Global Warming Trivia
322 Trivia Questions & Answers
Snow is important because it does what?
All of these Click to see the answer
Aerosols do what?
Both
Energy is measured in what?
Joules
Where do solar panels work best?
Sunny climates
Greenhouse gases act like a what?
Blanket
Global warming will affect what?
All of these
How often are solar panels installed in the USA?
every 4 mins Click to see the answer
Fossil fuels are formed from ancient what?
Tree trunks
Compared to incandescent light bulbs, florescent bulbs use what?
Less energy
2012 ranked as the which hottest on record?
19th
What proportion of the earth is covered by cities?
3%
Plants reflect what type of light?
Near infrared
What type of energy can solar panels utilize?
Heat and light
Consumption of the USA's energy needs are met by what percentage of Renewable sources?
14
What is global warming?
A rise of the Earth's temperature
What Pollutant does nuclear power produce?
None Click to see the answer
What sector of society consumes the most energy?
Industry
What form of energy comes from the earth?
Geothermal
Is ozone good or bad for humans?
Both heat and cool
Aerosols can be found in what part of the sky?
At all levels
What drives the climate?
Sun
Aerosols do what to the climate?
All of these
Which country emits the most carbon dioxide?
USA
When was the first UN Climate Summits held?
1995
Natural gas is primarily composed of what?
Methane
Shrinking sea ice affects what?
All of these
What is the main greenhouse gas?
CO2
What year did global temperature tracking begin?
1880 Click to see the answer
Wind energy is what type of energy?
Kinetic
Why do fossil fuels burn better than wood?
Higher concentration of carbon and hydrogen
Official which company is the worst air polluter?
Bayer Group
How do nuclear powerplants produce energy?
Nuclear fission
How far can air pollution travel from its source?
Around the world
Methane is known by the chemical symbol what?
CH4
What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is oxygen?
21
Global warming is making the sea do what?
Rise
The hole in the ozone layer was discovered when?
1985
A kilowatt of energy is equal to how many watts?
1000
In the past the Earth was what?
All of these
The depletion of what leads to stronger UV rays?
Ozone layer
The Clen Air Act was established in which year?
1993
How do nuclear power plants produce energy?
Nuclear fission
Which of the following gases do not trap heat?
Nitrogen Click to see the answer
What role do the oceans play in the carbon cycle
Both
Oil traps contain what?
An impereable layer
What percentage of cell phones are recycled?
10
Most of the uranium in the USA is found where?
Colorado
Which vehicle is the greenest?
Toyota Prius
Severe weather from global warming can affect what?
WiFi connections
Generally how many forms of renewable energy are there?
7
What is the primary cause of acid rain?
Sulphur dioxide
Solar cells are manufactured from what?
Silicon
What type of energy can solar panels utilise?
Heat and light
Global warming has seen many migrating birds return to the USA how many days earlier than in the past?
13
How do scientist collect data about global warming?
All of these
Oil derived from oil shales is called what?
Syncrude
Electricity consumption is measured in what?
Kilowatt-hours
Fossil fuels are produced by what?
Pressure
The hottest month on record for the USA was when?
Jun-08
Fossil fuels are organic matrapped in which type of rock?
Sedimentary
Because of rising levels of Carbon Dioxide trees are doing what?
Growing faster Click to see the answer
Which decade has seen the warmest on record?
2000- 2009
What type of rays are trapped by greenhouse gases?
Infra Red
The first hydro plant was set up where?
Darjeeling
Which uses most energy in an average home?
Heating rooms
How many inches did sea levels rise in the 20th C?
7
How much carbon dioxide absorb?
30%
In the 1960s the earth's temperature did what?
Dropped
Global warming will cause what?
Glaciers to melt
What is one effect of global warming?
Sea level rise
Which foodstuff will suffer from global warming?
Maple Syrup
Which US state would be best to set up a wind farm?
Texas
995 of the earth's glaciers are found where?
The Andes
What is the top producing Oil country in the world?
Saudi Arabia
Carbon dioxide levels have rise by how much since 1750?
43%
Air consists mostly of what?
Oxygen
Natural gas smells of what?
Nothing
The remains of dead sea creatures have made what?
Oil
A rise in what can be put down to global warming?
Tiger attacks
The Exxon Valdez happened where?
Alaska
Which of the following is a form of air pollution?
All of these
Since the industrial revolution, levels of which greenhouse gas have risen by 34%?
Carbon Dioxide Click to see the answer
As global temperatures rise what happens?
Precipitation increases
What are chlorofluorocarbons more commonly abbreviated to?
CFCs
Which of the following does not release carbon dioxide?
Fishing
The 2006 global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth was narrated by which US politician?
Al Gore
Which of the following can we detect from space?
All of these
Which group, founded in 2018, uses direct action to campaign against climate change?
Extinction Rebellion
Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
Coal
Recycling one aluminum saves enough energy to power a TV for how many hours?
3
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
Wood
Which NASA satellite measures air pollution?
Aura
Donald Trump regularly claimed that which green technology kills birds?
Wind Turbines
Changes in ocean salinity may indicate changes in what?
All of these
Sea levels have risen how many inches in the last one hundred years?
7 inches
Which country has the highest net carbon dioxide emissions per year?
China
Which country uses the most petrol?
USA
What is the counterpart to El Ninio?
El Nina
Which of the following is one of the effects of global warming?
Polar Ice Caps Melting
Which of the following is not an greenhouse gas?
Oxygen
What is the greenhouse effect?
Heat kept in the earth
El Nino develops where?
Pacific
Which illness is likely to increase with global warming?
Malaria
Which of the following does not contain Ozone Depletion Substances?
Toothpaste
By the year 2100, the average temperature of the Earth will rise by how much?
5.8 Degrees
Humans have been concerned about carbon levels since when?
19th C
Who presented the 2020 documentary A Life On Our Planet?
David Attenborough
Which continent has the IPCC expressed doubts that climate change will affect significantly?
Antarctica
Which of the following is not a source of renewable energy?
Coal
Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
Energy supply
Which of the following is not a biofuel?
Bioflux
Humans burn what type of fuel which creates greenhouse gases?
Fossil
Carbon dioxide levels have rise by how much since 1750?
0.43
Which of the following sources of energy is 'carbon neutral'
Uranium
What is 'car pooling'?
Sharing a vehicle
Trees produce what?
Oxygen
The rise in sea levels has lead to frequent flooding where?
All of these
Increased carbon dioxide will result in what?
All of these
Which sector is the most responsible for climate change? generation
Electric power generation
Which of the following speeds up global warming?
Carbon Diaoxide
Which of these increases levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
All of these
Carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane in the atmosphere are examples of what?
Greenhouse Gases
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg was born in what country?
Sweden
Energy stored in materials such as wood, grain and sugar are called what?
Biomass
Which of the following does not come from refining crude oil?
Gas
Most carbon dioxide goes where?
Inhaled by plants and trees
Warmer temperatures can do what to cold blooded animals?
Shrink in size Click to see the answer
Which city hosted the first convention on climate change?
Rio
A prolonged draught in the US Midwest threatened the supply of what?
Popcorn
The number of weather related natural disasters has what since the 1960s?
tripled
In India biomass renewable energies can be found where?
All of these
Over the next 100 years the ocean's salinity will do what?
We do not know
The effects of more sulphur in the atmosphere produces what?
Acid rain Click to see the answer
Which of the following will help reduce global warming?
All of these
Ozone can be found in which layer of the atmosphere?
Stratosphere
Which American politician is noted for his stand on global warming?
Al Gore
How many billion tons of carbon dioxide does the USA emit each years?
6
How long does dust and sut tend to remain in the air?
10 days
Permeable rock that contains hydrocarbon fluids and gases is called what?
Oil reservoir
The Kyoto Protocol on climate change was held in which country?
Japan
Which fossil fuel supplies the USA with more than half its electricity?
Coal
Which pollutant is not contained in a car exhaust fumes?
Amonia Click to see the answer
The process of storing solar energy is abbreviated to what?
OTEC
What is the main element used to run a nuclear power plant?
Uranium
What type of pollution does not come directly from cars?
Ground level ozone
Temperatures of Earth will go up if greenhouse gases do what?
Increase
With increasing global warming precipitation is expected to do what?
Rise
What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen?
78
What contributes 50% of electricity usage in the USA?
Air conditioning
How long does it take Co2s to disperse in the atmosphere?
500 years
How much of the USA's electricity is generated by nuclear power plants?
One fifth
Which planet has been described as the product of greenhouse gases?
Venus
Which of the following a positive effect of global warming?
Greater fish stocks
Which of the following is not necessary for a wind turbine?
Photovoltaic motor Click to see the answer
The first convention on climate change was named after which city?
Berlin
How many cm has the average sea level risen in the last century?
30
Which US state would be best to invest in solar energy?
Arizona
How many trees are saved for each tonne of paper recycled?
17
The greatest concentration of oil in the world is found where?
The middle east
Which fossil fuel is most often used to heat our homes?
Gas
Which sector is the most responsible for climate change? generation
Electric power generation
What percentage of the Earth is covered by glacial ice?
10
Which of these natural events will affect the climate?
All of these
What percentage of carbon dioxide is absorbed by the ocean
50
The amount of oil that may become available for use is called what?
Resources
Where have some of the strongest ompacts of global warming been felt?
Northern latitudes
It is estimated that human activity has cause how much global warming?
more than half
Which source of renewable energy is used the most in the USA?
Wind
What percentage has carbon dioxide risen since the 17th C?
34 Click to see the answer
How much of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's land and seas?
48%
How many percent has precipitation risen in the USA in the last 50 years?
5
How much of the earth's surface is covered by cloud?
60%
Which of the following can contribute to global warming?
Fishing
Which of the following has been linked to climate change?
All of these
Which region of the world provides the greatest reserves of natural gas?
Middle East
Which of the following is most abundant in the atmosphere?
Water vapour
What is officially the most eco friendly country in the world?
Iceland
How fast is the Arctic warming compared to the rest of the world?
Twice as fasy
The first solar panel was installed in which decade?
1950s
The burning of which fossil fuel produces the least carbon dioxide?
Gas
What is the second largest human producer of carbon dioxide?
Deforestation
What was the name of the climate change agreement signed in 1997?
Kyoto protocol
The first oil well drilled in the USA was in which year?
1859
Which renewable energy provides the USA with most energy?
Hydropower
Which of the following will not help stabilize global warming?
Walking less
The Earth's atmosphere is composed of what percentage carbon dioxide?
1
Trees are important to combat global warming because they do what?
Absorb carbon dioxide Click to see the answer
The Central England Temperature Data Series began in which year?
1659
What type of weather will occur more often with climate change?
All of these
How much ice from global warming is being lost each year?
400 million tons
Which of the following is losing the most ice every year
The Greenland Icesheet
Which of the following releases the most carbon pollution?
Coal
Since 1870 sea levels have risen by approximately how many inches?
8
The main purpose for Amazonian deforestation is what?
To raise cattle
Rising water levels due to global warming are a product of what?
Melting icecaps
At current rate of use the world's oil supplies will be exhausted when?
100 years time
Which of the following does not produce carbon dioxide?
Uranium
What percentage of global carbon dioxide emissions does the USA produce?
22
Warmer summers are resulting in an increase in what species?
Ants
If global warming continues what will happen to the world's deserts?
They increase in size
How will global warming affect the amount of moisture in the air?
It will increase it
The least eco friendly country in the world is what?
Brazil
Ocean acidity has increased by what percentage in the last 50 years?
30
Which of the following countries did the USA export most coal to in 2012?
UK
The primary source of energy in Earth's climate system is what?
The sun
Which country has the most stringent regulations on car fuel requirements?
Japan
Which of the following is both an input and an output for the creation of fossil fuels?
Carbon dioxide
Approximately how many publications were cited in the IPCC's report on climate change in 2013?
9,200 Click to see the answer
What percentage has carbon dioxide risen since the 17th C?
34
Of all energy produced in the USA what percentage is lost in distribution?
40
Which continent does not produce coal?
Antarctica
The so-called Younger Dryas event is associated with what?
Temperature
Energy in fossil fuels is stored as what?
Electricity
Due to global warming temperatures in Europe are likely to what?
Fall
Nitrous oxide is known by the chemical symbol what?
N20
What was the 2007 global concert to raise awareness of climate change?
Live Earth
All Earth's energy can ultimately be traced back to what?
The sun
What are aerosols?
minute particles in the atmosphere
Arctic ice was found to be at what level low in 2007?
30 year
What are sources of nitrogen dioxide?
All of these
Which type of emissions are not part of the Kyoto Protocol?
Aeroplane
Which of the following is the greatest polluter globally
Cars
An agreement to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees was signed in 2015 in what European city?
Paris
How many nuclear power plants are there in the USA?
100
Hydrocarbons react with what during combustion?
Oxygen
Which toad is thought to be the first creature to be extinct due to global warming?
Golden Toad
More extreme weather conditions in the USA from global warming have seen insurance prices rise by what per centage?
10
Which of the following can we detect from space?
All of these
The UN Climate Change Conference was held in which city in 2014
Lima
Which country will move its capital city due to risk due to rising sea levels?
Indonesia
The revolution responsible for the wide scale use of coal
Industrial
The resulting acidity in the oceans from global warming has the greatest impact on what?
Coarl
Which country is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?
China
Which of the following rock types would most likely contain the best oil reservoir?
Sandstone
Which US state is the leader in electricity generation from wind?
Texas
The last two decades of the 20th century have been the hottest in how many years?
400
Which type of air pollution is most difficult to measure from space?
Gound level ozone
Do clouds heat or cool the earth?
Both heat and cool
Vehicles in the USA contribute what percentage of Carbon dioxide in the country?
20
CFC, implicated in the hole in the ozone layer, stands for what?
Chlorofluorocarbons
Which of these vehicles is the least eco friendly?
Cadillac Escalade ESV
Most energy conversions produce what?
Heat
Which CFC is used in refrigerators?
Feron
Carbon dioxide is not the only carbon containing compound - researchers are also studying what?
All of these
Which of the following do not contribute to climate change?
Earthquakes
Which country has organized its cabinet meeting under the sea to draw attention to global warming?
Maldives
Most of the world's oil is found in rocks of approximately how old?
200 million years
The term global warming was first used by geochemist Wallace Broeker in which year?
1975
The warming of the climate will lead to an increase in what?
All of these
What type of energy use grew dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s but has declined since?
Nuclear fission Click to see the answer
If humans stopped emitting carbon dioxide tomorrow then what would happen to global temperatures?
They would continue to rise
What is the maximom estimate in inches that the sea level is forecast to rise by the end of the century?
23
Which of these countries has the highest amount of carbon dioxide emissions?
Australia
How many tons per second is carbon dioxide being dumped into the atmosphere?
1000
How many billion metric tons of carbon dioxide do human beings release per year?
37
As air pollution continues what of the following becomes the most depleted?
Ozone layer Click to see the answer
What do scientists estimate the year will be when The Arctic will have its first ice free summer?
2040
Approximately what percentage of energy came from renewable sources in 2009?
20
How many billions of water are lost each day through leaks in the USA through leaks?
6
What extent of the world's power could be supplied by wind if all resources available were being used?
five times
What, in Celsius, is the maximom temperature rise that scientists predict in the next 100 years?
3.5 degrees
An average flight from New York to Denver produces how much Carbon Dioxide approximately?
1,200lbs
With the melting of the icecaps which island group is likely to see more flooding?
The Maldives
Approximately what percentage of Australia's electricity is produced by fossil fuels?
95
In 2012 what percentage of energy was produced by renewable sources in the USA?
9 Click to see the answer
With the melting of the icecaps which area of Britain is likely to see more flooding?
Norfolk
What per centage in the temperature of the Earth resulted in the last Ice Age?
-3%
Of the following types of fossil fuels which is generally considered to be the cleanest?
Natural gas
If fossil fuels run out which of the following will we still be able to produce?
Electricity
In the USA electric power plant emit what percentage of total carbon dioxide emissions per year?
40
A Photovoltaic Module is what?
Solar panel
Temperatures at the top layer of permafrost have risen by how many degrees since the 1980s?
3
Which of the following industries will be negatively affected by global warming?
All of these
What is the estimate in Celsius that scientists believe the Earth's temperature has risen since 1850?
.5 degrees
Recycling two glass bottles saves enough energy to boil how many cups of tea?
5
Which is the only country not to have ratifies the Kyoto Agreement?
USA
The reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the Earth's surface is known as what?
Global dimming Click to see the answer
What has been the average temperature of the earth in Celsius for 10,000 years?
15 degrees
What is the name of the revolution responsible for the wide scale use of coal?
Industrial
Which of the following areas of the world might global warming benefit from?
Sibera
Which of the following would have the biggest impact on reducing carbon emissions?
Shutting down all fossil fuel power plants
Which domestic appliance is often thought to be the greatest threat to stopping global warming?
Refrigerators
What is the estimate as to how many species have become extinct due to global warming?
1 million
What percentage of carbon dioxide emissions does the Clean Air Act propose for the next 7 years?
26
What type of energy is most commonly used in the homes of those living in the poorest parts of the world?
Biomass
What alternative energy source accounts for 80% of renewable energy worldwide?
Biomass
What proportion of the world's freshwater is stored in the glaciers and ice caps?
69%
The average American adds how much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year?
20 tins
What percentage of animals will be threatened with extinction in the next few decades if global warming continues?
30
The 2009 UN summit of climate change was held where?
Copenhagen
If current trends continue what will happen to US coal consumption in the future?
It will increase
It is estimated that rising temperatures will reduce food production by how much by 2050?
50% Click to see the answer
What percentage of heat from global warming has the ocean absorbed in the past 40 years?
84
A scientific paper published in 2008 found what percentage of warming was due to the sun?
69
As global warming intensifies what type of storm that hits coastlines is likely to intensify?
Hurricanes
1910 the Montana Glacier National Park had 150 glaciers. How many does it have today?
25
How much of the UK's energy could be produced if all the wind around the coasts were harnessed for energy?
three quarters
Which mammal is thought to be at greatest risk of extinction from global warming?
Polar Bear
How many degrees has the temperature in the USA risen in the last 50 years?
2
A powerful side affect affecting health of global warming will be an increase in what?
Polen
The EPA states that we should concentrate on the reduction of which fossil fuel because it is the dirtiest?
Coal
The Hadley Center Temperature Data Series began in which year?
1850
Which of the following does not derive from the sun?
Geothermal energy
Brazil is an non-eco friendly country because of what?
Deforestation
Which of the following has increased in consumption the least
Hydropower
India is considered a non-eco friendly country because of what?
Fertiliser use
Which of the following acronyms is an organization that investigates global warming?
IPCC
Approximately how many people are have expected to have died through heart related causes due to global warming by the end of the century?
150,000
The world has the least amount of which of the following fuel types?
Oil
Which of the following has seen the greatest increase in consumption since 1900?
Oil
The third hottest summer on record in the USA was in which year?
2012
Approximately how much carbon dioxide do we breathe in a day?
1 metric ton
The six hottest years on record have occurred when?
Last 10 years
Water vapour is known by the chemical symbol what?
H20
El Nino is what?
A warm ocean current
The largest geothermal powerplant in the USA is near which city?
San Francisco
Which type of coal is generally considered to be the least harmful to the environment?
Anthracite
The quality or rank of a coal is a measure of its what?
Carbon content
Coal deposit that is not economical to mine today would be considered part of our what?
Resources
Coal resources in the USA are estimated to last how many years?
400
Deforestation is responsible for what percentage of carbon emissions?
15
Which of these will help reduce global warming?
All of these
