This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a social impact of climate change? A) Low-lying coastal areas could be flooded, leading to overcrowding in other areas. B) Water shortages might affect our ability to generate power by hydroelectricity. C) More money needs to be spent on predicting extreme weather events. D) Sea ice is melting-leading to loss of polar habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low-lying coastal areas could be flooded, leading to overcrowding in other areas. 2. Which of the following greenhouse gasses contribute to global warming? A) Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Carbon Dioxide. B) Methane, Carbon dioxide, Water Vapor. C) Carbon dioxide, helium, argon. D) Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methane, Carbon dioxide, Water Vapor. 3. What is the biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas? A) Increased precipitation. B) Lack of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. C) Rising sea level. D) Increased acidity of sea water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rising sea level. 4. How can the planting of new trees help reduce climate change? A) Trees release moisture that cools the atmosphere. B) Trees block the release of greenhouse gases from soil. C) Trees help create breezes. D) Trees take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. 5. A temporary warm water event in the Pacific Ocean is called ..... A) Hurricane. B) El Guapo. C) La Nina. D) El Nino. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) El Nino. 6. The earth spins on its axis, it can move towards and away from the sun bringing a variation in climatic conditions A) Axis Rotation. B) Axial Tilt. C) Axis Tilt. D) Axial Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial Tilt. 7. You are considering making an energy saving change to your house. Which of these would save energy? A) Updating your appliances to "Energy Saver" appliances. B) Using less insulation in your walls and attic. C) Plant fewer trees around your home. D) Use dark colored materials on your roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Updating your appliances to "Energy Saver" appliances. 8. As altitude increases, the air gets A) Wetter. B) Cooler. C) Thicker. D) Hotter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooler. 9. What does carbon footprint mean? A) How much carbon is in the air. B) How much carbon is in the ground as fossil fuel. C) How much carbon is used by a person, town, city, country, etc. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How much carbon is used by a person, town, city, country, etc. 10. What did Trump attempt to freeze? A) Paris Agreement. B) Fuel efficiency standards. C) Obama's Clean Air Act. D) Kyoto Protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fuel efficiency standards. 11. How is climate change different from the past? A) It is happening 40times faster. B) It is the same. C) It has never happened before. D) It is happening 40 times slower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is happening 40times faster. 12. A weather effect from air masses moving over mountians A) Rain shadow(desert). B) Chinok. C) Monsoon. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rain shadow(desert). 13. Ozone holes appear in polar regions during springtime when ozone-depleting A) CFCs magnify ultraviolet light. B) CFCs are synthesized in polar stratospheric clouds. C) Chlorine atoms are released from polar stratospheric clouds. D) Chlorine atoms are captured by polar stratospheric clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorine atoms are released from polar stratospheric clouds. 14. Which best describes a summary? A) A really long detailed piece of writing. B) The entire text told in your own words. C) A dumb thing that teachers make you write. D) The main ideas and important details of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The main ideas and important details of a text. 15. How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate? A) As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase. B) As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease. C) Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate. D) As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase. 16. Why are we researching new fuel sources? A) So we can use more nonrenewable resources. B) So we can make more money. C) So we can use less nonrenewable resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So we can use less nonrenewable resources. 17. An agreement in 2015 with 195 countries first legally binding global climate deal. A) Kyoto Agreement. B) Brussels Agreement. C) Paris Agreement. D) EU Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paris Agreement. 18. The most important factor affecting climate is distance from the ..... A) Equator. B) Ocean. C) Mountains. D) North Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equator. 19. Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are ..... A) Being more energy-efficient. B) Using renewable sources of energy. C) Removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. How does water enter the roots from the soil? A) Active transport. B) Diffusion. C) Transpiration. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osmosis. 21. The burning of fossil fuels (eg. coal, gas, and oil results in the release of ..... A) Nitrogen. B) Methane. C) Oxygen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 22. A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit. A) Competition. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Parasitsm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutualism. 23. Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals? A) Tropical rainforest. B) Desert. C) Pine forest. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical rainforest. 24. Which climate condition generally results from both an increase in distance from the equator and an increase in elevation above sea level? A) Warmer prevailing winds. B) Increased air pressure. C) Cooler temperatures. D) Increased precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooler temperatures. 25. As a result of global warming, some plant species in the mountains of California have A) Developed shorter root systems. B) Shifted their locations higher into the mountains. C) Become extinct. D) Increased the amount of area they cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shifted their locations higher into the mountains. 26. Which describes the effect of increased levels of greenhouse gases on earth surface temperatures? A) They convert sunlight into electrical heat waves. B) They amplify incoming sunlight to make it hotter. C) They convert electrical radiation to heat waves. D) They keep heat from radiating back into space. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They keep heat from radiating back into space. 27. What is one hazard that can be caused by a volcanic eruption? A) Weathering of rocks. B) Tornadoes. C) Blizzards. D) Air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air pollution. 28. What killed about 35, 000 people in Europe in 2003? A) Rapidly spreading disease. B) Rising sea levels. C) Lack of food. D) A severe heat wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A severe heat wave. 29. Ozone can be a pollutant depending on its location. Where is ozone dangerous to humans? A) Stratosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Lower Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower Troposphere. 30. Which of the following may cause a change in the greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere? A) Human activities. B) Solar activity. C) Greenhouse gas concentrations never change. D) Tides. 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