STS- CHAPTER 12
  • 1. 1. What is climate change?
A) Short-term weather variation
B) Random rainfall changes
C) Long-term shift in atmospheric
D) Seasonal change in weather
  • 2. 2. Weather is different from climate because it is:
A) Long-term
B) Unpredictable
C) Rapidly changing
D) Short-term
  • 3. 3. The word "climate" comes from the Greek word “klinein,” meaning:
A) To move
B) To spin
C) To rise
D) To slope
  • 4. 4. Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?
A) Solar variations
B) Deforestation
C) C. Fossil fuel burning
D) D. Plastic production
  • 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) Nitrogen
C) Oxygen
D) Methane
  • 7. 7. Climate is measured over:
A) Many years
B) One week
C) Minutes
D) Hours or days
  • 8. 8. What does “precession” refer to?
A) Distance from the Sun
B) Wobble of Earth’s axis
C) Axial tilt
D) Shape of Earth’s orbit
  • 9. 9. Equinox occurs when:
A) Day is longest in the year
B) Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer
C) Earth is at perihelion
D) Sun is directly over the equator
  • 10. 10. Which human activity contributes to global warming by releasing methane?
A) Using public transport
B) Composting
C) Planting trees
D) Coal mining
  • 11. 11. Aphelion occurs when Earth is:
A) Over the equator
B) At perihelion
C) Closest to the Sun
D) Farthest from the Sun
  • 12. 12. Future actions involve:
A) Using fossil fuels extensively
B) Limiting scientific research
C) Preparing for climate change using predictions and science
D) Ignoring climate changes
  • 13. 13. Which is a way to reduce greenhouse gases?
A) Burn more coal
B) Drive more vehicles
C) Plant trees
D) Use more plastics
  • 14. 14. Supporting environmental education helps climate change by:
A) Increasing fossil fuel use
B) Teaching people to care for the environment
C) Ignoring tipping points
D) Using more plastics
  • 15. 15. Solstice occurs when:
A) Day and night are equal
B) Earth wobbles
C) Sun is over Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn
D) Earth is at aphelion
  • 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) Melting glaciers
B) Producing fertilizer
C) Producing plastics
D) Increasing CO₂
  • 18. 18. Planting trees helps prevent climate change by:
A) Producing methane
B) Releasing CO₂
C) Reflecting sunlight
D) Absorbing CO₂
  • 19. 19. Global warming is caused mainly by:
A) Solar variations only
B) Volcanic eruptions only
C) Human activities like fossil fuel burning
D) Milankovitch cycles
  • 20. 20. Science helps in climate action by:
A) Helping understand, predict, and solve problems
B) Creating more pollution
C) Ignoring environmental problems
D) D. Only observing
  • 21. 21. Which gas did John Tyndall identify as the most prevalent greenhouse gas?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Nitrous oxide
C) Water vapor
D) Methane
  • 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) 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) Rotation
B) Precession
C) Tilt
D) Revolution
  • 25. 25. What happens during an equinox?
A) The Sun is directly above the equator, causing nearly equal day and night
B) The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer
C) The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn
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) Joseph Fourier
C) Nils Gustaf Ekholm
D) Svante Arrhenius
  • 27. 27. What is a “tipping point” in climate change?
A) A minor weather change
B) A limit that, when crossed, causes sudden and big changes in climate
C) A type of storm
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) B. Milutin Milankovitch
C) A. Isaac Newton
D) D. John Tyndall
  • 29. 29. Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?
A) Orbital changes
B) Deforestation
C) Ocean currents
D) Volcanic eruption
  • 30. 30. What is eccentricity in Milankovitch parameters?
A) The rotation of Earth around its axis
B) The change in the shape of Earth’s orbit from circular to slightly oval
C) The wobble of Earth’s 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) 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) FLASE
B) TRUE
  • 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) 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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