Download Climate Change Quiz and more Study notes Environmental Science in PDF only on Docsity! First Name _______________________ Last Name __________________________ Teacher Name ______________________ Period ____________ Date _____________ What do you know about Climate Change? 1. Without the natural greenhouse effect, the Earth, on average, would be: A. much warmer. B. much colder. C. about the same temperature. D. We don’t know. 2. The Earth’s temperature remains stable when: A. the Earth reflects the same amount of energy as it absorbs. B. the amount of solar energy absorbed by Earth is doubled. C. the amount of radiation increases and albedo decreases. D. the amount of radiation decreases and the albedo increases. 3. To know what climate was like in the far past, scientists most often use: A. thermometer readings from thousands of years ago. B: natural records such as tree rings and ice cores. C. computer models of the past. D. written records from thousands of years ago. 4: How do we know that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have increased over the past 50 years? A. From recent temperature readings B. From tree rings C: From direct measurements of the atmosphere D. From growth of ice sheets 5. Earth’s atmosphere is made up of: A. primarily nitrogen and less than 1% carbon dioxide. B. only heat-trapping (or greenhouse) gases. C. primarily oxygen and less than 1% methane. D. carbon dioxide and methane, with less than 10% of it being nitrogen and oxygen. 6: To stabilize carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide emissions from human activities must A. be kept at current levels. B. be increased. C. be reduced. D. be measured. 7. If global carbon emissions are kept constant at current levels, then global temperature would: A. the answer cannot be known. B. stay about the same. C. decrease. D. increase. 8. Which of the following choices best represents a way to mitigate (to lessen, to diminish) carbon dioxide emissions? A. Drive more cars B. Burn more coal C. Cut down more trees D. Use solar electricity 9. Which of the following is NOT a way to adapt to climate change? A. Reduce use of fossil fuels B. Build dams or levies the protect shoreline from flooding C. Plant different crops that can better stand a changing climate D. Wear light colored clothes on hot days First Name _______________________ Last Name __________________________ Teacher Name ______________________ Period ____________ Date _____________ 10. The difference between weather and climate is: A. weather is what we expect based on years of data while climate is what is happening right now. B weather includes more variables like moisture and wind while climate just focuses on temperature. C. weather is predictable but climate is not. D. weather is a day-to-day event while climate is a consistent pattern many years. 11. Over the last 50 years, carbon dioxide in the air has increased which has led to A. higher global temperatures. B. cooler global temperatures. C. more earthquakes and volcanoes. D. None of the above. 12. Which of the following is a major cause of global climate change? A. nuclear power plants B. driving cars C. littering D. ozone in the upper atmosphere 13. When coal or oil is burned for electricity, it makes: A. albedo. B. carbon dioxide. C. radiation. D. ozone. 14a. A friend who lives in another state calls you and says that it has snowed in her city for the first time in a hundred years. She says that this proves global warming is not happening. A. True. The snow proves that global warming is not happening. B. False. The snow does not prove that global warming is not happening. 14b. Does your friend have enough evidence to claim global warming isn’t happening? A. Yes B. No 14c. Explain why or why not. 15a. Name one thing you did today (besides breathing) that produced carbon dioxide. 15b. Explain as specifically as possible how that activity produces carbon dioxide.
