This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What proportion of scientists believe in human-driven climate change? A) 95%. B) 90%. C) 89%. D) 97%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 97%. 2. The ..... is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat near Earth and prevent it from radiating back into space. A) Greenhouse Effect. B) Heat Zone. C) Greenhouse Zone. D) Tropic Layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse Effect. 3. What technologies currently exist to mitigate the effect of hurricanes? A) There is currently no technology. B) Build buildings in circles with surrounding walls. C) Build buildings out of renewable resources. D) Elevate buildings and cities; build flood walls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elevate buildings and cities; build flood walls. 4. Which of the following is a natural cause of long term climate change? A) Deforestation. B) Milankovitch Cycles. C) Burning Fossil Fuels. D) Thermal Expansion of Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Milankovitch Cycles. 5. How do scientists collect evidence about climate? A) Using remote sensing from space with satellites. B) By ground-based measurements of surface temperatures, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level. C) By collecting "proxy data" from tree rings, ice cores, and historical records. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. What causes La Nina? A) Cooling water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America. B) Cooling water off the Atlantic coast of the US. C) Cooling of water in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America. D) Warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooling water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America. 7. Which of these would be an example of a using a carbon sink as climate change mitigation? A) Intentionally erupting volcanoes. B) Fertilizing an area of the ocean with iron to encourage algae growth. C) Reducing coal-based electricity consumption. D) Switching to a more fuel-efficient car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fertilizing an area of the ocean with iron to encourage algae growth. 8. Which of the following are linked to (sometimes caused by) climate change? A) Droughts. B) Flooding. C) Melting of polar ice caps. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. Earth's atmosphere is a jacket of gases that surrounds our planet. The atmosphere ..... A) Keeps us warm. B) Gives us oxygen to breathe. C) Is where our weather happens. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Why should you be concerned with the size of your carbon footprint? A) Increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are contributing to global climate change. B) If we don't decrease greenhouse gas emissions Earth will continue to cool. C) Sometimes its hard to find shoes that are the right size. D) Greenhouse gases are becoming scarce in Earth's atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are contributing to global climate change. 11. Which areas of the Earth are expected to get more precipitation? A) Lower latitudes. B) Inland areas. C) Higher latitudes. D) The equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher latitudes. 12. ..... are forests in which plenty of rain falls all year. A) Rain forests. B) Polars. C) Tropics. D) Savanas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rain forests. 13. Rainfall that is mixed with elements or gasses that decrease its PH A) Emissions. B) Global Warming. C) Acid rain. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid rain. 14. Which of the following options would be the most reasonable change that could result from an increase in the burning of fossil fuels? A) There would be a global rise in temperatures. B) Ecosystems would become more diverse. C) More trees will be chopped down. D) Rates of photosynthesis would decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There would be a global rise in temperatures. 15. Seasonal changes in daylight hours and climatic conditions are caused by A) Ocean currents. B) Lunar phases. C) The annual change of distance from sun to Earth. D) The 23.5$^ \circ$ tilt of Earth's axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The 23.5$^ \circ$ tilt of Earth's axis. 16. Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be too A) Dead. B) Cold. C) Warm. D) Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold. 17. What is the largest carbon sink in the world? A) The Deserts. B) The Forests. C) The Oceans. D) The Amazon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Oceans. 18. Which of the following are not a greenhouse gas? A) Methane. B) Oxygen. C) Water vapor. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 19. Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall? A) Desert. B) Tropical rain forest. C) Tundra. D) Temperate deciduous forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tundra. 20. What proportion of people globally think that climate change is a "global emergency" ? A) 1/2. B) 2/3. C) 1/3. D) 3/4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2/3. 21. Trapping of energy to keep the earth warm enough to support life A) Recycling. B) Climate change. C) Greenhouse Effect. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse Effect. 22. Examples of slow track carbon cycling are ..... A) Weathering and erosion. B) Fossil fuel formation. C) Decomposition. D) Both weathering and erosion and fossil fuel formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both weathering and erosion and fossil fuel formation. 23. In an experiment testing how plant water intake affects a plant's growth, what would be the independent variable? A) Sunlight. B) Glucose production. C) Amount of water. D) Plant growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amount of water. 24. During which process do trees remove carbon dioxide from the air? A) Deforestation. B) While being burned to clear a field. C) Photosynthesis. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 25. What is the thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth? A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atmosphere. 26. What affect does adding more CO2 into the atmosphere have on the oceans? A) It makes them more acidic. B) It makes them colder. C) It make them wetter. D) It makes them more basic or alkaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It makes them more acidic. 27. Which side of a mountain range is closer to the ocean? A) Windward. B) Leeward. C) Eastside. D) Rainshadow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Windward. 28. Why is the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide a big issue? A) It causes climate change and increases in global temperatures. B) It can lead to a major increase in greenhouse gases. C) It leads to more factories. D) It causes a major decrease in the number of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It causes climate change and increases in global temperatures. 29. Which of the following activities causes a cooling of Earth? A) Evaporation of water vapor. B) Deforestation. C) Volcanic eruptions. D) Cumbustion of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcanic eruptions. 30. What is the process called in which gasses in Earth's atmosphere trap heat and send it back down to Earth's surface making it 60 F warmer than it would be? A) Reconvectionation. B) Global warming. C) Greenhouse effect. D) El nino. 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