STS- CHAPTER 12
  • 1. 1. What is climate change?
A) Random rainfall changes
B) Seasonal change in weather
C) Short-term weather variation
D) Long-term shift in atmospheric
  • 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 slope
B) To spin
C) To move
D) To rise
  • 4. 4. Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?
A) Deforestation
B) C. Fossil fuel burning
C) Solar variations
D) D. Plastic production
  • 5. 5. What is global warming?
A) A decrease in CO₂ in the atmosphere
B) The short-term cooling of Earth’s atmosphere
C) The long-term increase in Earth's average temperature due to greenhouse gases
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) One week
B) Many years
C) Hours or days
D) Minutes
  • 8. 8. What does “precession” refer to?
A) Axial tilt
B) Wobble of Earth’s axis
C) Distance from the Sun
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) Earth is at perihelion
D) Day is longest in the year
  • 10. 10. Which human activity contributes to global warming by releasing methane?
A) Coal mining
B) Using public transport
C) Planting trees
D) Composting
  • 11. 11. Aphelion occurs when Earth is:
A) Over the equator
B) Closest to the Sun
C) Farthest from the Sun
D) At perihelion
  • 12. 12. Future actions involve:
A) Preparing for climate change using predictions and science
B) Ignoring climate changes
C) Using fossil fuels extensively
D) Limiting scientific research
  • 13. 13. Which is a way to reduce greenhouse gases?
A) Plant trees
B) Use more plastics
C) Burn more coal
D) Drive more vehicles
  • 14. 14. Supporting environmental education helps climate change by:
A) Increasing fossil fuel use
B) Ignoring tipping points
C) Teaching people to care for the environment
D) Using more plastics
  • 15. 15. Solstice occurs when:
A) Earth is at aphelion
B) Day and night are equal
C) Earth wobbles
D) Sun is over Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn
  • 16. 16. Solar variations affect climate by:
A) Moving ocean currents
B) Causing earthquakes
C) Shifting continents
D) Changing the cloud-forming process
  • 17. 17. Composting food waste helps climate by:
A) Producing plastics
B) Producing fertilizer
C) Melting glaciers
D) Increasing CO₂
  • 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) Human activities like fossil fuel burning
B) Volcanic eruptions only
C) Solar variations only
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) Water vapor
B) Methane
C) Nitrous oxide
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 22. 22. What is the main concern about CO2 during industrialization?
A) It decreases rainfall
B) Its increase can change the global temperature
C) It is completely harmless
D) It helps plants grow faster
  • 23. 23. What does the greenhouse effect do?
A) Cools the Earth below -18°C
B) Creates oxygen for humans
C) Warms the Earth’s surface above what it would be without an atmosphere
D) Reduces sunlight on Earth
  • 24. 24. What is the term for Earth's orbital motion around the Sun?
A) Rotation
B) Tilt
C) Precession
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) Joseph Fourier
B) Claude Pouillet
C) Nils Gustaf Ekholm
D) Svante Arrhenius
  • 27. 27. What is a “tipping point” in climate change?
A) A minor weather change
B) A type of storm
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) B. Milutin Milankovitch
D) A. Isaac Newton
  • 29. 29. Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?
A) Deforestation
B) Volcanic eruption
C) Orbital changes
D) Ocean currents
  • 30. 30. What is eccentricity in Milankovitch parameters?
A) The angle of Earth’s axial tilt
B) The wobble of Earth’s axis
C) The change in the shape of Earth’s orbit from circular to slightly oval
D) The rotation of Earth around its axis
  • 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) 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) 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) 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) FLASE
B) TRUE
  • 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) 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
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