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QUIZ #2
Name _________________________________________________________
FIGURE 18.1
18.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions
Use Figure 18.1 to answer the following questions.
1) The best fit between observed and model data is shown in figure _______.
A) a
B) b
C) c
D) a and b equally
E) b and c equally
Objective: 18.4 Global climate change in present and future
2) The relationship between anthropogenic factors and all factors driving global climate
change is best indicated in figure(s) _______.
A) b and c
B) a and b
C) a
D) b
E) c
Objective: 18.4 Global climate change in present and future
3) If anthropogenic factors continue to increase at the level shown in Fig. b, then in the
future _______.
A) the graphs in all of the figures should level,out
B) all the graphs will look more like Fig. a
C) the graphs of models in all three figures should show decreases while observation
graphs increase
D) the trends shown in fig. c should continue
E) the graphs of models and of observations should show marked decreases
Objective: 18.4 Global climate change in present and future
18.3 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) The largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the United States is
________, followed by ________.
A) agriculture; transportation
B) electricity generation; agriculture
C) electricity generation; industry
D) electricity generation; transportation
E) agriculture; electricity generation
Objective: 18.2 Human influences on climate
2) The atmosphere around Earth can cause global warming because ________.
A) warm air cannot escape, as in a greenhouse
B) molecules in the atmosphere are warmed by radiation from Earth and retain that heat
C) fossil fuels release heat
D) plants absorb CO2
E) plants release CO2
3) Earth's climate ________.
A) has been stable over the history of the planet
B) is changing as a result of natural and human processes
C) will stabilize over the next century, according to the predictions of most scientists
D) has been documented to have changed once due to the evolution of green
photosynthesizing plants
E) history is undeterminable because there is no method of studying climatic history of
the planet
Objective: 18.3 Climate research
4) Of the following greenhouse gases, ________ concentrations have increased the most
since 1750.
A) water vapor
B) carbon dioxide
C) nitrous oxide
D) ozone
E) methane
Objective: 18.3 Climate research
5) Carbon dioxide is ________.
A) the most potent (per molecule of gas) of the greenhouse gases
B) the most abundant greenhouse gas
C) more potent (per molecule of gas) than methane
D) the main anthropogenic greenhouse gas produced in the United States
E) the only greenhouse gas presently increasing in the atmosphere
Objective: 18.4 Global climate change in present and future
10) The Kyoto Protocol ________.
A) increased federal funding for controlling greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power
plants
B) required equal concessions from all countries involved in greenhouse gas emission
C) required increases in nuclear power generation
D) would have resulted in overall increases in greenhouse emissions
E) was intended to reduce emissions of six greenhouse gases to levels lower than those of
1990
Objective: 18.6 Response to climate change
12) The use of public transportation is ________.
A) higher in the United States compared to Europe
B) increasing rapidly in the face of concerns over climate change
C) subsidized by the U.S. government
D) the best option for decreasing the use of fossil fuels for transportation
E) more expensive than driving a car
Objective: 18.6 Response to climate change
13) Hydrogen fuel cells, biodiesel, and long-term electric batteries are potential solutions
to ______.
A) reducing carbon emissions from cars and trucks
B) carbon sequestration
C) cap-and-trade emission control
D) replacing coal as a major fuel for generating electricity
E) cutting back the carbon emissions from hydroelectric plants
Objective: 18.6 Response to climate change
19) Over ________% of the fuel you pump into your automobile does something other
than move your vehicle down the road.
A) 65
B) 55
C) 45
D) 25
E) 85
Objective: 18.6 Response to climate change
21) In the wake of the U.S. failure to ratify the Kyoto Protocol ________.
A) many nations have severed diplomatic relations with the U.S.
B) cities and states are setting their own programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
C) the U.S. has shown that it is a leader in carbon emission reduction without having
signed the Protocol
D) dozens of other nations pulled out of the Protocol
E) oil exporting nations have refused to sell to the U.S.
Objective: 18.6 Response to climate change
PART II
1. Why is indoor pollution still such a large problem? What are the most dangerous
indoor pollutants in developing and developed nations?