1
Scientists in the IPCC conduct original research and report their findings in periodic
assessment reports.
(A)
True
(B)
False
2
Eruption of volcanoes can cause global cooling.
(A)
True
(B)
False
3
Water vapor is a greenhouse gas.
(A)
True
(B)
False
4
Melting mountain glaciers will result in a temporary increase in the amount of water
available to people living downstream.
(A)
True
(B)
False
5
Climate is changing more rapidly in the Arctic than in other regions of the globe.
(A)
True
(B)
False
6
As the average global temperature warms, the thickness of ice on Antarctica may increase.
(A)
True
(B)
False
7
The global conveyor belt refers to the thermohaline circulation.
(A)
True
(B)
False
8
The recognized standard for measuring and reporting climate impact is known as the
Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
(A)
True
(B)
False
9
Before conducting a greenhouse gas inventory, an organization must determine whether
they will use Scope 1, Scope 2, or Scope 3 boundaries.
(A)
True
(B)
False
10
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is an example of geoengineering.
(A)
True
(B)
False
11
Offsets are payments to projects which reduce emissions.
(A)
True
(B)
False
12
Direct measurements of Earth’s surface temperature go back to
(A)
400,000 BP
(B)
1950
(C)
1850
(D)
1800
13
Past surface temperature can be determined from Vostok ice cores by
(A)
pollen counts
(B)
tree rings
(C)
oxygen isotope ratios
(D)
gas temperatures
14
According to Milankovitch, changes in Earth’s climate are caused by
(A)
the tilt of Earth’s axis
(B)
the precession of the equinoxes
(C)
the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun
(D)
all of the above
15
Carbon dioxide concentrations before the Industrial Revolution were approximately
(A)
280 ppm
(B)
350 ppm
(C)
400 ppm
(D)
600 ppm
16
The melting of floating sea ice
(A)
increases surface albedo
(B)
decreases surface albedo
(B)
decreases surface albedo
17
The connection between melting Arctic sea ice and global warming is an example of
(A)
a positive feedback loop
(B)
a negative feedback loop
(A)
a positive feedback loop
18
The melting of permafrost is a source of
(A)
methane
(B)
carbon dioxide
(C)
oxygen
(D)
hydrogen isotopes
(A)
methane
19
Sea level rise associated with global warming is caused primarily by
(A)
expanding sea water
(B)
melting glaciers
(C)
melting ice caps
(D)
expansion of rock layers
(A)
expanding sea water
20
Climate neutrality is
(A)
an international treaty
(B)
the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen
(C)
stable temperature
(D)
a goal of climate action plans
(D)
a goal of climate action plans
21
A greenhouse gas inventory is
(A)
280 ppm
(A)
an internal funding source
(B)
the measurement step of a climate action plan
(C)
total global output, measured annually
(D)
sequestered carbon dioxide
22
Emissions trading is
(A)
a payment made to emissions-reduction projects
(B)
the trading of permits to pollute
(C)
the purchase of pollutant caps
(D)
the purchase of exhaust scrubbers