GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS FOR AMERICA Climate Change Quiz

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Climate Change Quiz

1) The dominant greenhouse gas in our atmosphere is:

A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Methane
C. Water Vapor
D. Nitrous Oxides
E. CFCs

2) True of False: Countries that violate the terms of the Kyoto Protocol on
climate change can be punished by the United Nations Security Council.

3) If we were to cut carbon emissions back to the levels present in 1850s immediately, climate warming

a. would cease
b. would reverse its course
c. would continue for at least another century

4) Recent climate change is warming

a. winters and summers about the same
b. winters more than summers
c. summers more than winters

5) The production of electricity from power plants, and related electricity generation
operations, generates how much of the total US greenhouse gas emissions?

a. 36%
b. 64%
c. 13%
d. 47%

6) In one day, how many gallons of gasoline are burned in the US?

a) 400,000
b) 4 million
c) 40 million
d) 400 million
e) 4 billion

7) True or False: In 2002, changes were made to the US Clean Air Act to allow
virtually all pollution increases from old, high-polluting sources to go unregulated.

8) True or False: The depletion of the Ozone layer due to
CFCs is a leading cause of global climate change?

9) Glaciers are important measures of climate change because they tell us if our
climate is cooling or warming depending on if they are growing or shrinking.
On Mt. Hood in Oregon, how much have the 11 total glaciers shank since 1982?

a. 5%
b. 13%
c. 22%
d. 34%

10) The result of large-scale melting of Arctic ice caused by global warming,
and the consequent pouring of huge volumes of fresh water into the
North Atlantic, will affect the global climate by:

a. Slowing the Gulf Stream, causing a new ice age in northern Europe
b. Speeding up the Gulf Stream, causing increased global temperatures
c. Will have no effect on the global climate

11) True or False: North Dakota, alone, has enough energy from wind
power to supply 36% of the electricity of the lower 48 states.

12) True or False: By 2050, the answer to one third of the
world's electricity needs could be met by wind energy.

13) By the end of this century, the seas may be three feet higher
than they are today. What is the main cause of the raising sea levels?

a. melting icebergs
b. melting ice sheets and glaciers
c. increased rainfall
d. expanding water due to higher temperatures

14) Fill in the blank: According to the American Solar Energy Society,
enough sunlight falls on the earth's surface each ______ to meet the
world energy demand for an entire year.

a. minute
b. day
c. year
d. decade

1) C
2) False
3) C
4) B
5) A
6) D
7) True
8) False (Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere is the leading cause of global climate change)
9) D
10) A
11) True
12) True
13) B
14) A