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