Climate Change Quiz

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Which of the following is the primary cause of the current rise in global average temperature?

Burning of fossil fuels (correct)

Deforestation

Increased solar activity

Natural climate cycles

What are the main greenhouse gases responsible for trapping heat in Earth's lower atmosphere?

Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides

Carbon dioxide and methane (correct)

Nitrogen and oxygen

Water vapor and ozone

What does the World Health Organization (WHO) consider climate change to be?

An economic opportunity

The greatest threat to global health in the 21st century (correct)

A political issue

A natural occurrence

Which region has experienced the fastest warming since the pre-industrial period?

Northern Hemisphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the main driver of recent climate change?

Elevated greenhouse gases Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere?

They absorb sunlight and warm the Earth's surface Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of the increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution?

Burning of fossil fuels Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which of the following is true about climate change impacts at the current level of warming?

Climate change impacts are already felt Signup and view all the answers

What is the target temperature limit agreed upon in the 2015 Paris Agreement?

2 °C Signup and view all the answers

What is required to limit warming to 1.5 °C according to the text?

Halving emissions by 2030 Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to increased surface warming, while the other term describes the totality of changes to Earth's climate system?

Global warming and climate change Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is the primary cause of the current rise in global average temperature?

What are the main greenhouse gases responsible for trapping heat in Earth's lower atmosphere?

What does the World Health Organization (WHO) consider climate change to be?

Which region has experienced the fastest warming since the pre-industrial period?

What is the main driver of recent climate change?

What is the role of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere?

What is the main source of the increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution?

According to the text, which of the following is true about climate change impacts at the current level of warming?

What is the target temperature limit agreed upon in the 2015 Paris Agreement?

What is required to limit warming to 1.5 °C according to the text?

Which term refers to increased surface warming, while the other term describes the totality of changes to Earth's climate system?

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