Questions & Answers
Related to Climate Change Issues

Note: The correct answer for multiple choice questions is marked with an asterisk*

Category: Hard

1. Climate change is causing the world to heat up. (True)
2. Global warming is the act of setting the classes’ world globe by the heat register. (False – it is a rise in the temperature of the atmosphere caused by an increase in the greenhouse effect)
3. Permafrost is a refrigerator brand name. (False – permafrost is a layer of ground that is permanently frozen)
4. Coral reefs are very important because they provide homes to over half of all the species that live in the ocean. (True)
5. “Non-renewable resources” refers to a resource that will never run out. (False – non-renewable resources are finite which means that once they are used up there will be no more)
6. We can be 100% sure of how climate change will affect different regions of the world. (False – nobody knows exactly how climate change will affect the world)
7. An adaptation is something special about an organism (living thing) that allows it to survive in its natural environment. (True – an example of an adaptation is the dark skin of a polar bear which helps it to absorb heat from the sun)
8. Greenhouse gases occur when you have too many beans to eat! (False – greenhouse gases act like a blanket around the Earth and include carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons)
9. Solar refers to the moon. (False – solar refers to the sun)
10. The warming of the world’s oceans will not affect anything. (False – oceans cover about 70% of the world’s surface and many species call the ocean home. Oceans also provide food for millions of people around the world.)
11. Renewable energy is energy that we can keep using over and over again. (True)
12. Some populations of northern animals that cannot adapt to the changes caused by climate change may suffer. (True – for example: with increased snowfall, barren-ground caribou find it more difficult to access food sources under the snow pack)
13. One way you can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions is by walking or riding your bike somewhere instead of asking for car or snowmobile ride. (True)

Category: Harder

1. The term habitat refers to the suitable arrangement of food, water, shelter and space an organism needs to survive. (True)
2. Solar heat refers to energy created by the sun. (True)
3. Places where many wind turbines (sometimes referred to as windmills) use the free wind to make electricity are called:
   
   
   1. Wind Farms*
   2. Wind Factories
   3. Wind Hamlets
   4. Wind Ranches
4. Humans contribute greatly to climate change because we add too many greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. (True)
5. The greenhouse effect is the trapping of solar heat by a blanket of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. (True)
6. Fossil fuels include oil, gasoline and coal. (True)
7. As a result of climate change, temperatures in the north are predicted to increase by:
   
   
   1. 50 degrees Celsius
   2. 25 degrees Celsius
   3. 7 degrees Celsius*
   4. 15 degrees Celsius
8. Seals and walruses are being affected by warmer temperatures, which are thinning and shrinking the sea ice. (True)
9. Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources that produce greenhouse gases when they are used. (True)
10. Coral reefs need warmer ocean water to survive and will benefit from climate change (False – reefs are dying partly because climate change is causing ocean water to warm up and the reefs can not adapt to it in time)
11. Solar energy can be used to generate electricity and heat. (True – the sun is a huge source of free power)
12. Warmer weather conditions caused by climate change are allowing southern species of animals like raccoons, coyotes and magpies to expand their range northward. (True)
13. Other than the United States, which country per-capita produces the most greenhouse gas emissions?
    
    
    1. Australia
    2. Britain
    3. Canada*
    4. D. Denmark

Category: Hardest!

1. The term atmosphere refers to the thin layer of life on the Earth. (False – it is the layer of invisible gases surrounding the Earth)
2. In the world, what is the fastest growing source of renewable power technology?
   
   
   1. Wind Turbines*
   2. Hydroelectricity
   3. Solar Panels
   4. Diesel Generators
3. As temperatures warm up, we can expect to see southern diseases and parasites moving north. (True)
4. The term climate change refers to natural and human caused changes in climate that last less than a month. (False – natural and human caused changes in climate that last from decades to centuries)
5. Climate refers to the weather conditions that regularly occur in a region. (True)
6. Some people do not believe that our climate is changing or they think that changes are not caused by people. (True)
7. Carbon dioxide is a smelly gas that is not found naturally. (False – it is a colorless, odorless gas that is naturally present in the atmosphere)
8. Some ocean species like otters and whales may actually benefit from climate change because:
   
   
   1. They like to bask in the sunlight
   2. There will be more open water so they can have access to more food*
   3. Rising ocean levels will give them significantly more habitat
   4. It will be easier for them to find a mate
9. Climate change may cause the water levels of the ocean to rise because:
   
   
   1. Climate change causes tides to occur
   2. More people enjoy swimming in a warmer ocean. This will cause the water levels to rise (rather like someone else getting in your bathtub with you)
   3. Glaciers and polar ice caps are melting which adds more water to the oceans*
   4. All of the above
10. A watt is a measure of:
    
    
    1. Power
    2. Energy
    3. Temperature
    4. Electricity*
11. Biomass fuel is a fuel source that is made up of biological matter. (True – an example of biomass fuel is wood)
12. Reducing the amount of energy you waste will probably reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (True)