Climate Quiz

1 / 20

A landslide in the mountains is:

A hurricane wind

A serious flood

A moving mass of stones and earth

A mass of snow, which falls or slides down a slope

2 / 20

Which of these actions to maintain the temperature inside a building is not environmentally friendly?

Use of electric heaters

Sealing cracks in the window frames

Use of heat reflectors behind radiators

Insulation of the front door

3 / 20

What share of the world population lives below the poverty line?

Less then 10%

35 %

50 %

15 %

4 / 20

Which of these features is not relevant to climate?

Аir temperature

The pattern of precipitation

Dominant winds

Longitude

5 / 20

What bag should you take shopping to reduce your carbon footprint?

Your own paper bag

Your own plastic bag

Don’t take a bag – use a disposable one from the shop

Your own canvas or cotton bag

6 / 20

Which of these regions of the world is particularly prone to drought?

Central Africa

Small islands of the Caribbean Sea

South-East Asia

Scandinavian countries

7 / 20

What climate factor defines the southern boundary of boreal forests?

Levels of precipitation

Cloud cover

Atmospheric pressure

Temperature

8 / 20

A relatively humid climate is typical for:

Ireland

North Africa

Mongolia

Greece

9 / 20

Which of these energy sources is not a fossil fuel?

Brown coal

Uranium

Peat

Natural gas

10 / 20

Which of these cities would make the greatest use of solar power?

Oslo

Moscow

London

Cairo

11 / 20

How does climate change make glacial lakes hazardous?

The water becomes too hot due to higher air temperatures

Disease-carrying insects breed in the lakes

Melting of glaciers raises water levels in the lakes, creating a threat of floods and landslides

Harmful chemical compounds are formed in the water

12 / 20

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

Rose sharply and then fell again

Has not changed

Has risen

Has fallen

13 / 20

Which of these products bought by your family has the smallest carbon footprint?

Products brought from some other region of your country

Products brought from neighbouring countries

Local products

Exotic products from distant countries

14 / 20

You are an ecotourist if:

You cook food on a bonfire when you are camping

You minimize your impact on the natural environment when on holiday

You observe rare animals

You cook food on a bonfire when you are camping

15 / 20

What is the difference between a combined heat and power plant (CHPP) and a thermal power plant (TPP)?

A CHPP is a central distribution station, which receives energy from a network of small TPPs

A CHPP generates electricity and heat and a TPP only generates electricity

A CHPP generates electricity for big cities and a TPP generates electricity for towns and villages

A CHPP heats water and a TPP generates electricity

16 / 20

In Eastern Siberia, pine forests are advancing into steppe ecosystems because of:

More precipitation

Falling temperatures

Rising temperatures

Less precipitation

17 / 20

The layer of air which envelops Earth is called:

The cryosphere

The lithosphere

The atmosphere

The hydrosphere

18 / 20

By how much has ice coverage in the Arctic shrunk in the last 40 years?

20 %

100 %

10 %

50 %

19 / 20

Which of these economic activities in mountain regions is least vulnerable to the impact of climate change?

Agriculture

Tourism

The production of hydroelectricity

Mining

20 / 20

The production of which agricultural crop in South-East Asia could be significantly reduced by rising sea levels?

Wheat

Maize

Barley

Rice

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