See this link for associated lesson plan in HotRock module Global Warming, Global Warning http://www.thehotrock.org.au/hotrockcatalogue/society--environment/year-8/global-warming,-global-warning.aspx

2. CLIMATE CHANGE QUIZ
See what you already know and learn
some new climate change facts.

3. 1.
True or False
Climate Change is caused only by human factors.

4. 2.
True or False
Cows are responsible for speeding up climate change.

5. 3.
Which of the following greenhouse gases has
the biggest impact on climate change?
a)Methane
b)Carbon Dioxide
c)Water Vapour
d)Nitrous Oxide

6. 4.
Which of these countries has the highest
greenhouse gas emissions per person?
a)UK
b)Australia
c)USA
d)India

7. 5.
Every year the average Australian produces
about 25 tonnes of greenhouse gas. The level
of greenhouse gas that the planet can cope
with is:
a)About 20 tonnes per person
b)About 15 tonnes per person
c)About 7 tonnes per person
d)About 3 tonnes per person

8. 6.
Which country produces the most greenhouse
gases?
a)America
b)China
c)Australia
d)Canada

9. 7.
How long does it take for carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere to disperse?
a)1 year
b)10 years
c)50 years
d)100 years

10. 8.
How many human deaths a year does the world
health organisation attribute to climate
change?
a)1,500
b)15,000
c)150,000
d)1,500,000

11. 9.
True or False
The melting of ice covered surfaces speeds up
global warming.

12. 10.
True or False
Climate change will increase the instances of
malaria in the world.

13. 11.
Which of the following industries could
negatively affected by climate change?
a)Insurance
b)Winemaking
c)Commercial Fishing
d)All of these.

14. 12.
True or False
There is nothing that I can do about climate
change.

15. 13.
The effects of climate change will be:
a)All the world will get hotter.
b)There will be fewer extreme weather events
like cyclones and droughts.
c)Some parts of the world will warm, some will
cool.
d)We cannot predict what will happen.

16. The Answers

17. 1.
True or False
Climate Change is caused only by human factors.
Natural factors such as volcanic eruptions and a
change in the distance of the earth from the sun
can also affect global temperatures

18. 2.
True or False
Cows are responsible for speeding up climate change.
Cows and other grazing animals produce
methane a greenhouse gas. Their
pasture is also often created by chopping
down trees

19. 3.
Which of the following greenhouse gases has
the biggest impact on climate change?
a)Methane
b)Carbon Dioxide
c)Water Vapour
d)Nitrous Oxide
There is more water vapour but
its levels haven’t changed much.
Methane and nitrous oxide are
more potent than CO2 but there
are only very small quantities of
them. Carbon Dioxide has the
biggest impact

20. 4.
Which of these countries has the highest
greenhouse gas emissions per person?
a)UK
b)Australia
c)USA
d)India
Australians produce more than the
USA. People in the UK produce
about half as much as Australians and
people in India less than a quarter

21. 5.
Every year the average Australian produces
about 25 tonnes of greenhouse gas. The level
of greenhouse gas that the planet can cope
with is:
a)About 20 tonnes per person
b)About 15 tonnes per person
c)About 7 tonnes per person
d)About 3 tonnes per person
With a global
population of more
than six billion, the
planet can only
sustain emissions of
three tonnes per
person per year.

22. 6.
• Which country produces the most
greenhouse gases?
a)USA
b)China
c)Australia
d)Canada
The USA was top of the list
for a long time but in 2006-7
it was overtaken by China
due to its rapidly growing
industrial sector. (i.e. More
factories producing goods
often for other countries)

23. 7.
How long does it take for carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere to disperse?
a)1 year
b)10 years
c)50 years
d)100 years
CO2 stays in the atmosphere for
100 years so even if we stopped all
production now some effects of
climate change would still be
experienced.

24. 8.
How many human deaths a year does the world
health organisation attribute to climate
change?
a)1,500
b)15,000
c)150,000
d)1,500,000
These deaths are due to the
effects of climate change e.g.
drought, cyclones, flooding etc.

25. 9.
True or False
The melting of ice covered surfaces speeds up
global warming
Ice reflects more solar energy back into
space . When it melts this heat energy
is instead absorbed into the ground.

26. 10.
True or False
Climate change will increase the instances of
malaria in the world.
Many areas will become hotter meaning
that malaria carrying mosquitoes will be
able to survive in areas where they
couldn’t before.

27. 11.
Which of the following industries could
negatively affected by climate change?
a)Insurance
b)Winemaking
c)Commercial Fishing
d)All of these.
Insurance companies will have
to pay out more due to
disasters like flooding.
Winemakers may find the
climate becomes too dry or hot
for vines and fishermen may
find fish stocks depleted.

28. 12.
True or False
There is nothing that I can do about climate
change.
There is lots you can do both to stop it
happening and to help with the effects.
Hopefully by studying what causes it
and what might happen we will find lots
of solutions in the next few weeks.

29. 13.
The effects of climate change will be:
a)All the world will get hotter.
b)There will be fewer extreme weather events
like cyclones and droughts.
c)Some parts of the world will warm, some will
cool.
d)We cannot predict what will happen.
Scientist have built
models so we can make
predictions.
There will be more extreme
weather events and different
parts of the world will be
affected differently

30. So what do you want to know.
• In your book write down:
– 3 things you already know about climate change.
– 3 questions about climate change that you would
like to know the answers to.
– If you finish swap questions with you neighbour
and choose your favourite of the 6.

31. Global Temperatures Interactive.
• What things might cause temperature to
change?
– Volcanoes
– Sun spots.
– Movement of the continents.
– Changes in the Earth’s orbit of the sun.
– People.