QuizMe

1: True or false? Global warming is caused only by natural factors?

True

False

2: Which country currently emits the most greenhouse gases?

United States

China

United Kingdom

India

3: Which planet's poisonous atmosphere has been described as the product of a "runaway greenhouse effect"?

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Earth

4: Which of the following lightbulb types uses the least energy, and therefore results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions?

Compact fluorescent

Halogen

Incandescent

5: How many human deaths per year does the World Health Organization attribute to climate change?

10,500

1,500

1,500,000

150,000

6: How long does it take for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to disperse?

100 years

10 years

50 years

1 year

7: Which Arctic animal do many scientists consider most vulnerable to extinction due to global warming?

Narwhals

Toucans

Tropical Frogs

Polar Bears

8: True or false? A rise in global temperature is expected to increase instances of malaria?

True

False

9: During what time of day does air travel have the least damaging effect on the environment?

Nighttime

They are equally damaging

Daytime

10: Which of the following industries could be negatively affected by global warming?

All of the above

Commercial fishing

Wine making

Insurance