Climate Change and Extreme Events Quiz

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12th Grade
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Christa Schoenfeld
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main cause of extreme climate events according to the experts?
Rise in volcanic activity
Changes in the Earth's atmosphere composition
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the average global temperature change from the 1880s to the present?
Increase of 1 degree Celsius
No change in temperature
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-4
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary factor contributing to the rise in global average temperatures?
Trapping of heat by greenhouse gases
Changes in solar radiation
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-4
NGSS.HS-ESS2-6
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main source of energy on Earth?
Solar energy
Wind energy
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
NGSS.HS-LS1-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary cause of the rise in carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere?
Oceans releasing CO2
Burning of fossil fuels
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the impact of burning fossil fuels on the carbon-13 to carbon-12 ratio in the atmosphere?
It has no effect on the ratio
It increases the carbon-13 to carbon-12 ratio
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do ice cores from Antarctic ice sheets allow scientists to study?
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the past
Past sea level fluctuations
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
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