This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is know as ..... A) Phloem. B) Chlorophyll. C) Xylem. D) Stomata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Xylem. 2. On the most basic level, what cycles are produced by changes in Earth's orbit and the orientation of the poles A) Milankovitch Cycles. B) Zilankovitch Cycles. C) Vilankovitch Cycles. D) Bilankovitch Cycles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milankovitch Cycles. 3. What proportion of the US population now accept the causal link between global warming and human activities? A) 1/2. B) 2/3. C) 4/9. D) 1/5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2/3. 4. Where weather occurs. A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 5. ..... will become the first fossil fuel free country. A) China. B) America. C) Kirbati. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweden. 6. How do volcanic eruptions contribute to climate change? A) The lava flows lead to deforestation. B) They release gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide. C) The eruptions cause earthquakes. D) The ash and smoke block the sun for short periods of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They release gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide. 7. The average U.S. temperatures over 1 month is an example of what? A) Weather. B) Climate change. C) Albedo. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 8. What are metropolitan areas that are hotter than nearby rural areas called? A) Heat Islands. B) Inlands. C) Cities. D) Concrete Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat Islands. 9. Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide? A) China. B) Russia. C) UK. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 10. The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is A) Using bottled water. B) Burning fossil fuels. C) Eating meat. D) Texting on cellphones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning fossil fuels. 11. Nitrous Oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas primarily emitted by what? A) School buses on the way to school. B) The restaurant industry. C) Jet engines during flight. D) Agricultural Activities, like applying fertilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agricultural Activities, like applying fertilizers. 12. ..... resources are any useful materials found in nature. A) Nonrenewable. B) Natural. C) Renewable. D) Alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural. 13. A single American produces ..... times the amount of energy compared to a single Indian person. A) 20. B) 15. C) 41. D) 31. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 31. 14. Where does carbon dioxide in the atmosphere go? A) It is used by plants for photosynthesis and is absorbed in water. B) It is used for respiration in animals. C) It is used by factories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is used by plants for photosynthesis and is absorbed in water. 15. A major environmental problem that resulted from the green revolution was ..... A) Use of fertilizers and pesticides. B) Human activity. C) Energy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use of fertilizers and pesticides. 16. A carbon ..... is a voluntary payment made when one industry or person, instead of reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions, pays another group or person to do so. A) Carbon footprint. B) Carbon offset. C) Carbon sequesteration. D) Carbon tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon offset. 17. Why do scientist study ice cores? A) They contain ancient atmospheres trapped in bubbles in the ice. B) They are cool!. C) They are great for slurpees!. D) They record past extinction events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They contain ancient atmospheres trapped in bubbles in the ice. 18. Why does cutting down trees increase global warming? A) Trees provide shade which counteracts global warming. B) Trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere. C) Trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil. D) Trees soak up carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees soak up carbon dioxide. 19. These two factors are crucial to the heating of our earth by redistribution of heat A) Ocean currents and wind. B) Moon movement and waves. C) Global warming and greenhouse effect. D) Ozone and acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean currents and wind. 20. What are the key features of the Tundra? A) Ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals. B) Many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters. C) Treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters. D) Cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters. 21. What affects climate? A) The distance from the equator. B) The distance from the planets. C) The distance from the moon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The distance from the equator. 22. What is weather over a long period of time? A) Weather. B) Science. C) Climate. D) A tropical vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 23. All of the following impact climate EXCEPT A) Latitude. B) Atmospheric pressure. C) Prevailing wind. D) Tectonic plates. E) Ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tectonic plates. 24. Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas? A) Carbon Dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) Neon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon Dioxide. 25. Which action can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving? A) Using public transportation. B) Living farther from the workplace. C) Taking more trips by car each day. D) Driving gasoline-powered automobiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using public transportation. 26. Which of the following would not be a consequence of global warming A) Increase in major droughts. B) Increased frequency of storms. C) Increase polar ice mass. D) Rising sea levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase polar ice mass. 27. Which of the following does not reduce CO$_{2}$ in the atmosphere? A) Oceans. B) Tropical rain forests. C) Phytoplankton. D) Animal respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animal respiration. 28. One cause of ..... may be deforestation. A) Clouds. B) Global warming. C) Precipitation. D) Thunderstorms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global warming. 29. A gas that increases the greenhouse effect is ..... A) Hydrogen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Oxygen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 30. Released during the drilling of natural gas wells, and through natural processes like bacterial digestion in cattle. A) Water Vapor. B) Methane. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Nitrous Oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methane. ← 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