STS- CHAPTER 12 - Quiz
  • 1. 1. What is climate change?
A) Short-term weather variation
B) Random rainfall changes
C) Seasonal change in weather
D) Long-term shift in atmospheric
  • 2. 2. Weather is different from climate because it is:
A) Unpredictable
B) Short-term
C) Rapidly changing
D) Long-term
  • 3. 3. The word "climate" comes from the Greek word “klinein,” meaning:
A) To spin
B) To rise
C) To slope
D) To move
  • 4. 4. Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?
A) Deforestation
B) D. Plastic production
C) Solar variations
D) C. Fossil fuel burning
  • 5. 5. What is global warming?
A) The long-term increase in Earth's average temperature due to greenhouse gases
B) A decrease in CO₂ in the atmosphere
C) The natural day-to-day weather changes
D) The short-term cooling of Earth’s atmosphere
  • 6. 6. Volcanic eruptions contribute to climate change by releasing:
A) Oxygen
B) Methane
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Nitrogen
  • 7. 7. Climate is measured over:
A) Many years
B) One week
C) Minutes
D) Hours or days
  • 8. 8. What does “precession” refer to?
A) Axial tilt
B) Shape of Earth’s orbit
C) Wobble of Earth’s axis
D) Distance from the Sun
  • 9. 9. Equinox occurs when:
A) Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer
B) Day is longest in the year
C) Sun is directly over the equator
D) Earth is at perihelion
  • 10. 10. Which human activity contributes to global warming by releasing methane?
A) Coal mining
B) Composting
C) Using public transport
D) Planting trees
  • 11. 11. Aphelion occurs when Earth is:
A) Over the equator
B) At perihelion
C) Farthest from the Sun
D) Closest to the Sun
  • 12. 12. Future actions involve:
A) Limiting scientific research
B) Preparing for climate change using predictions and science
C) Ignoring climate changes
D) Using fossil fuels extensively
  • 13. 13. Which is a way to reduce greenhouse gases?
A) Plant trees
B) Burn more coal
C) Use more plastics
D) Drive more vehicles
  • 14. 14. Supporting environmental education helps climate change by:
A) Using more plastics
B) Increasing fossil fuel use
C) Teaching people to care for the environment
D) Ignoring tipping points
  • 15. 15. Solstice occurs when:
A) Sun is over Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn
B) Earth wobbles
C) Day and night are equal
D) Earth is at aphelion
  • 16. 16. Solar variations affect climate by:
A) Changing the cloud-forming process
B) Moving ocean currents
C) Causing earthquakes
D) Shifting continents
  • 17. 17. Composting food waste helps climate by:
A) Increasing CO₂
B) Melting glaciers
C) Producing plastics
D) Producing fertilizer
  • 18. 18. Planting trees helps prevent climate change by:
A) Reflecting sunlight
B) Releasing CO₂
C) Absorbing CO₂
D) Producing methane
  • 19. 19. Global warming is caused mainly by:
A) Solar variations only
B) Human activities like fossil fuel burning
C) Volcanic eruptions only
D) Milankovitch cycles
  • 20. 20. Science helps in climate action by:
A) Helping understand, predict, and solve problems
B) Ignoring environmental problems
C) Creating more pollution
D) D. Only observing
  • 21. 21. Which gas did John Tyndall identify as the most prevalent greenhouse gas?
A) Methane
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrous oxide
D) Water vapor
  • 22. 22. What is the main concern about CO2 during industrialization?
A) It helps plants grow faster
B) Its increase can change the global temperature
C) It is completely harmless
D) It decreases rainfall
  • 23. 23. What does the greenhouse effect do?
A) Cools the Earth below -18°C
B) Warms the Earth’s surface above what it would be without an atmosphere
C) Creates oxygen for humans
D) Reduces sunlight on Earth
  • 24. 24. What is the term for Earth's orbital motion around the Sun?
A) Rotation
B) Precession
C) Tilt
D) Revolution
  • 25. 25. What happens during an equinox?
A) The Earth is farthest from the Sun
B) The Sun is directly above the equator, causing nearly equal day and night
C) The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn
D) The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer
  • 26. 26. Which scientist first used the term "greenhouse" to describe this effect?
A) Joseph Fourier
B) Svante Arrhenius
C) Nils Gustaf Ekholm
D) Claude Pouillet
  • 27. 27. What is a “tipping point” in climate change?
A) A limit that, when crossed, causes sudden and big changes in climate
B) A type of storm
C) A minor weather change
D) A tool for measuring temperature
  • 28. 28. Who proposed that small changes in Earth's motion could influence long-term climate?
A) B. Milutin Milankovitch
B) D. John Tyndall
C) A. Isaac Newton
D) C. Joseph Fourier
  • 29. 29. Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?
A) Volcanic eruption
B) Orbital changes
C) Ocean currents
D) Deforestation
  • 30. 30. What is eccentricity in Milankovitch parameters?
A) The rotation of Earth around its axis
B) The wobble of Earth’s axis
C) The angle of Earth’s axial tilt
D) The change in the shape of Earth’s orbit from circular to slightly oval
  • 31. 31. Climate is the long-term average of weather conditions.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 32. 32. Weather is measured over many years.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 33. 33. The Earth's orbit around the Sun is perfectly circular.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 34. 34. Solstice occurs when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point at noon relative to the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 35. 35. The Earth completes one revolution around the Sun in approximately 365.25 days.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 36. 36. Future Actions involves preparing for climate change and understanding its possible effects.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 37. 37. Scientists use computer models to study possible future weather patterns.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 38. 38. A tipping point is a limit where crossing it causes sudden and big changes in the climate.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 39. 39. The greenhouse effect was argued by Joseph Fourier in 1824.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 40. 40. Methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and CFCs are all greenhouse gases.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 41. 41. Without greenhouse gases, the Earth’s temperature would be below -18°C.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 42. 42. CFC emissions can damage the ozone layer and increase heat trapping in the atmosphere.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 43. 43. Volcanic eruptions are the main cause of global warming.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 44. 44. Rising sea levels are an effect of global warming caused by melting glaciers.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 45. 45. Earth’s climate changes only daily and not over long periods.
A) FLASE
B) TRUE
  • 46. 46. Milankovitch studied how the Earth–Sun relationship affects long-term climate.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 47. 47. Milankovitch believed tiny changes could add up over thousands of years and reshape climate patterns.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 48. 48. Precession of the equinoxes occurs over thousands of years.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 49. 49. Coal mining is a natural causes .
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 50. 50. Using renewable energy and reducing fossil fuel use helps reduce greenhouse gases.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
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