Climate Change and Environmental Catastrophes
Description: This quiz assesses your knowledge of climate change and environmental catastrophes. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: climate change environmental catastrophes global warming greenhouse gases |
Which greenhouse gas is primarily responsible for the enhanced greenhouse effect?
What is the term used to describe the long-term increase in Earth's average surface temperature?
Which human activity is the primary contributor to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations?
What is the term used to describe the rise in sea levels due to the thermal expansion of ocean water and the melting of glaciers and ice sheets?
Which region is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels and extreme weather events?
What is the term used to describe the process by which plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Which international agreement aims to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels?
What is the term used to describe the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources?
Which natural phenomenon is characterized by a rapid and significant increase in the Earth's surface temperature, often accompanied by volcanic eruptions and the release of greenhouse gases?
What is the term used to describe the process by which certain ecosystems, such as forests and wetlands, absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
Which region is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels and extreme weather events?
What is the term used to describe the process by which plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Which international agreement aims to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels?
What is the term used to describe the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources?
Which natural phenomenon is characterized by a rapid and significant increase in the Earth's surface temperature, often accompanied by volcanic eruptions and the release of greenhouse gases?