This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Naturally present in the form of clouds. A) Oxygen. B) Nitrous Oxide. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Water Vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water Vapor. 2. Globally, ..... percent of all coral has already disappeared. A) 20%. B) 75%. C) 50%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50%. 3. Earth's ozone layer is ..... A) Exists only over Antarctica. B) Has been thickening over the past several years. C) Filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. D) Traps carbon dioxide in the stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. 4. Deforestation contributes to greenhouse gases by A) Loss of trees that would otherwise remove carbon dioxide from the air. B) As trees are cut, they release carbon dioxide. C) Increasing the amount of oxygen in the air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss of trees that would otherwise remove carbon dioxide from the air. 5. What climate results near coastal regions? A) Unstable temperatures. B) Very hot and stable temperatures. C) Moderate and stable temperatures. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moderate and stable temperatures. 6. Gases such as carbon dioxide and methane that trap heat near Earth are known as A) Greenhouse gases. B) Proxy gases. C) Global gases. D) Offset gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse gases. 7. Which process does not release carbon dioxide into the environment? A) Respiration/breathing. B) Combustion/burning. C) Decomposition/breakdown of once living things. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. 8. Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable? A) They require hundreds of millions of years to form and are not limitless. B) They require 10 years to form and are not limitless. C) They require hundreds of millions of years to form and are limitless. D) They require 10 years to form and are limitless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They require hundreds of millions of years to form and are not limitless. 9. What does the earth's tilt cause? A) The seasons. B) Day and Night. C) Tsunamis. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The seasons. 10. Carbon Footprint A) The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources. B) The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible. C) The amount of carbon dioxide released in the environment. D) Made up of landfill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible. 11. What are some effects of global warming? A) Increase in ice caps and lower sea levels. B) Increase in tree growth and melting of ice caps. C) Flooding and melting of ice caps. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flooding and melting of ice caps. 12. When sunlight reaches the Earth, some of its heat and energy is reflected back into space. Carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth's atmosphere block some of that sun-heat from escaping, leading to a warmer Earth. This is called A) Solar power. B) The greenhouse effect. C) Solar energy. D) The umbrella effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The greenhouse effect. 13. Which of the following does NOT happen to solar energy when it reaches Earth? A) Some solar energy reflects off the atmosphere, back to space. B) Some solar energy passes through Earth and comes out the other side. C) Some solar energy is absorbed by land and water. D) Some solar energy is radiated from the Earth's surface and trapped by the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some solar energy passes through Earth and comes out the other side. 14. What is the difference between weather and climate? A) Weather is the rain and climate is the temperature. B) Weather is the oceans temperature and climate is the land temperature. C) Weather changes everyday and climate is measured over long periods of time. D) Weather is usually cold and temperature is much warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather changes everyday and climate is measured over long periods of time. 15. What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere? A) Rain. B) Vehicle emissions/Exhaust. C) Sunlight. D) Ocean uptake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehicle emissions/Exhaust. 16. A natural disaster occurs when a natural hazard ..... A) Causes major damage and harms humans. B) Poses a danger to any part of the earth. C) Changes the physical features of the earth. D) Impacts everyday life for humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Causes major damage and harms humans. 17. As the seas get warm what is more likely to occur? A) Better swimming conditions. B) Boating accidents. C) Hurricanes. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurricanes. 18. Roots are necessary to A) Absorb water and nutrients from the soil. B) Help insects climb up the trees. C) Absorb CO2 into the wood to allow the tree to grow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absorb water and nutrients from the soil. 19. Which of the following habitats probably has the greatest number of plant and animal species? A) The African savannah. B) A rainforest in Brazil. C) A temperate forest in China. D) A temperate grassland in Kansas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rainforest in Brazil. 20. Which of the following would rising sea levels NOT effect? A) Increased evaporation rates. B) Lost wetlands and estuaries. C) Coastal erosion and landslides. D) Coastal flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased evaporation rates. 21. How can global warming cause sea levels to rise? Choose the best answer. A) By causing it to rain more often. B) By melting glaciers and ice caps. C) By increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions. D) By creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By melting glaciers and ice caps. 22. How has global warming made it more difficult for polar bears to hunt the seals they feed on? A) Polar bears are now being hunted more by other predators. B) Seals now have more places to hide. C) The population of seals has declined. D) Polar bears are forced to swim longer distances between ice sheets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polar bears are forced to swim longer distances between ice sheets. 23. Which of the following is a human cause of climate change? A) Tornadoes. B) Melting glaciers. C) Carbon capture. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 24. A period of time in between the last glaciation period, temperatures are warmer, and glaciers are in retreat. A) Interglaciation. B) Glacial Period. C) Interglacial Period. D) Glacial cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interglacial Period. 25. This action is what happens when weather conditions change in a specific area. A) Greenhouse Gases. B) Global Climate Change. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Global Warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global Climate Change. 26. The effect on Earth of gases that trap the sun's radiation in the troposphere and raises global temperatures is the A) Greenhouse Effect. B) Venus Effect. C) Gas Effect. D) Hotspot Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse Effect. 27. Clues to ancient climates were like come from ..... A) Ice cores. B) Fossil tree rings. C) Plant pollens. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. Which of the following would not be a consequence of an increase in global temperature A) Rising sea level. B) Increased frequency of major storms. C) Increased polar ice mass. D) Increased frequency of major droughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased polar ice mass. 29. Dust and gas released into the upper atmosphere by ..... tend to scatter and reflect solar radiation away from Earth. A) Tree. B) Tornadoes. C) Hurricanes. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanoes. 30. Greenhouse Effect A) They absorb heat and carbon dioxide. B) They hold 97% of the world's water. C) Is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere keep heat near Earth and prevent it from radiating into space. D) They create opportunities for family outings and activities. 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