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Climate change - Quiz

Climate change - Quiz

Answer each question below, then choose Check answers to see your score. You can reveal the correct responses after marking.

1 Do the so-called greenhouse gases consist of...

Carbon dioxide and Nitrogen gases Methane and Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Both of the above

2 For how long have our activities on earth been causing these problems?

20 years 100 years 200 years

3 One of the 4 types of gas mentioned, CFCs, is caused entirely by human acivity - but where does it come from?

From using gas cookers at home From heavy industry From farming cows and pigs

4 What is it that is actually causes the heating up of the earth's surface?

Heat released by industry Heat energy from the sun Heat from people exercising in gyms

5 What will happen to the ice sheets if the world warms up?

Melting ice will cause sea levels to rise There will be no ice to cool our drinks Our rain will mostly fall as sleet and hail They will move to the equator

6 Does global warming mean we will be able to grow more plants?

Some new plants will thrive, but others may not grow well No - all plants will die! Britain will be underwater so who knows

7 Climate change will affect soil and our use of it by...

Increasing the speed of decomposition Making it necessary to change agricultural methods Both the above

8 What can you do to try to prevent climate change?

Bury your head in the sand like an Ostrich Run the Soil-Net EcoQuiz to learn more! Light a bonfire

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