Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Global Warming

1-Global warming is also referred to as
(A) Climate change
(B) Ecological change
(C) Atmosphere change
(D) None of the above
[expand title=”View Answer”](A) Climate change[/expand]
 
2-Global warming is an observed century-scale rise in the ___ of the Earth’s climate system.
(A) Maximum temperature
(B) Minimum temperature
(C) Average temperature
(D) Temperature
[expand title=”View Answer”](C) Average temperature[/expand]
 
3-Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Methane
(C) Nitrous oxide
(D) Carbon monoxide
[expand title=”View Answer”](D) Carbon monoxide[/expand]
 
4-Which of the following is (are) the anticipated effect(s) of Global warming?
(A) Rising sea levels
(B) Changing precipitation
(C) Expansion of deserts
(D) All of the above
[expand title=”View Answer”](D) All of the above[/expand]
 
5-UNFCCC stands for
(A) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(B) United Nations Federation Convention on Climate Change
(C) United Nations Framework Council on Climate Change
(D) United Nations Federation Council on Climate Change
[expand title=”View Answer”](A) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change[/expand]
 
6-Economies of the following country(ies) are(are) responsible for greatest annual CO2 emissions.
(A) USA
(B) China
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Brazil
[expand title=”View Answer”](C) Both (A) and (B)[/expand]
 
7-Ocean temperatures increase more slowly than land temperatures because of the larger effective ___ of the oceans.
(A) Heat capacity
(B) Heat balance
(C) Heat transfer
(D) Heat exchanger
[expand title=”View Answer”](A) Heat capacity[/expand]
 
8-Which of the following types of sources of energy do not produce carbon dioxide?
(A) Wind energy
(B) Geothermal energy
(C) Hydroelectric energy
(D) All of the above
[expand title=”View Answer”](D) All of the above[/expand]
 
9-The El-Nino Phenomenon occurs in
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean
[expand title=”View Answer”](B) Pacific Ocean[/expand]
 
10-Without the Earth’s atmosphere, the Earth’s average temperature would be well below the __ temperature of the water
(A) Boiling
(B) Freezing
(C) Vaporization
(D) None of the above
[expand title=”View Answer”](B) Freezing[/expand]