Climate change

Q.1. Considering climate change, melting of ice sheets and glaciers causes the
A. Destruction of infrastructure
B. Endangering of species
C. Desertification
D. Destruction of human settlements
Ans. Endangering of species




Q.2. Considering climate change, increased global temperatures causes the
A. Desertification
B. Destruction of human settlements
C. Destruction of infrastructure
D. Endangering of species
Ans. Desertification



Q.3. Human activities that causes climate change on Earth includes
A. Burning of forests
B. Agricultural activities
C. Use of aerosol cans
D. All of above
Ans. All of the above



Q.4. Which of these natural events affect the climate?
A. Thawing permafrost
B. The path of the Earth around the sun
C. Volcanic eruptions
D. All of the above
Ans. All of the above



Q.5. Which of the following changes in climate has NOT already occurred?
A. 0.74°C increase in average global temperature over the last century
B. 0.17m rise in sea level during the 20th century
C. A decrease in the sea ice around Antarctica
D. Fewer cold days and frosts, and more frequent heatwaves over the last 50 years
Ans. A decrease in the sea ice around Antarctica




Q.6. Which of the following is not a potential adverse effect of global warming?
A. More extreme weather patterns
B. Retreat of glaciers
C. An increase of UVB radiation
D. Sea level rise
Ans. An increase of UVB radiation



Q.7. According to global surface temperature data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, how many of the top 10 hottest years on record have occurred in the past 10 years
A. Zero
B. One
C. Five
D. Nine
Ans. Nine ( ten hottest years on record are, in order 2010 and 2005 (tie), 1998, 2003, 2002, 2009, 2006, 2007, 2004, and 2001 )



Q.8.  In 2008, what country was found to have overtaken the United States to become the top global emitter of carbon dioxide?
A. India
B. Japan
C. China
D. Russia
Ans. China



Q.9. According to a study by UK scientists, plant life in which region is growing rapidly due to climate change?
A. Arctic
B. Antarctic
C. Greenland
D. Australia
Ans. Antarctic



Q.10. Following is the most widely discussed impact of climate change:
A. Increase in average sea level
B. Deforestation
C. Soil erosion
D. None of the above
Ans. Increase in average sea level

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