This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 28 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What could be a negative effectof global warming? A) More tornadoes could occur. B) Diseases could spread more quickly. C) More food shortages couldoccur. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. What is something that you can do to decrease the carbon dioxide in the environment? A) Carpool. B) Start forest fires. C) Sing "Frosty the Snowman!". D) Tear down trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carpool. 3. Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said, "Jason." We can infer that ..... A) Jason was the best player. B) Caitlin had a hard time choosing a team member. C) Jason was not a very good player. D) Caitlin was Jason's sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jason was not a very good player. 4. Which species is threatened by the increased winter flow in streams due to global warming? A) Striped bass. B) Crawfish. C) Salmon. D) Atlantic mackerel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salmon. 5. Increased level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have been responsible for which result over the last 50 years? A) Increased climate stability. B) Decreased ozone layer. C) Changes to climate patterns. D) Increased atmospheric particulate matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changes to climate patterns. 6. One of the major difference between freshwater and marine ecosystems is: A) Salinity. B) Depth. C) Temperature. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salinity. 7. CFC's are environmentally significant because A) They cause fires. B) They are toxic to living things. C) They absorb a significant amount of heat. D) One chlorine atom can destroy 100, 000 ozone molecules. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One chlorine atom can destroy 100, 000 ozone molecules. 8. What is causing climate change A) Water. B) The sun. C) Wind. D) Green house gasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green house gasses. 9. What does the term "anthropogenic" mean? A) Cause that is NOT connected to human activity. B) A naturally occurring cause. C) Cause that is connected to human activity. D) Cause that leads to negative feedback loops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cause that is connected to human activity. 10. Carbon Dioxide-2 Truths and a Lie, Pick a lie A) The concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is at a record-breaking level. B) For the very first time in history, carbon dioxide levels have exceeded 400 parts per million. C) Carbon dioxide is a pollutant in the atmosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide is a pollutant in the atmosphere. 11. "The sun is shining, the high today will be 95* and the low will be 50*; the wind is blowing 8 mph" .This is an example of ..... A) Climate change. B) Climate. C) Weather. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 12. If the gases in the Earth's atmosphere did not create a natural greenhouse effect, the average temperature on Earth would be ..... A) About the same as it is currently. B) Impossible to measure. C) A lot colder than it is currently. D) A lot warmer than it is currently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lot colder than it is currently. 13. The following is NOT a greenhouse gas: A) Water vapor. B) Propane. C) Methane. D) CO$_{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Propane. 14. Using tree rings to measure past climate conditions by measuring the growth patterns of a tree A) Woodlandchronology. B) Deciduouschronology. C) Afforestation. D) Dendrochronology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dendrochronology. 15. Does Sea level rise increase or decrease the level of the world's oceans A) Sea level rise increases the level. B) Sea level rise decreases the level. C) Sea level rise does not change the level. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sea level rise increases the level. 16. Scientists determine current climate conditions by A) Using proxy indicators. B) Examining ice cores. C) Creating computer models. D) Making direct measurements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making direct measurements. 17. Which of the following statements about natural hazards is NOT true? A) Hazards are natural processes that CAN be dangerous, but have not yet caused damage. B) Hazards become disasters when they harm many people. C) Some hazards can be predicted, but usually can't be stopped. D) Hazards are natural processes that harm people on a regular basis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hazards are natural processes that harm people on a regular basis. 18. As greenhouse gases increase, oceans are becoming ..... A) Saltier. B) Clearer. C) Muddier. D) More acidic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More acidic. 19. Fossil Fuels are limited in supply because it takes many years to make them, this means they are ..... A) Nonrenewable reources. B) Renewable resources. C) Greenhouse gasses. D) Man made resouces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable reources. 20. We can help maintain earths climate and reduce global warming by A) Reducing CO2 emissions. B) Use more fossil fuels. C) Driving our own car. D) Increasing the use of CFC's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reducing CO2 emissions. 21. Phased out in the 1980s because they were found to be depleting the ozone layer. A) Nitrous Oxide. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Chloroflurocarbons (CFCs). D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chloroflurocarbons (CFCs). 22. Based on 2005 levels, how much will India have cut its emissions by 2020? A) 10-15%. B) 0%. C) 30-45%. D) 20-25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20-25%. 23. A carbon "sink" is best described as: A) A carbon reservoir that is releasing more carbon than it is taking in. B) A carbon reservoir that stores more carbon that it is releasing. C) Something that causes carbon to leak out to the atmosphere. D) A reservoir that readily releases carbon to another reservoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A carbon reservoir that stores more carbon that it is releasing. 24. If global warming shuts off the Gulf Stream, what do scientists fear could be the result? A) Flooding. B) Droughts. C) Neither of the above. D) Both of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both of the above. 25. The biggest driver of deforestation is A) Christmas trees. B) Palm oil extraction. C) Logging. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 26. What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere? A) More air in the atmosphere. B) More cooling of the atmosphere. C) Less air in the atmosphere. D) More warming of the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More warming of the atmosphere. 27. Which of these is not an observed impact of global warming? A) Droughts are much more common, while flooding is much more rare. B) The range of certain insects, such as pine bark beetles, is increasing. C) Growing seasons in some regions of the world are becoming longer. D) Glaciers in Greenland, West Antarctica, and the Andes and Himalayan mountains are shrinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Droughts are much more common, while flooding is much more rare. 28. How does elevation affect climate? A) Temperature drops with elevation. B) Temperature is not affected by elevation. C) Temperature rises with elevation. D) None of above. 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