1. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing due to

A. Combustion of fossil fuels

B. DeforestationC. Increased

photosynthesisD. A and BE. A and CF. A, B and C

Combustion of fo

ssil fu

els

Defore

station

Increase

d photosy

nthesis

A and B

A and C

A, B and C

8%

0%

16%

4%

72%

0%

-Combustion releases carbon dioxide-Deforestation reduced the uptake of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis.

2. The graph is called the

A. Gore Graph.B. Keeling Curve. C. Photosynthesis

Time-series Curve.

D. CO2 Sequence.Gore

Graph.

Keeling Curve.

Photosy

nthesis

Tim

e-ser..

.

CO2 Sequence.

8%16%

4%

72%

3. The seasonal dips on the previous graph (Keeling Curve of CO2) occur during summer in the ____________ due to____________.

A. Southern Hemisphere; increased photosynthesis

B. Northern Hemisphere; increased photosynthesis

C. Southern Hemisphere; seasonal changes in driving patterns

D. Northern Hemisphere; seasonal changes in driving patterns.

Southern

Hemisp

here; in

...

Northern

Hemisp

here; in...

Southern

Hemisp

here; s

...

Northern

Hemisp

here; s...

25% 25%25%25%

Much more of the Earth’s landmass is in the Northern Hemisphere.

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere there is less photosynthesis so less uptake of carbon dioxide.

4. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

A. CO2

B. CH4

C. Water VaporD. N2

E. N2O

CO2CH4

Wate

r Vapor N2

N2O

0%

8%

15%

50%

27%

5. Which type of radiation do greenhouse gases block?

A. InfraredB. UltravioletC. VisibleD. All of the above

Infrare

d

Ultravio

let

Visible

All of t

he above

33%

11%

0%

56%

6. Which of the following is not a potential effect of a warmer ocean?

A. Increased intensity of ocean storms like hurricanes.

B. Less ocean productivity.C. Coral reefs dying.D. Ocean conveyor belt will reverse

direction.

Increase

d inte

nsity of o

ce..

Less

ocean

producti

vity.

Coral re

efs dyin

g.

Ocean

conve

yor belt w

ill...

0%

58%

13%

29%

7. A component of the environment that stores carbon atoms in other molecules so that there is less CO2 in the atmosphere is called a

A. Carbon sinkB. Carbon capC. Carbon reservoirD. A and BE. A and CF. A, B and C

Carbon si

nk

Carbon ca

p

Carbon re

servoir

A and B

A and C

A, B and C

29%

0%5%

57%

0%

10%

8. The oceans serve as a carbon sink by having

A. carbon dioxide dissolved in the water

B. carbon in organic molecules in the organisms

C. calcium carbonate in shells and limestone

D. A and BE. B and CF. A, B and C

carb

on dioxide diss

olved ..

carb

on in org

anic molecu

l..

calci

um carb

onate in

shel..

A and B

B and C

A, B and C

13%

4%

57%

4%

17%

4%

9. As the ocean’s temperature increases its will store a ______ percentage of the atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions.

A. increasingB. decreasingC. set

increasin

g

decreasin

g set

29%

0%

71%

As temperature increases, a gas is more likely to come out of solution.This process is why warm soda goes flat faster than cold soda.

Note that it is the percentage of atmospheric CO2 dissolved in the water that would decrease, because with higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere more CO2 dissolves into the water. So increased CO2 and increased temperatures would still mean the total dissolved CO2 would increase, but the oceans would be absorbing a smaller percentage of the overall carbon dioxide (less of a carbon sink).

10. Dissolved CO2 in the ocean

A. makes the water more alkaline

B. makes the water more acidic

C. acts as a buffer to neutralize the pH

makes the w

ater m

ore al...

makes the w

ater m

ore ac..

.

C. acts

as a buffer t

o neut...

4% 0%

20%

76%

Some of the dissolved carbon dioxide reacts with water to form carbonic acid.

11. Which of the following is a potential effect of increased ocean acidity?

A. Bleaching of coral reefs.B. Increased dissolution

(dissolving) of carbonate shells.C. Plankton not growing properly.D. All of the above.

Bleaching o

f cora

l reefs.

Increase

d dissolution (d

is...

Plankton not g

rowing p

...

All of t

he above.

0%

96%

0%4%

12. Which of the following are major sources of nitrous oxide (N2O)

A. AgricultureB. Combustion enginesC. LandfillsD. A and BE. B and CF. A, B and C

Agricu

lture

Combustion engin

es

Landfills

A and B

B and C

A, B and C

30%

4%

30%

13%

17%

4%

Agriculture is the leading source of nitrous oxide, because excess nitrogen in the soil from inorganic nitrogen fertilizers result in the production of N2O

The high temperatures of combustion engines also results in nitrous oxide emissions.

13. Inorganic fertilizer usually result in in the production of what other greenhouse gas?

A. Methane due to anaerobic fermentation

B. Ozone due to volatile organic compound production

C. Carbon dioxide due to high energy demands of production

D. Water vapor due to evaporation

Meth

ane due to anaero

bi...

Ozone due to

volatile or..

.

Carbon dioxid

e due to hi..

Wate

r vapor d

ue to eva..

.

61%

4%

26%

9%

There is a high energy demand for producing nitrogen compounds from atmospheric N2.

14. Tropospheric ozone (O3)

A. protects the earth from harmful UV radiation

B. is a strong greenhouse gas

C. has harmful health effects

D. both B and C

prote

cts th

e earth fr

om ...

is a st

rong gre

enhouse gas

has harm

ful health

effects

both B an

d C

46%50%

0%4%

Stratospheric ozone protects the Earth from UV radiation. But tropospheric (ground level) ozone is both a strong greenhouse gas and a harmful air pollutant.

15. The main source of ozone in the troposphere is

A. Off-gassing from agriculture

B. Aerosol cans and refrigerator coolants

C. reactions between nitric oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC’s).

D. Off-shore oil wellsOff-ga

ssing f

rom agri

cultu

re

Aeroso

l cans a

nd refri

ger..

.

reacti

ons betw

een nitric

...

Off-shore

oil wells

21%

4%

38%38%

Volatile organic compounds are organic compounds (carbon-based molecules produced by living things) that more easily evaporate into the atmosphere. Examples: benzene, butane and methane

16. Which of the following is NOT one of the top three sources of anthropogenic methane?

A. LandfillsB. Oil drillingC. Wetland destructionD. Cattle farms

Landfills

Oil drill

ing

Wetla

nd destructi

on

Cattle farm

s

25% 25%25%25%

Many oil and coal deposits have a cap of natural gas above them. This natural gas may be released when extracting the other fossil fuels.

Methane is also produced when certain anaerobic organisms break down organic matter in no/low O2 environments such as:-the intestines of animals (cellulose broken down)- landfills- wetlands and rice paddies (wetlands are a natural SOURCE of methane because stagnation of water results in low O2 conditions.)

17. When methane is burned, it produces

A. CO2 and nitrous oxide

B. Ozone and nitrous oxideC. CO2 and water vapor

D. Ozone and water vapor

CO2 and nitrous o

xide

Ozone and nitr

ous oxide

CO2 and wate

r vapor

Ozone and w

ater vapor

35%

4%

57%

4%

Methane over time reacts with O2 in the atmosphere to be broken down into carbon dioxide and water vapor. However these two products are also greenhouse gases.

18. Which of these is true of soot (black carbon/ bc)?

A. It creates a cooling effect on Earth because it blocks sunlight from reaching Earth’s surface.

B. Ice melts faster when coated by soot.

C. A main source is the burning of biomass.

D. A, B and C.E. B and C.

It cre

ates a co

oling effect.

..

Ice m

elts fa

ster w

hen co...

A main so

urce is

the bur..

.

A, B and C.

B and C.

0%8%

71%

13%8%

Ice and snow are normally very reflective surfaces. But when they are coated with soot they absorb more light.

Many developing regions use biomass (such as wood or dung) as a source of energy for cooking and heating.

Diesel fuel is a major source of soot from developed nations.

Soot is formed from the incomplete combustion of organic matter (fossil fuels or biomass).

19. Which of the following areas will be the least affected by sea level rise?

A. BangladeshB. MaldivesC. SeattleD. Florida

Bangladesh

Maldives

Seattle

Florid

a

26%

0%

74%

0%

20. What might also cause sea level to rise besides melting of ice?

A. Accelerated erosion of coastlines as climate warms.

B. Thermal expansion of the ocean as it warms.

C. Decrease in sediment runoff from rivers as rivers dry up.

D. Increased ocean floor volcanic activity.

Accelera

ted erosio

n of co...

Thermal e

xpansio

n of th...

Decreas

e in se

diment r

uno..

Increase

d ocean floor v

o...

24%

0%0%

76%

Water becomes less dense as it is heated. It expands.

21. Which of the following is not a potential effect of climate change?

A. Increased droughts in certain parts of the world

B. Increased pests and diseases.C. Loss of biodiversity.D. Increase in ocean pH.

Increase

d droughts

in cer..

.

Increase

d pests and dise

a...

Loss

of biodive

rsity.

Increase

in oce

an pH.

13%

61%

9%17%

22. Why might global warming cause more methane to be released into the atmosphere?

A. Thawing of permafrost will release methane.

B. Warmer oceans will release dissolved methane.

C. Warmer temperatures cause cattle metabolic rates to accelerate.

D. Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) in location previously inaccessible

Thawing o

f perm

afrost

wi..

Warm

er oce

ans will

relea..

Warm

er temperatu

res c

...

Frack

ing (hyd

raulic fr

act...

78%

13%4%4%

23. Which of these is NOT a positive feedback loop that leads to more warming?

A. Warmer temperatures lead to decreased ocean productivity.

B. Melting of sea ice leads darker surfaces and more radiation absorbed by Earth.

C. Warming leads to melting of permafrost.

D. More CO2 in atmosphere leads to more CO2 absorbed by the ocean.

Warm

er temperatu

res l

e..

Melti

ng of sea ic

e leads d

...

Warm

ing leads t

o melti

n...

More CO2 in

atmosp

here...

27%

50%

14%9%

24. Which of the following is not a reason why climate change might cause a loss of biodiversity?

A. Decrease in insects cause insect-eating birds to go extinct.

B. Shifting of habitats to higher latitudes and altitudes.

C. Inability for species to adapt to a rapidly changing climate.

D. Increased ocean acidity endangers the ocean food chain.

Decreas

e in in

sects

cause

...

Shifting of h

abitats

to hi...

Inability f

or specie

s to a...

Increase

d ocean acid

ity ...

57%

0%

10%

33%

25. When did the Kyoto Protocol meeting take place?

A. 1989B. 1992C. 1997D. 2001

19891992

19972001

9%17%

74%

0%

26. How did the Kyoto Protocol aim to reduce CO2 emissions?

A. By requiring each developed nation to reduce emissions by 35%.

B. By requiring each developed nation to reduce emissions to pre-1990 levels.

C. By requiring developed nations to give aid to developing nations to help them reduce CO2 emissions.

D. By requiring all nations to develop a voluntary emissions reduction plan.

By requiri

ng each deve

l...

By requiri

ng each deve

l...

By requiri

ng developed ...

By requiri

ng all nations .

.

10%5%

19%

67%

27. Which country’s ratification of the treaty finally allowed it to go into effect?

A. RussiaB. United StatesC. AustraliaD. Japan

Russia

United St

ates

Australia

Japan

95%

0%0%5%

28. Which of the following reasons was cited by the US as a reason not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol?

A. It would hurt the US economy.B. It wasn’t fair that developing nations

would not have to reduce emissions.C. Incomplete state of scientific

evidenceD. All of the above

It would hurt

the U

S ec...

It wasn

’t fai

r that d

evelo...

Incomplete st

ate of scie

nt...

All of t

he above

33%

52%

10%5%

29. Which of the following is an example of potential carbon capture technology (carbon sequestration)?

A. Pumping CO2 from the smokestacks of coal plants into the ground.

B. Trapping the energy in methane emissions from cattle for use as an energy source.

C. Invading countries to capture their oil reserves.

Pumping CO2 from th

e ...

Trapping th

e energy in

...

Invading co

untries t

o ca...

65%

10%

25%

30. What is cap and trade?

A. Putting a limit on emissions and companies who exceed the limit must buy the right to pollute more from companies who are under the limit.

B. Requiring all companies to trade a percentage of their profits for the right to emit CO2.

C. Putting a cap on production of goods from companies who exceed emission limits, creating more trade with other less-polluting countries.

D. Trading your school books for a cap and gown at graduation.

Putting a

limit o

n emissio..

Requiring al

l companies t

...

Putting a

cap on pro

duct...

Trading y

our sch

ool book...

68%

9%

23%

0%

31. How is the Copenhagen Accord different from the Kyoto Protocol?

A. It is legally binding.B. Both developed and developing

nations are required to reduce emissions.

C. Developed nations have promised money to developing nations to help deal with climate change.

D. All of the above. It is l

egally binding.

Both developed and dev...

Developed nations have

...

All of t

he above.

9%

48%

4%

39%

32. IPCC stands for

A. International Policy on Carbon Capture

B. Interpretive Programs for Climate Coalitions

C. Investing Properly in Carbon Credits

D. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

International P

olicy on ...

Interpretive Pro

grams for..

.

Investi

ng Pro

perly in

Ca...

Intergovern

mental Panel ..

32%

68%

0%0%

33. CFC’s have been banned because they

A. can easily be replaced by other substances that are not greenhouse gases.

B. are known carcinogens.C. increase tropospheric ozone.D. deplete the stratospheric

ozone layer.

can easil

y be replace

d by...

are known ca

rcinogens.

increase

troposp

heric oz..

.

deplete th

e stra

tosp

heri...

0%

90%

5%5%

34. Which of the following is a potential consequence of more rapid and earlier annual snowmelts in the mountains?

A. Decreased hydropowerB. A longer forest fire season.C. Loss of water supplies for

regional inhabitants.D. All of the above

Decreas

ed hydro

power

A longer f

orest

fire se

ason.

Loss

of wate

r supplie

s for..

.

All of t

he above

25% 25%25%25%

35. If increased evaporation due to global warming results in thicker cumulus clouds that reflect, this would be an example of

A. positive feedbackB. negative feedbackC. synergismD. serendipity

positive fe

edback

negative

feedback

synergism

sere

ndipity

32%

9%9%

50%

A negative feedback loop is when the outcome tends to minimize the effect of an input and stabilize the system.

• Cumulus clouds that reflect light and reduce heating would be a negative feedback loop.

• Higher, wispy cirrus clouds that aren’t very reflective and yet trap heat would be a positive feedback loop.

- feedback

Effect of clouds on global warming depends on type of clouds.

36. If the temperature on Earth changes by 2 °C, this is equal to a temperature change of approximately

A. 1.2 °FB. 2 °FC. 2.8 °FD. 3.6 °FE. 4.8 °F

1.2 °F 2 °F2.8 °F

3.6 °F4.8 °F

4%9%

26%

57%

4%

100 °C = 180 °F 1 °C = 1.8 °F

37. The IPCC panel representing climate scientist from around the world have determined that it is _______ that global temperatures have been increasing due to man’s activities.

A. Very highly likely (>99%)B. Highly likely (90-99%)C. Likely (66%-89%)D. More likely than not (50%-65 %)E. No consensus could be reached

by the majority of scientists Very highly lik

ely (>99%)

Highly likely

(90-99%)

Likely (6

6%-89%)

More lik

ely th

an not (50...

No conse

nsus c

ould be r...

17%

83%

0%0%0%

38. Which list of greenhouse gases is in order from most powerful heat trapping ability per molecule to least powerful?

A. CO2, Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Methane (CH4), HCFC’s

B. Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Methane (CH4), CO2, HCFC’s

C. HCFC’s, Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Methane (CH4), CO2

D. HCFC’s, CO2, Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Methane (CH4)

CO2, Nitr

ous Oxid

e (N2O..

Nitrous O

xide (N

2O), M...

HCFC’s,

Nitr

ous Oxide (N

...

HCFC’s,

CO2, Nitr

ous Oxi..

5%

23%

50%

23%

1. D2. B3. B4. D5. A6. D7. E8. F9. B10.B11.D12.D13.C14.D15.C16.C17.C18.E

19.B20.D21.A

19.C20. B21. D22.A23. D24. B25. C26. B27.A28. D29.A30. A31. C32. D33. D34. D35. B36. D

37.B38.C