STS- CHAPTER 12
  • 1. 1. What is climate change?
A) Random rainfall changes
B) Short-term weather variation
C) Long-term shift in atmospheric
D) Seasonal change in weather
  • 2. 2. Weather is different from climate because it is:
A) Unpredictable
B) Rapidly changing
C) Short-term
D) Long-term
  • 3. 3. The word "climate" comes from the Greek word “klinein,” meaning:
A) To slope
B) To spin
C) To rise
D) To move
  • 4. 4. Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?
A) Solar variations
B) C. Fossil fuel burning
C) D. Plastic production
D) Deforestation
  • 5. 5. What is global warming?
A) The short-term cooling of Earth’s atmosphere
B) The natural day-to-day weather changes
C) A decrease in CO₂ in the atmosphere
D) The long-term increase in Earth's average temperature due to greenhouse gases
  • 6. 6. Volcanic eruptions contribute to climate change by releasing:
A) Nitrogen
B) Methane
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Oxygen
  • 7. 7. Climate is measured over:
A) Minutes
B) Many years
C) One week
D) Hours or days
  • 8. 8. What does “precession” refer to?
A) Axial tilt
B) Distance from the Sun
C) Wobble of Earth’s axis
D) Shape of Earth’s orbit
  • 9. 9. Equinox occurs when:
A) Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer
B) Sun is directly over the equator
C) Day is longest in the year
D) Earth is at perihelion
  • 10. 10. Which human activity contributes to global warming by releasing methane?
A) Planting trees
B) Composting
C) Using public transport
D) Coal mining
  • 11. 11. Aphelion occurs when Earth is:
A) Farthest from the Sun
B) Over the equator
C) Closest to the Sun
D) At perihelion
  • 12. 12. Future actions involve:
A) Limiting scientific research
B) Ignoring climate changes
C) Preparing for climate change using predictions and science
D) Using fossil fuels extensively
  • 13. 13. Which is a way to reduce greenhouse gases?
A) Burn more coal
B) Use more plastics
C) Plant trees
D) Drive more vehicles
  • 14. 14. Supporting environmental education helps climate change by:
A) Teaching people to care for the environment
B) Increasing fossil fuel use
C) Ignoring tipping points
D) Using more plastics
  • 15. 15. Solstice occurs when:
A) Day and night are equal
B) Earth wobbles
C) Earth is at aphelion
D) Sun is over Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn
  • 16. 16. Solar variations affect climate by:
A) Causing earthquakes
B) Changing the cloud-forming process
C) Shifting continents
D) Moving ocean currents
  • 17. 17. Composting food waste helps climate by:
A) Increasing CO₂
B) Producing fertilizer
C) Melting glaciers
D) Producing plastics
  • 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) Human activities like fossil fuel burning
B) Milankovitch cycles
C) Volcanic eruptions only
D) Solar variations 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) Methane
B) Nitrous oxide
C) Water vapor
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 22. 22. What is the main concern about CO2 during industrialization?
A) It is completely harmless
B) It helps plants grow faster
C) It decreases rainfall
D) Its increase can change the global temperature
  • 23. 23. What does the greenhouse effect do?
A) Reduces sunlight on Earth
B) Creates oxygen for humans
C) Warms the Earth’s surface above what it would be without an atmosphere
D) Cools the Earth below -18°C
  • 24. 24. What is the term for Earth's orbital motion around the Sun?
A) Rotation
B) Revolution
C) Tilt
D) Precession
  • 25. 25. What happens during an equinox?
A) The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer
B) The Sun is directly above the equator, causing nearly equal day and night
C) The Earth is farthest from the Sun
D) The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn
  • 26. 26. Which scientist first used the term "greenhouse" to describe this effect?
A) Svante Arrhenius
B) Claude Pouillet
C) Joseph Fourier
D) Nils Gustaf Ekholm
  • 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) A. Isaac Newton
B) D. John Tyndall
C) B. Milutin Milankovitch
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 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 37. 37. Scientists use computer models to study possible future weather patterns.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 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) 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) 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
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