"Climate" is a broad and broad term that conveys the long-term weather of a state. The term derives from the reciprocal combination of water and air, which literally means the water and air form the atmosphere. This word signifies the composition of the atmosphere. Since the emergence of the Earth, it is constantly changing. Change is the law of life. It is sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Some changes are beneficial, some harmful. Remember, the climate is the most influential of human impact elements, as it also controls other environmental factors. Climate is a powerful element in the beginning and the emergence of civilization as far as economic development is concerned. Today, the whole world is worried about world-class climate change, its impact is getting deeper by the rapid spread of cities. Climate change always threatens floods in metropolitan cities bordering the ocean, increasing temperature due to change in seasons, melting glaciers, and increasing ocean water levels. Take this climate and climate change trivia quiz.
1. What can cause climate change?
A. The natural cycle of the Earth
B. Human activities
C. Volcanic eruptions
D. All of the Above
2. The driest place is the ________, Chile which gets virtually no measurable rain on a yearly basis.
A. Thar Desert
B. Atacama Desert
C. Sahara Desert
D. All of above
3. What area of the Earth generally has the warmest climate?
A. South pole
B. North pole
C. Equator
D. Northern hemisphere
4. What do we call the periods of time when much of the Earth's northern hemisphere was covered in ice?
A. Epochs
B. Ice ages
C. Iron ages
D. Bronze ages
5. The coldest place is Plateau Station, Antarctica where the average temperature is __________ degrees C.
A. -46.7 degrees C
B. -36.7 degrees C
C. -56.7 degrees C
D. -76.7 degrees C
6. Thermal humid climate - where the temperature of each month is more than what degree Celsius. It rains for the most part of the year.
A. 16 degree Celsius
B. 18 degree Celsius
C. 10 degree Celsius
D. 12 degree Celsius
7. Which regions have less rainfall and higher evaporation levels? Temperatures remain high.
A. Dry climate
B. Temperate climate
C. Thermogenic
D. All of above
8. The temperature in the coldest month is 19 to 0.3 degrees Celsius and the temperature in the hottest month is 500 Celsius. What is it called?
A. Thermogenic
B. Dry climate
C. Temperate climate
D. None of these
9. Polar climate where average temperature is less than___________ degree Celsius each month.
A. 15 degree celsius
B. 14 degree Celsius
C. 10 degree Celsius
D. 00 degree Celsius
10. The following is the most widely discussed impact of climate change:
A. Increase in average sea level
B. Deforestation
C. Soil erosion
D. None of the above
11. Sea level is expected to rise because of the warmer climate due to the following.
A. Glaciers and ice-sheets melt
B. Oceans expand as they get warmer
C. Oceans decrease as they get warmer
D. None of above
12. Over the last 100 years, global sea level has risen by about
A. 20 - 25 cm
B. 10 - 12.5 cm
C. 35 - 37 cm
D. 50 - 51 cm
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