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