Quiz on Global Warming - Indian Wildlife Club

1. Where are some early signs of a global warming phenomenon being observed?

Indonesia

The Arctic

Equatorial Africa

2. According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the average global temperature has risen ……

2.5+ or - 0.2degree centigrade

1.6+ or - 0.2degree centigrade

0.6+ or - 0.2degree centigrade

3. Of the following peoples, which are currently being affected the most by increasing temperatures?

Latin Americans

Australian Aborigines

The Eskimos

4. Places on earth where carbon dioxide is produced and removed are called ………

reservoirs and holes

springs and drains

sources and sinks

5. Increasing temperatures are the result of………..

green house effect

increased solar activity

increase in desert regions

6. The greenhouse gases in the atmosphere act like what part of the greenhouse?

the frame

the door

the glass

7. Which of these species had a shift in its gene pool in response to global warming?

Great Land Crabs-they deepened their underground homes to reach a cooler temperature.

Orcas-They changed their colouration to absorb less sunshine

Red Squirrels- they moved their breeding time 18 days earlier during the last 10 years

8. The most prominent emission of green house gases are………

Carbon monoxide and Octane

CFC and Sulphur Dioxide

Carbon Dioxide and Methane

9. Global warming describes an increase in the average temperature of the earth’s………….

atmosphere

oceans

Both these

10. How many years does the great barrier reef have before it is destroyed, according to scientists?

100 years

50 years

30 years