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STS- CHAPTER 12
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  • 1. 1. What is climate change?
A) Long-term shift in atmospheric
B) Random rainfall changes
C) Short-term weather variation
D) Seasonal change in weather
  • 2. 2. Weather is different from climate because it is:
A) Short-term
B) Long-term
C) Unpredictable
D) Rapidly changing
  • 3. 3. The word "climate" comes from the Greek word “klinein,” meaning:
A) To rise
B) To slope
C) To spin
D) To move
  • 4. 4. Which of the following is a natural cause of climate change?
A) Deforestation
B) Solar variations
C) D. Plastic production
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) The short-term cooling of Earth’s atmosphere
C) The natural day-to-day weather changes
D) A decrease in CO₂ in the atmosphere
  • 6. 6. Volcanic eruptions contribute to climate change by releasing:
A) Nitrogen
B) Methane
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Oxygen
  • 7. 7. Climate is measured over:
A) Minutes
B) Many years
C) One week
D) Hours or days
  • 8. 8. What does “precession” refer to?
A) Axial tilt
B) Wobble of Earth’s axis
C) Shape of Earth’s orbit
D) Distance from the Sun
  • 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) Composting
B) Coal mining
C) Planting trees
D) Using public transport
  • 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) Ignoring climate changes
D) Preparing for climate change using predictions and science
  • 13. 13. Which is a way to reduce greenhouse gases?
A) Drive more vehicles
B) Plant trees
C) Use more plastics
D) Burn more coal
  • 14. 14. Supporting environmental education helps climate change by:
A) Using more plastics
B) Increasing fossil fuel use
C) Ignoring tipping points
D) Teaching people to care for the environment
  • 15. 15. Solstice occurs when:
A) Earth wobbles
B) Earth is at aphelion
C) Sun is over Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn
D) Day and night are equal
  • 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) Increasing CO₂
C) Melting glaciers
D) Producing fertilizer
  • 18. 18. Planting trees helps prevent climate change by:
A) Releasing CO₂
B) Absorbing CO₂
C) Reflecting sunlight
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) Creating more pollution
B) D. Only observing
C) Ignoring environmental problems
D) Helping understand, predict, and solve problems
  • 21. 21. Which gas did John Tyndall identify as the most prevalent greenhouse gas?
A) Methane
B) Nitrous oxide
C) Water vapor
D) Carbon dioxide
  • 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) Reduces sunlight on Earth
B) Warms the Earth’s surface above what it would be without an atmosphere
C) Creates oxygen for humans
D) Cools the Earth below -18°C
  • 24. 24. What is the term for Earth's orbital motion around the Sun?
A) Rotation
B) Precession
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 Earth is farthest from the Sun
D) The Sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn
  • 26. 26. Which scientist first used the term "greenhouse" to describe this effect?
A) Joseph Fourier
B) Nils Gustaf Ekholm
C) Svante Arrhenius
D) Claude Pouillet
  • 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) D. John Tyndall
B) A. Isaac Newton
C) B. Milutin Milankovitch
D) C. Joseph Fourier
  • 29. 29. Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?
A) Volcanic eruption
B) Ocean currents
C) Orbital changes
D) Deforestation
  • 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 angle of Earth’s axial tilt
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) 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) 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) 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) TRUE
B) FALSE
  • 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) 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) 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) 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) 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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