Climate Change And Its Socio Economic And Political Dimensions Quiz 15 (25 MCQs)

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1. Of the four natural hazards we've studied, which is the hardest to predict?

2. In a convection cell, what is created when air moves from high to low pressure?

3. What effect is global climate change having on our weather?

4. What is the definition of renewable energy sources?

5. The sun's rays are least direct

6. As altitude increases, the temperature of an area

7. The most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is _____

8. In which climate would you expect to find animals and plants adapted to little water and extreme temperatures?

9. The El Nino will cause what kind of weather in the southern US?

10. Which is a human impact on our environment that is not always bad and can impact our environment in a positive way?

11. What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

12. Which human activity most directly affects the release of the greenhouse gas nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere?

13. _____ refer to the changes in Earth's tilt, orbit and precession

14. What gas is analysed in ice cores?

15. How does the average annual surface temperature compare from latitude to latitude?

16. Greenhouse Gases-2 Truths and a Lie, Pick the lie

17. During an El Nino, trade winds are typically _____

18. What is the biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal/near water areas?

19. What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

20. A period of time where much of the earth was frozen and glaciers stretched large distances

21. How is Alaska being impacted by global climate change?

22. What are shrinking as a result of the increased global temperature?

23. Which of the following human activities contribute to an increased greenhouse effect?

24. Natural biomes once covered nearly all of the land of the United States. How has the land of the United States changed today?

25. Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as: