Climate Change

See how many answers you can get right with this Climate Change quiz:

1. The overall trend of climatic change has comprised of:

Constant and continuous warming of the planet Warmer and wetter interglacial periods alternating with much cooler and drier glacial episodes

2. Paleoclimatology is the study of:

Climate change taken on the scale of the last 100 years Climate change taken on the scale of the entire history of the earth Climate change taken since humans began recording climate change

3. Ice cores are predominately used to reveal:

The history of our climate The temperature of sea beds The bacteria trapped in the ice The melting point of the water

4. For the last 10,000 years our climate has averaged:

About 11°C globally About 14°C globally About 18°C globally About 22°C globally About 26°C globally

5. What is the probability level that scientists believe that most of the global warming witnessed in the last 50 years is the result of human activities?

50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

6. The current level of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere is the highest recorded in the last?

65,000 years 650,000 years 6,500,000 years 65,000,000 years

7. The Emirate?s climate cycle, especially rainfall, is partly affected by:

An abnormal warming of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific The intensity of the southwest Indian Ocean monsoon system The warm trade winds that blow almost continuously

8. Since the early 20th century, Earth's average surface temperature has increased by?

About 0.8 °C About 1.8 °C About 2.8 °C About 3.8 °C

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