Climate and our changing planet

Question 1

Which human activity contributes the most to deforestation?
a) mining
b) manufacturing
c) urban development
d) agriculture

Answer 1

d) agriculture

Question 2

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a) troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) exosphere

Answer 2

b) stratosphere

Question 3

Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a) Coal
b) Wind
c) Natural Gas
d) Nuclear power

Answer 3

b) Wind

Question 4

The term “El Nino” refers to a climate pattern characterized by warmer than usual ocean temperatures in which ocean basin?
a) Atlantic
b) Indian
c) Pacific
d) Artic

Answer 4

c) Pacific

Question 5

Which gas is primarily responsible for trapping extra heat in Earth’s atmosphere?
a) oxygen
b) nitrogen
c) carbon dioxide
d) hydrogen

Answer 5

c) carbon dioxide

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?
a) argon
b) methane
c) oxygen
d) nitrogen

Answer 6

b) methane

Question 7

The melting of glaciers in which region could pose a significant threat to the water supply for millions of people in Asia?
a) Ural Mountains
b) Himalayas
c) Andes
d) Atlas Mountain

Answer 7

b) Himalaya

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an effect of climate change on wildlife?
a) habitat loss
b) increased species extinction
c) altered migration patterns
d) longer hibernation periods

Answer 8

d) longer hibernation periods

Question 9

The Artic is warming faster than the rest of the planet due to climate change. How much faster is it warming?
a) nearly four times faster
b) twice as fast
c) nearly ten time faster
d) about twenty times faster

Answer 9

a) nearly four times faster

Question 10

Which country, who is currently one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, is also the global leader in wind energy capacity?
a) China
b) United States
c) Canada
d) Australia

Answer 10

a) China