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STS- CHAPTER 12 - Quiz
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  • 1. 1. What is climate change?
A) Random rainfall changes
B) Seasonal change in weather
C) Long-term shift in atmospheric
D) Short-term weather variation
  • 2. 2. Weather is different from climate because it is:
A) Long-term
B) Rapidly changing
C) Short-term
D) Unpredictable
  • 3. 3. The word "climate" comes from the Greek word “klinein,” meaning:
A) To spin
B) To rise
C) To slope
D) To move
  • 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) A decrease in CO₂ in the atmosphere
C) The natural day-to-day weather changes
D) The short-term cooling of Earth’s atmosphere
  • 6. 6. Volcanic eruptions contribute to climate change by releasing:
A) Methane
B) Oxygen
C) Nitrogen
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 7. 7. Climate is measured over:
A) Hours or days
B) One week
C) Many years
D) Minutes
  • 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 equator
B) Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer
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) Planting trees
B) Composting
C) Using public transport
D) Coal mining
  • 11. 11. Aphelion occurs when Earth is:
A) Closest to the Sun
B) At perihelion
C) Farthest from the Sun
D) Over the equator
  • 12. 12. Future actions involve:
A) Ignoring climate changes
B) Limiting scientific research
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) 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) Using more plastics
C) Ignoring tipping points
D) Teaching people to care for the environment
  • 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) Causing earthquakes
B) Moving ocean currents
C) Shifting continents
D) Changing the cloud-forming process
  • 17. 17. Composting food waste helps climate by:
A) Producing fertilizer
B) Producing plastics
C) Melting glaciers
D) Increasing CO₂
  • 18. 18. Planting trees helps prevent climate change by:
A) Producing methane
B) Absorbing CO₂
C) Reflecting sunlight
D) Releasing CO₂
  • 19. 19. Global warming is caused mainly by:
A) Volcanic eruptions only
B) Solar variations only
C) Milankovitch cycles
D) Human activities like fossil fuel burning
  • 20. 20. Science helps in climate action by:
A) Creating more pollution
B) Ignoring environmental problems
C) D. Only observing
D) Helping understand, predict, and solve problems
  • 21. 21. Which gas did John Tyndall identify as the most prevalent greenhouse gas?
A) Methane
B) Water vapor
C) Nitrous oxide
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 22. 22. What is the main concern about CO2 during industrialization?
A) It decreases rainfall
B) It helps plants grow faster
C) Its increase can change the global temperature
D) It is completely harmless
  • 23. 23. What does the greenhouse effect do?
A) Cools the Earth below -18°C
B) Reduces sunlight on Earth
C) Creates oxygen for humans
D) Warms the Earth’s surface above what it would be without an atmosphere
  • 24. 24. What is the term for Earth's orbital motion around the Sun?
A) Precession
B) Rotation
C) Revolution
D) Tilt
  • 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 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) Svante Arrhenius
B) Claude Pouillet
C) Joseph Fourier
D) Nils Gustaf Ekholm
  • 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 tool for measuring temperature
D) A type of storm
  • 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) D. John Tyndall
D) A. Isaac Newton
  • 29. 29. Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?
A) Ocean currents
B) Volcanic eruption
C) Deforestation
D) Orbital changes
  • 30. 30. What is eccentricity in Milankovitch parameters?
A) The wobble of Earth’s axis
B) The angle of Earth’s axial tilt
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) 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) 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 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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