Climate Change Quiz

Test Your Knowledge on Global Warming and Environmental Issues

1. Which country is the largest emitter of global greenhouse gases?
2. What phenomenon refers to the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system?
3. What term refers to the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted by an individual, organisation, event, or product?
4. Which greenhouse gas is commonly released from landfill sites?
5. What is the process called where carbon dioxide is absorbed, leading to a decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans?
6. Which food has the largest carbon footprint?
7. What is the primary cause of coral bleaching in the world’s oceans?
8. Which planet in our solar system is the hottest because its thick atmosphere traps heat, creating a greenhouse effect?
9. What is the name of the climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean?
10. What is the term for the deliberate intervention in the climate system to counteract climate change?
11. What is the chemical formula of ozone?
12. Which international agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius?
13. What is the term for the natural process by which certain gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat, warming the planet?
14. Which sector is the largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions?
15. What's the term for energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed?

Answers

1. China
2. Global warming
3. Carbon footprint
4. Methane
5. Ocean acidification
6. Beef
7. Rising sea temperatures
8. Venus
9. El Nino
10. Geoengineering
11. O₃, (O3)
12. The Paris Agreement
13. The greenhouse effect
14. The energy sector (including electricity and heat production)
15. Renewable energy