Climate Change Test

What is the greenhouse effect?

• Trapping heat on Earth
• Building a greenhouse
• Pumping ozone in the atmosphere
• Building a giant mirror to deflect solar radiation

Select all of the greenhouse gases

• Water vapor
• Carbon dioxide
• Methane
• Nitrous oxide
• Ozone

Carbon dioxide levels have been increasing in the Earth's atmosphere for the last 200 years.

• True
• False

What is global warming?

• Global temperatures are increasing
• Global temperatures are decreasing
• Global temperatures are fluctuating
• Global temperatures are constant

Select all of the extreme weather events associated with climate change.

• Wildfires

• Droughts

• Hurricanes

• Flooding

• Rising sea levels

Which of the following does NOT cause climate change

• Harvesting wild fruits/vegetables
• Burning fossil fuels
• Deforestation
• Eating lots of meat
• Using single use plastics

What is something you can do to stop climate change?

• Recycle
• Eat more meat
• Go for walks to get fresh air
• Swim in the water

What is a greenhouse gas?

• Any gas in the Earth's atmosphere
• Nitrogen and Phosphorus
• Any gas that can absorb and trap heat
• Propane and Hydrogen

By what percent has the atmospheric CO2 increased since 1958?

• 11%
• 20%
• 55%
• 62%

Which term do most scientists use today?

• Global warming
• Climate change