STS- CHAPTER 12
  • 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) Rapidly changing
B) Long-term
C) Short-term
D) Unpredictable
  • 3. 3. The word "climate" comes from the Greek word “klinein,” meaning:
A) To move
B) To rise
C) To slope
D) To spin
  • 4. 4. Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?
A) D. Plastic production
B) Deforestation
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) The short-term cooling of Earth’s atmosphere
C) A decrease in CO₂ in the atmosphere
D) The natural day-to-day weather changes
  • 6. 6. Volcanic eruptions contribute to climate change by releasing:
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Methane
C) Oxygen
D) Nitrogen
  • 7. 7. Climate is measured over:
A) Many years
B) Minutes
C) Hours or days
D) One week
  • 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) Day is longest in the year
B) Sun is directly over the equator
C) Earth is at perihelion
D) Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer
  • 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) Closest to the Sun
B) Over the equator
C) At perihelion
D) Farthest from the Sun
  • 12. 12. Future actions involve:
A) Ignoring climate changes
B) Preparing for climate change using predictions and science
C) Using fossil fuels extensively
D) Limiting scientific research
  • 13. 13. Which is a way to reduce greenhouse gases?
A) Plant trees
B) Burn more coal
C) Drive more vehicles
D) Use more plastics
  • 14. 14. Supporting environmental education helps climate change by:
A) Ignoring tipping points
B) Teaching people to care for the environment
C) Increasing fossil fuel use
D) Using more plastics
  • 15. 15. Solstice occurs when:
A) Earth is at aphelion
B) Sun is over Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn
C) Day and night are equal
D) Earth wobbles
  • 16. 16. Solar variations affect climate by:
A) Moving ocean currents
B) Shifting continents
C) Changing the cloud-forming process
D) Causing earthquakes
  • 17. 17. Composting food waste helps climate by:
A) Producing plastics
B) Increasing CO₂
C) Melting glaciers
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) Milankovitch cycles
B) Human activities like fossil fuel burning
C) Solar variations only
D) Volcanic eruptions only
  • 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) Water vapor
B) Methane
C) Nitrous oxide
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 22. 22. What is the main concern about CO2 during industrialization?
A) It is completely harmless
B) Its increase can change the global temperature
C) It decreases rainfall
D) It helps plants grow faster
  • 23. 23. What does the greenhouse effect do?
A) Reduces sunlight on Earth
B) Warms the Earth’s surface above what it would be without an atmosphere
C) Creates oxygen for humans
D) Cools the Earth below -18°C
  • 24. 24. What is the term for Earth's orbital motion around the Sun?
A) Rotation
B) Precession
C) Revolution
D) Tilt
  • 25. 25. What happens during an equinox?
A) The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn
B) The Sun is directly above the equator, causing nearly equal day and night
C) The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer
D) The Earth is farthest from the Sun
  • 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 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) A. Isaac Newton
C) D. John Tyndall
D) C. Joseph Fourier
  • 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 change in the shape of Earth’s orbit from circular to slightly oval
B) The angle of Earth’s axial tilt
C) The rotation of Earth around its axis
D) The wobble of Earth’s axis
  • 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 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) 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 44. 44. Rising sea levels are an effect of global warming caused by melting glaciers.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
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