Climate Change Quiz

What evidence is there of climate change? Select the correct answers.

• Rising sea levels.

• Glacial retreat.

• Falling global temperatures.

• Decreasing snow and ice cover.

How do scientist know what the climate was like in the past? Select all the correct answers.

• They monitor ice cores.

• They monitor ocean sediments.

• The observe / research paintings and diaries from the past.

• They monitor current weather.

Which of the following are natural cause of climate change?

• Changes in solar output.

• Increasing use of transport such are cars, ships and planes.

• Increasing energy consumption from fossil fuels.

• Volcanic activity.

One of the natural causes that leads to climate change is orbital changes, but roughly how long does it take the Earth's orbit to change from a circular path to an elliptical path?

• 100 years

• 10,000 years

• 100,000 years

• 1 million years

Identify 3 current causes of climate change.

• Orbital changes

• Changes in solar output

• Increased cattle

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Deforestation

Select the sources of methane.

• Cattle

• Deforestation

• Burning fossil fuels

• Growing of rice

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The loss of heat in the atmosphere caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases.

• Heat being reflected back and trapped in the Earth's atmosphere because of greenhouse causes.

• The reflection of the suns radiation back out to space caused by the build-up of greenhouse gases.

What are the social effects of climate change?

• Creation of environmental refugees

• Increased health risks such as heat stroke in the UK.

• Increased forest fires.

• Rising sea temperatures.

• Increased famine in areas that are too hot and dry to grow food.

What are the economic consequences of climate change?

• Increased tropical diseases such as malaria.

• Increased spending on coastal defences to protect from rising sea levels.

• Loss of income from agriculture in some regions which become too dry.

• Loss of coral reefs.

• Shorter skiing seasons leads to a loss in tourism for some areas.

How can we adapt to climate change?

• Carbon Capture and Storage.

• Reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

• Plant alternative crops that will suit climate changes.

• Manage current water supplies more effectively.

• Build sea defences to cope with the expected sea level rises.