Climate Change quiz for N(A)-Level Geography (SEAB 2246) quiz

Natural changes in the Earth's orbit

The enhanced greenhouse effect from burning fossil fuels and clearing forests

Large volcanic eruptions

Changes in the Sun's output

Oxygen and nitrogen

Helium and neon

Carbon dioxide and methane

Hydrogen and argon

Extra greenhouse gases let more heat escape to space

It cools the upper atmosphere only

It blocks the Sun completely

Extra greenhouse gases trap more of the Earth's outgoing heat, warming it beyond the natural level

Large volcanic eruptions releasing gases and ash

Driving petrol cars

Burning coal in power stations

Cutting down rainforest

A single cold winter

A steady rise in global average temperature recorded over many decades

The colour of the sky

One hot afternoon

Ice melts the same amount every year naturally

Ice never melts at all

Glaciers, ice sheets and sea ice are shrinking over time as the world warms

Melting ice cools the planet down

Only one scientist has studied it

It is just a feeling that it is hotter

It is based on a single year of data

Many independent lines of evidence gathered worldwide all point the same way

Sea-level rise and coastal flooding

Falling sea levels

Permanent snow cover

The Sun switching off

Coral reefs bleaching

Food and water shortages when harvests fail and droughts worsen

Glaciers shrinking in mountains

Forests changing their species mix

Coping with effects that are already happening

Ignoring the problem

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions to tackle the cause

Moving everyone to higher ground

Switching from coal to solar power

Improving the energy efficiency of homes

Planting forests to absorb carbon dioxide

Building sea walls and raising land to cope with rising seas

Generating electricity from solar and wind instead of coal

Growing drought-resistant crops

Building higher flood barriers

Improving flood warning systems

Trees release large amounts of carbon dioxide

Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, removing a greenhouse gas

Forests block the Sun and cool the Earth completely

Forests have no effect on the atmosphere

It is a high mountain country far from the sea

It has no people living near the coast

It is a low-lying island exposed to sea-level rise, with heavier rain and reliance on imported food

It is too cold to be affected

Only by individuals

Only in the future, never now

Only by one country

At international, national and individual levels together