The Problem of Climate Change

1 / 10

Which climate zone is characterized by high air temperature and much precipitation, falling evenly through the year?

Equatorial

Sub-equatorial

Tropical

Sub-tropical

2 / 10

Which of these methods do scientists use to find out about the climate on Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago?

Study of tree rings

Study of bubbles in Arctic ice

Study of meteorological data

Study of satellite images

3 / 10

A relatively humid climate is typical for:

Ireland

North Africa

Greece

Mongolia

4 / 10

What is the name of the science that monitors, studies and forecasts the weather?

Climatology

Hydrology

Glaciology

Meteorology

5 / 10

Since the middle of the 19th century the air temperature on Earth

Has not changed

Has risen

Has fallen

Rose sharply and then fell again

6 / 10

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

Carbon monoxide (CO)

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

Oxygen (O₂)

Nitrogen (N₂₎

7 / 10

Climate is:

A feature of the weather specifying the frequency of precipitation

What old people remember about weather patterns, weather lore

The state of the weather in the course of a week

The weather pattern in a particular territory over a period of many years

8 / 10

Which greenhouse gas accounts for 75% of all human emissions?

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆)

Methane (CH₄)

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

9 / 10

What is the climate of Barcelona?

Sub-tropical

Tropical

Temperate

Equatorial

10 / 10

Which of these features is not relevant to climate?

Longitude

The pattern of precipitation

Аir temperature

Dominant winds

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