Climate Quiz

What is climate?

• The short-term weather patterns in an area.

• The long-term weather patterns in an area.

• A sudden change in temperature

•  A type of extreme weather event.

What causes the greenhouse effect?

• The Earth's orbit around the sun.

• Gases like carbon dioxide trapping heat in Earth's atmosphere.

• Changes in the Earth's magnetic field.

• • Large volcanic eruptions.

Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?

• • A) Volcanic eruptions.

• • B) Asteroids.

• • C) Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil.

• • D) Changes in the Earth's orbit.

Which gas is the main contributor to the greenhouse effect?

• • A) Oxygen.

• • B) Nitrogen.

• • C) Carbon Dioxide.

• • D) Hydrogen.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• • A) Weather is short-term; climate is long-term.

• • B) Climate changes daily; weather changes every 100 years.

• • C) Weather is measured by rain; climate is measured by snow.

• • D) Weather affects only tropical areas; climate affects polar regions.

Why is the Earth warming faster now than in the past?

• • A) Because of an increase in natural disasters.

• • B) Due to human activities like burning fossil fuels.

• • C) Changes in the moon's gravitational pull.

• • D) There are more animals on Earth today.

What is one of the side effects of increased temperatures?

• • A) More frequent snowfall.

• • B) Increase in wildfires and droughts.

• • C) The Earth cooling rapidly.

• • D) More asteroids hitting Earth.

How do scientists measure climate change over thousands of years?

• • A) By studying rain patterns.

• • B) By collecting and studying ice cores.

• • C) By observing cloud formations.

• • D) By examining daily temperatures.

What is an ice core?

• • A) A large glacier in Antarctica.

• • B) A sample of ice drilled from deep within glaciers that holds air bubbles.

• • C) Frozen water that forms during cold winters.

• • D) A type of glacier that moves quickly.

What is one natural cause of climate change?

• • A) Driving cars.

• • B) Volcanoes.

• • C) Cutting down trees.

• • D) Factories producing electricity.