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STS- CHAPTER 12
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  • 1. 1. What is climate change?
A) Short-term weather variation
B) Seasonal change in weather
C) Random rainfall changes
D) Long-term shift in atmospheric
  • 2. 2. Weather is different from climate because it is:
A) Rapidly changing
B) Long-term
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) C. Fossil fuel burning
B) Solar variations
C) Deforestation
D) D. Plastic production
  • 5. 5. What is global warming?
A) The natural day-to-day weather changes
B) A decrease in CO₂ in the atmosphere
C) The long-term increase in Earth's average temperature due to greenhouse gases
D) The short-term cooling of Earth’s atmosphere
  • 6. 6. Volcanic eruptions contribute to climate change by releasing:
A) Nitrogen
B) Methane
C) Oxygen
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 7. 7. Climate is measured over:
A) Many years
B) Minutes
C) Hours or days
D) One week
  • 8. 8. What does “precession” refer to?
A) Wobble of Earth’s axis
B) Axial tilt
C) Shape of Earth’s orbit
D) Distance from the Sun
  • 9. 9. Equinox occurs when:
A) Earth is at perihelion
B) Sun is directly over the equator
C) Day is longest in the year
D) Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer
  • 10. 10. Which human activity contributes to global warming by releasing methane?
A) Planting trees
B) Using public transport
C) Coal mining
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) Limiting scientific research
D) Using fossil fuels extensively
  • 13. 13. Which is a way to reduce greenhouse gases?
A) Drive more vehicles
B) Plant trees
C) Burn more coal
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) Earth is at aphelion
B) Day and night are equal
C) Sun is over Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn
D) Earth wobbles
  • 16. 16. Solar variations affect climate by:
A) Causing earthquakes
B) Shifting continents
C) Moving ocean currents
D) Changing the cloud-forming process
  • 17. 17. Composting food waste helps climate by:
A) Producing plastics
B) Producing fertilizer
C) Increasing CO₂
D) Melting glaciers
  • 18. 18. Planting trees helps prevent climate change by:
A) Reflecting sunlight
B) Absorbing CO₂
C) Releasing CO₂
D) Producing methane
  • 19. 19. Global warming is caused mainly by:
A) Volcanic eruptions only
B) Milankovitch cycles
C) Solar variations only
D) Human activities like fossil fuel burning
  • 20. 20. Science helps in climate action by:
A) D. Only observing
B) Creating more pollution
C) Helping understand, predict, and solve problems
D) Ignoring environmental problems
  • 21. 21. Which gas did John Tyndall identify as the most prevalent greenhouse gas?
A) Nitrous oxide
B) Methane
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Water vapor
  • 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) Creates oxygen for humans
B) Reduces sunlight on Earth
C) Cools the Earth below -18°C
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 Tropic of Capricorn
C) The Sun is directly above the equator, causing nearly equal day and night
D) The Earth is farthest from the Sun
  • 26. 26. Which scientist first used the term "greenhouse" to describe this effect?
A) Nils Gustaf Ekholm
B) Joseph Fourier
C) Claude Pouillet
D) Svante Arrhenius
  • 27. 27. What is a “tipping point” in climate change?
A) A type of storm
B) A minor weather change
C) A tool for measuring temperature
D) A limit that, when crossed, causes sudden and big changes in climate
  • 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) Deforestation
B) Ocean currents
C) Volcanic eruption
D) Orbital changes
  • 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 angle of Earth’s axial tilt
C) The rotation of Earth around its axis
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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) 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) 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) 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) FALSE
B) TRUE
  • 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
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