Climate Change Quiz Posted by Nexus Dicey On March 4, 2024 0 comments Welcome to your Climate Change Quiz 1. Which of the following activities reduces green house gases Reducing food wastage sorting waste products Buying recycled clothes None of the above None 2. Which of these two years recorded the highest average in global temperatures? Methane Oxygen Carbon dioxide Water vapour None 3. What is the greenhouse effect? When gases in the atmosphere trap the heat and heat the surface of the earth Warming of the earth due to increased greenhouses Increased temperatures due to deforestation All the above None 4. Which of the following are effects of climate change? Increased ice sheet melting at the polar regions Global glaciers decline Rising ocean acidity All the above None 5. Name two top countries that emit the most carbon dioxide. Russia China US UK None 6. Globally, which one of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions? Transportation Buildings Industries Electricity and heat production None 7. Which of these two years recorded the highest average in global temperatures? 2016 2018 2020 2015 None 8. Which country consumes the most energy in the world The USA China Germany United kingdom None 9. What country produces the most renewable energy in the world China Canada Norway Brazil None 10. What is the largest source of energy in the US Coal Oil Gas Nuclear weapons None 11. 11. Which continent contributes the least to global greenhouse gases Australia Africa Asia South America None 12. Which of the following sources of energy are not renewable? Biomass Solar power Hydropower Petroleum None 13. How much of the world's water is available for human use? 1% 20% 50% 70% None 1 out of 3 14. The most common litter in our oceans Cigarette butt Plastic bottles Masks Broken fishing nets None 15. The estimated world population in the year 2050 is about 9.3 billion 11.5 billion 7.8 billion 20.2 billion None 16. Consumption of mineral resources globally has increased sharply over the past 30 years Please select your answer True False 17. Consumption of mineral resources globally has increased sharply over the past 30 years. 17. The number one cause of tropical deforestation worldwide is Commercial logging Clearing lands for agriculture Gathering of firewood Building of roads and cities None 18. Which of the following are fossil fuels Petroleum Coal Natural gas All the above None 19. Global warming is The rapid increase in ocean temperature The increased global atmospheric temperature of the earth Sudden temperature changes caused by wildfires None 20. Renewable electricity can be generated from the following sources except one Solar Rooftops Wind Water None 2 out of 3 21. How many countries signed up to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2050 during the Paris Agreement in 2016 48 20 100 193 None 22. What are the negative impacts of fossil fuels? Pollution Land degradation Black lung disease All the above None 23. What type of farming is defined by the creation of beneficial ecological outcomes? Conventional Organic Regenerative Organic and regenerative None 24. Which of the following is NOT a regenerative agriculture practice? Minimal tillage Crop rotation Composting Monoculture None 25. What is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons? Crop rotation Arable farming Intercropping Monocropping None 26. An elephant’s trunk has how many muscles 1000 5000 150000 4000 None 27. Cheetahs lose what percentage of their kills to large predators 20% 30% 10% 2% None 28. Which is the most illegally traded animal in the world for their scales Pythons Pangolins Rhinos Elephants None 29. Which continents are Lions naturally occurring Africa Asia Russia Australia None 30. Which is the largest mammal in the world Elephant Blue whale Great white shark Lion None 31. What is the name of a group of giraffes? Tower Herd Clutter Multitude None 32. What is a group of baby penguins called? A creche A flock A gathering A pod None 33. What is the name of a group of Rhinos? A Crash A crowd A group A bunch None 34. What’s a group of penguins called? A pod A frenzy A colony A conspiracy None 35. What’s a group of eagles called? A flock A convocation A pandemonium A gaggle A convocation A pandemonium A gaggle None 3 out of 3 Time's up
