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