This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How long do glacial periods usually last for? A) 75, 000 years. B) 15, 000 years. C) 100, 000 years. D) 10, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100, 000 years. 2. Coal, oil and natural gas are all examples of what? A) Renewable resources. B) Fossil fuels. C) Emissions. D) Carbon footprints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels. 3. The global carbon cycle involves which factors? A) The flow of carbon matter and energy from one reservoir to another. B) The natural processes of photosynthesis and respiration. C) A holding place for carbon, including the ocean, terrestrial living organisms, soils, sediments and atmosphere. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. The El Nino Southern Oscillation Cycle describes the movement of a large area of warm water back and forth across which ocean? A) Indian. B) Artic. C) Atlantic. D) Pacific. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pacific. 5. What effect to fossil fuels have on greenhouse gas emissions? A) They increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. B) They decrease the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. C) They decrease the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. D) They increase the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They increase the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. 6. Which of the following gases found in our atmosphere is not a greenhouse gas? A) Water vapor. B) Methane. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen. 7. What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? A) They are exactly the same. B) A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans. C) I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans. D) Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans. 8. A resource that can be easily replaced is called: A) Renewable. B) Alternative. C) Nonrenewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 9. Global warming leads to changes in the climate, including A) Storms and Floods. B) Droughts. C) Heat Waves. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 10. What does atmospheric ozone protect us from? A) Tsunamis. B) Geomagnetic storms. C) Catastrophic hurricanes. D) UV radiation from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UV radiation from the sun. 11. What Gases Make Up an Ozone Molecule? A) 13 Atoms of Hydrogen. B) 5 Helium Atoms. C) 3 Oxygen Atoms. D) 1 Atom of Chlorine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 Oxygen Atoms. 12. What produces the most carbon dioxide in our atmosphere? A) Water evaporating. B) Animals doing respiration. C) Photosynthesis. D) Burning fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burning fossil fuels. 13. Ancient plant ..... found in lake bottoms provides scientists with evidence about ancient climates. A) Algae. B) Bacteria. C) Pollen. D) Seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollen. 14. Which of the following does NOT produce massive amounts of greenhouse gas A) Factories. B) Bicycles. C) Cars. D) Most U.S. cattle ranches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bicycles. 15. Why is the carbon cycle important? A) It continuously reuses and recycles carbon in the ecosystem. B) It helps animals to digest food. C) It takes nitrogen and oxygen out of the atmosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It continuously reuses and recycles carbon in the ecosystem. 16. Albedo affects climate on what level? A) Globally. B) Locally. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Locally. 17. What effect does a large body of water usually have on a nearby landmass? A) The water causes cooler summers and colder winters. B) The water causes cooler summers and warmer winters. C) The water causes hotter summers and warmer winters. D) The water causes warmer summers and colder winters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The water causes cooler summers and warmer winters. 18. How is the burning of fossil fuels related to global warming? A) Photosynthesis. B) Fuels are hot. C) Greenhouse effect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse effect. 19. Global sea level has risen by about how many inches since reliable record keeping began in 1880. A) 8. B) 3. C) 10. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 20. The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ..... A) Carbon Dioxide Gases. B) Greenhouse Effect. C) Global Warming. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global Warming. 21. What effect is the melting of glaciers already havin on sea level? A) Sea level is decreasing. B) Sea level is rising. C) Sea level is remaining the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sea level is rising. 22. Prevailing winds move A) Warm air away from the equator. B) Cool air toward the poles. C) Warm air away from the poles. D) Warm air toward the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm air away from the equator. 23. Which of the following is a positive feedback loop? A) As it gets hotter, more clouds form and reflect light away from the earth. B) Water as a greenhouse gas heats the earth so more water evaporates. C) Ice melts when it gets hot, so less light is reflected from earth, which makes the earth more hot. D) More than 1 of the choices is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More than 1 of the choices is correct. 24. Changes in the pathway of the Earth around the sun A) Pathway Rotation. B) Orbit Shift. C) Orbital Change. D) Pathway Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orbital Change. 25. The goal of mitigation strategies is to A) Adjust to the effects of climate change. B) Do nothing. C) Increase the amount of greenhouse gas emissions. D) Reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions. 26. Which of the following can be defined as the state of the atmosphere ate any given place and time? A) Weather. B) Climate. C) Global Warming. D) Atmospheric CO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 27. Which is not a major contributor to global warming? A) Fossil fuel use. B) The use of mined alternative fuel sources. C) Industrial agriculture. D) The use of solar or wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of solar or wind energy. 28. What does the IPCC stand for? A) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. B) International Prize for Climate Change. C) Intercontinental Panel for ChimiChangas. D) International Policy of Climate Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 29. What are sunspots? A) Sunspots have no change on temperature, but appear as much brighter areas on the sun's surface. B) Sunspots are cooler areas of the Sun's surface. C) Sunspots are the sun's version of acne. D) Sunspots are hotter areas of the Sun's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunspots are cooler areas of the Sun's surface. 30. Which natural process breaks down dead matter into its chemical and mineral components that can be used by other organisms? A) Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) Decomposition. 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