenheit. D) 61 degrees Fahrenheit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50 degrees Fahrenheit. 14. Collecting waste materials and turning them into other materials A) Greenhouse gases. B) Pollution. C) Recycling. D) Emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycling. 15. Why are too many greenhouse gases bad for the environment? A) They cause trees to die. B) They release heat and will be the cause of the next ice age. C) They trap heat in our atmosphere causing the planet to warm up. D) They are fossil fuels which pollute our environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They trap heat in our atmosphere causing the planet to warm up. 16. For every one molecule of methane produced, this equates to ..... molecules of carbon dioxide. A) 40. B) 23. C) 33. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23. 17. Climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of ..... on the surface of the sun. A) Air masses. B) Seasonal winds. C) Sun spots. D) Currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun spots. 18. What do humans do that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? A) Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal). B) Build cement buildings. C) Ride bikes and use solar energy. D) Compete in the Olympics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal). 19. Which greenhouse gas does the author primarily blame for climate change? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Natural gas. C) Nitrogen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 20. What is happening the world's glaciers due to global climate change? A) They are getting larger. B) They are melting. C) Both of the previous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are melting. 21. When did countries join the UNFCCC treaty? A) 1990. B) 1997. C) 2001. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1992. 22. What are naturally occurring gases that trap the sun's energy causing the global temperature to increase? A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. C) Fossil fuels. D) Greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenhouse gases. 23. Each one of these gases is a greenhouse gas, except which one? A) Methane. B) Water vapor. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Hydrogen dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen dioxide. 24. The majority of the scientific community ..... with the conclusions that global warming is occurring and that it is largely due to human actions. A) Disagrees. B) Agrees. C) Has not come to a consensus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agrees. 25. Which term best matches these criteria? longer wavelengthsfelt as heat A) Short wave lengths. B) Ultraviolet light. C) Gamma rays. D) Infrared light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infrared light. 26. Global Climate Change A) Many climate characteristics, such as temperature, rainfall, wind patterns, and storm frequency. B) Types of indirect evidence indicators shed light on past climate. C) Programs that combine what is known about the atmosphere and oceans to simulate, or imitate, climate processes. D) Made up of oxygen, water, carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many climate characteristics, such as temperature, rainfall, wind patterns, and storm frequency. 27. What is one challenge that comes with using alternative technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? A) Alternative technologies can be more expensive than traditional technologies. B) Alternative technologies are not yet available. C) Alternative technologies have been proven not to work very well. D) Alternative technologies consume more fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alternative technologies can be more expensive than traditional technologies. 28. Which greenhouse gas affects the climate the most? A) Carbon dioxide. B) CFC. C) Water vapor. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 29. Which of the following is not a natural source of pollution? A) Forest Fires. B) Biological Decay. C) Volcano. D) A Factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Factory. 30. Evidence shows that the sun is responsible for an increase Global warming. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) DON'T KNOW. D) None of above. 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