This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How are burning of fossil fuels and volcanic eruptions similar with respect to their effects on the carbon cycle? A) Both remove carbon from the atmosphere. B) Both add carbon to the atmosphere. C) Both add carbon to the lithosphere. D) Both remove carbon from the lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both add carbon to the atmosphere. 2. What is the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere? A) 21%. B) 0%. C) 1%. D) 78%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 21%. 3. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) DON'T KNOW. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 4. What is the function of the ozone layer? A) To allow UV rays to get to Earth. B) To block UV rays from getting to Earth. C) To keep oxygen in. D) To allow meteors to get to Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To block UV rays from getting to Earth. 5. Large bodies of water affect climate because A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. B) Water heats up and cools faster than land. C) Water and land cool at the same time. D) Water and land heat at the same rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. 6. Choose the answer that is true: A) Prevailing winds, mountains, and seasonal winds all affect precipitation. B) Only mountains affect precipitation. C) Prevailing winds, temperature, and global warming affect precipitation. D) Greenhouse gases, mountains, and seasonal winds all affect precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevailing winds, mountains, and seasonal winds all affect precipitation. 7. On tree rings, what does a narrower ring indicate? A) A wetter year. B) A dryer year. C) A year with better growing conditions. D) A year with plenty of sunshine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dryer year. 8. The pH of acid rain is A) 4.1. B) 7. C) 5.6. D) 6.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4.1. 9. Which of these takes millions of years to form? A) Renewable resources. B) Solar. C) Fossil fuels. D) Hydroelectric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. 10. The Earth's average temperature has increased over the last 150 years. Which of the following is the BEST explanation of the cause for this change? A) There is more oxygen in the atmosphere. B) There is less ozone in the atmosphere. C) There is less nitrogen in the atmosphere. D) There is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 11. The Earth's seasons depend on the Earth's ..... in relation to the Sun A) Tilt. B) Motion. C) Axis. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tilt. 12. Global warming refers specifically to an increase in A) Earth's average surface temperature. B) Temperatures everywhere on Earth. C) Precipitation from Earth's atmosphere. D) The number of storms on Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth's average surface temperature. 13. Which of the following has caused repeating 100, 000-year cycles of ice ages in the past? A) An increase in sunspots. B) Several major volcanic eruptions. C) Changes in Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis. D) Continental drift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changes in Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis. 14. As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature? A) Nothing. B) It increases. C) It decreases. D) It goes up and down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It decreases. 15. The two largest fuel sources are? A) Wood and coal. B) Wood and natural gas. C) Oil and nuclear power. D) Coal and oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal and oil. 16. If the climate becomes warmer, sea levels will ..... A) Rise, but this will have no impact on humans. B) Fall, which will increase the amount of available land. C) Rise, causing some pacific islands to disappear. D) Fall, which will have no impact on humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rise, causing some pacific islands to disappear. 17. Which statement below is a major central idea of the article? A) The recent wildfires in the western U.S. are examples of the effects of climate change. B) Climate change is having devastating effects on the planet, and we need to do our part to help. C) Humans have had little effect on the climate, but we can do our best to make a small change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change is having devastating effects on the planet, and we need to do our part to help. 18. Which of these is an example of where "fluorinated" gas (HFCs & PFCs) comes? A) Fertilizers. B) Plants. C) Refrigerators. D) TVs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refrigerators. 19. How do Milankovitch Cycles cause climate change? A) They change the amount of direct sunlight the Earth receives. B) They change the amount of heat the atmosphere retains. C) They change the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. D) They change the amount of energy in the climate system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They change the amount of direct sunlight the Earth receives. 20. Deforestation is a large topic for debate as well as the impact it has on the environment. Deforestation is ..... A) The amount of successful farming that occurs within a season. B) The planting of trees and forests. C) Another term for crops. D) The cutting down of trees and forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cutting down of trees and forests. 21. A seismograph can be used to measure and study what? A) Volcanic eruptions. B) Earthquakes. C) Tsunamis. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. What happens as a result of the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide? A) It speeds up ocean currents. B) It increases precipitation. C) It causes a cooling effect. D) It slows down prevailing winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It causes a cooling effect. 23. Global warming can be misleading because A) There is no proof that it is actually happening. B) All areas of the Earth are not getting warmer every year. C) It isn't Carbon Dioxide that is causing the temperature increase. D) It isn't the greenhouse gases that are causing the heat to be trapped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All areas of the Earth are not getting warmer every year. 24. ..... is a gradual increase in average global surface temperature. A) Global warming. B) Climate. C) Greenhouse effect. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global warming. 25. What is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gases? A) Agriculture. B) Electricity generation. C) Deforestation. D) Transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electricity generation. 26. Warm ocean currents generally come from A) The North Pole. B) The South Pole. C) The Equator. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Equator. 27. Climate change may have an impact on the following: A) Energy and human health. B) Air quality, oceans, and coastal zones. C) Agriculture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity. A) Chaparral. B) Savannas. C) Tropical Rain Forests. D) Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical Rain Forests. 29. Water heats up and cools down more slowly than land. A) True. B) Not important. C) It does not affect climate. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Greenhouse gases include A) Water vapor. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) All of these. 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