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OCR 9-1 Geography A Environmental Threats to the Planet Quiz
OCR 9-1 Geography A Environmental Threats to the Planet Quiz
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1
The Little Ice Age took place between 1300-1870
True
False
2
What is NOT one of the main greenhouse gases?
CFCs
Methane
NO4
Acid Rain
3
In an El Nino year winds blow East
False
True
4
Which of these is NOT a source of evidence of climate change?
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
ICE CORES
TREE RINGS
GLOBAL TEMPERATURE DATA
5
temperature of oceans need to be at least 27*C for a tropical storm to form
True
False
6
Which of these was NOT a response to the Big Dry?
Drought relief for farmers
Subsidising water storage tanks
Dairy farms were reduced by half
Desalinisation plants built
7
During La Nina events Australia has flooding
True
False
8
Where does Methane come from?
Emitted from livestock (cows) and rice cultivation
decay of organic waste in landfill
burning of fossil fuels
Vehicle Exhausts
9
A drought is when a location gets below average precipitation
False
True
10
Which is NOT one of the 4 main global climate zones?
Sub-Tropical
Temperate
Desert
Polar
11
What are social impacts of climate change?
valuable farmland being flooded
damage to coral reefs
damage to coastal ecosystems
600 million people who live close to sea level being forced to move
12
High pressure is found where deserts are located
True
False
13
When the Earth tilts more it is warmer
True
False
14
Why can't paintings and diaries be relied upon?
they can provide evidence of climate change
May be an anomaly
lack objective accuracy
15
for a tropical storm to form there needs to be movement in the air above the sea
False
True
16
clouds in Tropical Storms can be up to 15,000m high
False
True
17
During the Quaternary period, there has been a general decrease in temperatures
False
True
18
Which of these is not a natural cause of drought?
excessive irrigation
Blocking Anticyclones (High Pressure)
El Nino
Inter tropical convergence zone location
19
When was the Medieval Warm Period?
950-1250
1880-2021
20
More sunspots mean higher temperatures
True
False
21
Ice core data comes only from Antarctica and Greenland
True
False
22
Which is an economic impact of climate change on the UK?
Wildlife species will struggle to survive
Cairngorms ski resorts may be forced to close
More water shortages
Elderly will be more vulnerable during heatwaves
23
During El Nino South America can have floods
False
True
24
Tropical storm frequency is increasing due to climate change
Yes
No
Maybe
25
High Pressure brings rain
True
False
26
A drought is when there isn't any rain in a location
False
True
27
El Nino is caused by???
changes in sea surface temperatures by tropical storms
sea floor heating by submarine volcanoes
Land based volcanic eruptions
Wildfires in Australia and the Amazon
28
Dendrochronology tells us the exact temperature and amount of rainfall there has been in the past
False
True
29
What is the largest greenhouse gas?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Water Vapour
Nitrous Oxide
30
Low Pressure is associated with rain
True
False
31
Where is the Murray- Darling basin in Australia?
North
South East
West
South West
32
A volcanic winter is...
When there is little volcanic activity in a year
A change in the orbit of the earth around the sun
When fine particles of ash from a volcano block out the sun
When greenhouse gases are emitted from volcanoes
33
La Nina always follows a El Nino event
True
False
34
Low pressure is found at the Equator
True
False
35
When the Earth has a more circular orbit it is colder
True
False
36
When volcanoes erupt, the ash can block out the sun causing temperatures to rise
False
True
37
In an El Nino year where will receive drought conditions?
Indonesia
Australia
Ecuador
Peru
38
What is the best reason to rely on evidence from global temperature data?
there is a sparse network in Africa
Computer modelling isn't accurate
It provides data from over 1000 sites worldwide
the weather stations are not evenly spread
39
The largest man made greenhouse gas is?
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Water Vapour
Methane
40
Which way to ocean currents and trade winds blow in the Southern Pacific in normal years?
East
South
North
West
41
Commonwealth Bay in Antarctica is one of the coldest places on Earth
True
False
42
Monsoon rains arrive in India between the months of June to September
True
False
43
The global atmospheric circulation model has this order of cells from Equator to Pole
Polar / Hadley / Ferrel
Hadley / Ferrel / Polar
Ferrel / Hadley / Polar
Polar / Ferrel / Hadley
44
Which of these is a social impact of the Big Dry?
loss of vegetation
Rural Suicide rates increased
water bills rose
tourism was negatively affected
45
Low Pressure is when air is rising
False
True
46
An social impact of sea level rise is that mangrove ecosystems will be damaged
True
False
47
What depth of ocean does there need to be for a tropical storm to form?
50-60m
30m
10m
20m
48
Tropical Storms are high pressure systems
False
True
49
transport systems may be damaged or destroyed is a social impact
False
True
50
By how much have average global temperatures increased since 1880?
2.0*C
0.5*C
1.0*C
0.6*C
51
When the Earth is more elliptical in orbit it is warmer
False
True
52
High pressure is when air is rising
False
True
53
How far back have we recorded temperature graphs from using ice cores?
100,000 years
400,000 years
800,000 years
600,000 years
54
Which is not a human cause of drought?
over grazing of land
El Nino
Deforestation
Over farming
55
tropical storms form over tropical and sub tropical waters between 5-15 n/s of the Equator
False
True
56
When Earth orbits around the sun it can be circular or elliptical. This is known as
Eccentricity
Precession
Axial Tilt
57
The Quaternary period started 2.6 million years ago
True
False
58
rapid evaporation and cooling are needed to form the clouds in tropical storms
False
True
59
La Nina events are the same as a normal year but worse
False
True
60
Ocean temperatures are the warmest they have been since 1850
False
True
61
Which is a piece of evidence for climate change?
Burning fossil fuels
Sunspots
Volcanic activity
Ice cores
62
Which of these effects is NOT associated with tropical storms?
Earth spins faster
High Speed Winds
Storm Surge
Very Heavy Rainfall
63
High speed winds are drawn into a tropical storm
True
False
