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Changing climate

Question 1 of 10

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Which of these is an explanation for climate change in the distant past?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Pollution from cars

  • Orbital changes

  • sun spots and changes in solar activity

  • volcanic eruptions and impact events

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Which of these is NOT true

Select one of the following:

  • Climate change has always happened

  • Climate can change due to natural, and man made events

  • Climate naturally fluctuates over periods of time

  • Recent warming is not a result of human activities

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases which cause global warming

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Which of these is NOT a greenhouse gas?

Select one of the following:

  • carbon dioxide

  • Methane

  • Nitrogen

  • CFCs

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

Click all that show global impacts of global warming

Select one or more of the following:

  • coral bleaching

  • Sea level rise

  • more forest fires

  • more drought prone areas

  • Growing glaciers

  • More extreme weather events such as storms

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

Which of these is NOT a solution to climate change?

Select one of the following:

  • Set targets to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions

  • increase recycling

  • Use more public transport

  • Use renewable energy such as solar

  • Turn lights off

  • Pick up litter

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Developing countries are more vulnerable to climate change than developed countries.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

What are the environmental impacts of climate change?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Some species will become extinct

  • Glaciers will melt

  • sea levels will rise

  • Tropical storms will get more severe

  • People will have to leave their homes

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Which was NOT an impact of the little ice age?

Select one of the following:

  • Glaciers covered the UK

  • Soil froze, killing crops

  • Rivers froze preventing trade

  • Trees stopped growing resulting in fuel shortages

  • Viking farmers abandoned Greenland

  • A great famine killed 25% of British farmers

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Our global food supplies may be disrupted by climate change

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation