1) What is the definition of 'Climate' a) The weather conditions over a long period of time. b) The weather c) The weather conditions over a short period of time. d) Global temperature  e) The amount of rainfall over a short period of time. f) The amount of rainfall over a long period of time.  2) Which of the following are not greenhouse gases?  a) Ozone b) Methane c) Nitrogen d) Nitrous Oxide e) Carbon Dioxide f) Water Vapour 3) Milankovitch cycles are a) Sun activity impacting Earth's Climate b) A theory about the moons orbit around the Earth c) Orbital theory on how the Earth's orbit, tilt and spin axis around the sun impacts climate. 4) Which one is NOT a consequence of current climate change a) Sea levels rising b) Increase in tropical storms c) Increase in disease spread d) Loss of habitats e) Increase in glaciated landscapes 5) Which part of the carbon cycle is carbon being stored a) Photosynthesis b) Factory emissions c) Fossils and fossil fuels underground d) Animal respiration 6) Global average temperature's are a) Increasing b) Decreasing c) Staying the same 7) How can volcano's cause climate change a) Large amount of dust, debris and gases released into the atmosphere, blocking sunlight and causing global temperature's to decrease. b) Magma heats the earth c) They release more CO2 than human activity, contributing to global temperature increases 8) How do we know solar activity is not the cause of increasing global temperature's? a) Because there has been no net change in the solar energy the earth recieve's while global temp has increased. b) We don't know this, solar activty could be the cause.  c) The sun has been high in activity 9) Which gas is most prominant in the atmosphere (78%)? a) Methane b) Oxygen c) Nitrogen d) Nitrous Oxide e) CFC's 10) When was the 'little ice age'? a) 1900's b) 14th-18th Century c) 2007

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