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STS- CHAPTER 12 - Quiz
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  • 1. 1. What is climate change?
A) Seasonal change in weather
B) Long-term shift in atmospheric
C) Short-term weather variation
D) Random rainfall changes
  • 2. 2. Weather is different from climate because it is:
A) Rapidly changing
B) Short-term
C) Unpredictable
D) Long-term
  • 3. 3. The word "climate" comes from the Greek word “klinein,” meaning:
A) To rise
B) To slope
C) To move
D) To spin
  • 4. 4. Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?
A) C. Fossil fuel burning
B) Deforestation
C) Solar variations
D) D. Plastic production
  • 5. 5. What is global warming?
A) The natural day-to-day weather changes
B) The long-term increase in Earth's average temperature due to greenhouse gases
C) The short-term cooling of Earth’s atmosphere
D) A decrease in CO₂ in the atmosphere
  • 6. 6. Volcanic eruptions contribute to climate change by releasing:
A) Nitrogen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Oxygen
D) Methane
  • 7. 7. Climate is measured over:
A) One week
B) Minutes
C) Many years
D) Hours or days
  • 8. 8. What does “precession” refer to?
A) Wobble of Earth’s axis
B) Axial tilt
C) Shape of Earth’s orbit
D) Distance from the Sun
  • 9. 9. Equinox occurs when:
A) Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer
B) Earth is at perihelion
C) Sun is directly over the equator
D) Day is longest in the year
  • 10. 10. Which human activity contributes to global warming by releasing methane?
A) Coal mining
B) Planting trees
C) Composting
D) Using public transport
  • 11. 11. Aphelion occurs when Earth is:
A) Closest to the Sun
B) Over the equator
C) At perihelion
D) Farthest from the Sun
  • 12. 12. Future actions involve:
A) Using fossil fuels extensively
B) Ignoring climate changes
C) Preparing for climate change using predictions and science
D) Limiting scientific research
  • 13. 13. Which is a way to reduce greenhouse gases?
A) Drive more vehicles
B) Plant trees
C) Use more plastics
D) Burn more coal
  • 14. 14. Supporting environmental education helps climate change by:
A) Increasing fossil fuel use
B) Ignoring tipping points
C) Using more plastics
D) Teaching people to care for the environment
  • 15. 15. Solstice occurs when:
A) Earth is at aphelion
B) Earth wobbles
C) Sun is over Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn
D) Day and night are equal
  • 16. 16. Solar variations affect climate by:
A) Changing the cloud-forming process
B) Moving ocean currents
C) Shifting continents
D) Causing earthquakes
  • 17. 17. Composting food waste helps climate by:
A) Increasing CO₂
B) Producing plastics
C) Producing fertilizer
D) Melting glaciers
  • 18. 18. Planting trees helps prevent climate change by:
A) Absorbing CO₂
B) Releasing CO₂
C) Producing methane
D) Reflecting sunlight
  • 19. 19. Global warming is caused mainly by:
A) Solar variations only
B) Volcanic eruptions only
C) Milankovitch cycles
D) Human activities like fossil fuel burning
  • 20. 20. Science helps in climate action by:
A) Ignoring environmental problems
B) Creating more pollution
C) Helping understand, predict, and solve problems
D) D. Only observing
  • 21. 21. Which gas did John Tyndall identify as the most prevalent greenhouse gas?
A) Nitrous oxide
B) Methane
C) Carbon dioxide
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 decreases rainfall
D) It is completely harmless
  • 23. 23. What does the greenhouse effect do?
A) Creates oxygen for humans
B) Reduces sunlight on Earth
C) Cools the Earth below -18°C
D) Warms the Earth’s surface above what it would be without an atmosphere
  • 24. 24. What is the term for Earth's orbital motion around the Sun?
A) Tilt
B) Revolution
C) Rotation
D) Precession
  • 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) Nils Gustaf Ekholm
B) Claude Pouillet
C) Svante Arrhenius
D) Joseph Fourier
  • 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 minor weather change
C) A tool for measuring temperature
D) A type of storm
  • 28. 28. Who proposed that small changes in Earth's motion could influence long-term climate?
A) D. John Tyndall
B) A. Isaac Newton
C) C. Joseph Fourier
D) B. Milutin Milankovitch
  • 29. 29. Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?
A) Deforestation
B) Orbital changes
C) Ocean currents
D) Volcanic eruption
  • 30. 30. What is eccentricity in Milankovitch parameters?
A) The rotation of Earth around its axis
B) The change in the shape of Earth’s orbit from circular to slightly oval
C) The wobble of Earth’s axis
D) The angle of Earth’s axial tilt
  • 31. 31. Climate is the long-term average of weather conditions.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 32. 32. Weather is measured over many years.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 33. 33. The Earth's orbit around the Sun is perfectly circular.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 40. 40. Methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and CFCs are all greenhouse gases.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 41. 41. Without greenhouse gases, the Earth’s temperature would be below -18°C.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 42. 42. CFC emissions can damage the ozone layer and increase heat trapping in the atmosphere.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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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