Academic Pentathlon Social Science 2024 - 2025

Question 1

What era began around 11,700 years ago?

Accepted Answer

Holocene

Question 2

What is the main focus of the Green New Deal?

Accepted Answer

Climate action

Question 3

What is the primary cause of the Anthropocene?

Accepted Answer

Human activities

Question 4

Which event marked the start of the Anthropocene?

Accepted Answer

Great Acceleration

Question 5

What is the main cause of high-tide flooding?

Accepted Answer

Rising sea levels

Question 6

Did humans have control over their changing climate during the Pleistocene era?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

True or false: The Little Ice Age lasted from 1300 to 1850.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

During which years did the Little Ice Age have its coldest period?

Accepted Answer

1300-1360

Question 9

What is the current geological epoch?

Accepted Answer

Holocene

Question 10

Who is credited with leading the formation of the History of Climate and Society (HCS) field?

Accepted Answer

Dagomar Degroot

Question 11

True or false: Humans thrived during the Pleistocene.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What is the primary purpose of the book Merchants of Doubt?

Accepted Answer

development of renewable

Question 13

Did humans have control over their changing climate during the Pleistocene era?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

How many people move annually due to extreme weather events?

Accepted Answer

30 million

Question 15

What are the three components of the triple planetary crisis?

Accepted Answer

Climate change, air pollution, biodiversity loss

Question 16

Which organization studied meteorology and climate change in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

WMO

Question 17

True or false: The IPCC was formed in 1988.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Which ocean became a heavily traveled route during the LIA?

Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Question 19

Which gas is most associated with global warming?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

Question 20

Which statement about the Kyoto Protocol is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

Required immediate halt of emissions

Question 21

What is the main cause of high-tide flooding?

Accepted Answer

Rising sea levels

Question 22

Which organization took the lead in studying meteorology and climate change in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

WMO

Question 23

True or false: The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Which global event is associated with the history of oil extraction in Iraq?

Accepted Answer

The Gulf War

Question 25

Did the Holocene thermal maximum occur during the time period of 8,500 to 6,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

What is the leading cause of fires in recent years?

Accepted Answer

Widespread deforestation

Question 27

What is the main goal of the Paris Agreement?

Accepted Answer

Limit global warming

Question 28

What is the primary purpose of the book Merchants of Doubt?

Accepted Answer

Explain American climate change skepticism

Question 29

When did the Holocene epoch begin?

Accepted Answer

11,700 years ago

Question 30

Which period is known as the Early Holocene Subseries/Subepoch?

Accepted Answer

Meghalayan Stage/Age

Question 31

What is the primary insight related to health risks associated with climate change?

Accepted Answer

Certain groups are more vulnerable

Question 32

Which gas produces a greenhouse effect around the surface of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

A, B, and C

Question 33

True or false: The Anthropocene is a geological epoch.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

What is the main goal of the IPCC?

Accepted Answer

Assess climate science

Question 35

Which event marked the end of the Pleistocene?

Accepted Answer

Younger Dryas

Question 36

What does SCOPE stand for?

Accepted Answer

Problems of the Environment

Question 37

What is the main cause of the Little Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

Solar forcings and volcanic forcings

Question 38

What is the leading cause of fires in recent years?

Accepted Answer

Climate change

Question 39

What does IPCC stand for?

Accepted Answer

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Question 40

True or false: Climate change only affects wealthy countries.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 41

Humans have no control over their changing climate.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 42

Did the Holocene thermal maximum occur 8,500 to 6,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 43

What is the main cause of the Little Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

Solar forcings and volcanic forcings

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT an important insight related to health risks associated with climate change?

Accepted Answer

Many infectious diseases will become less severe

Question 45

Which organization assesses climate science for the UN?

Accepted Answer

IPCC

Question 46

What is the term for the current period of climate change caused by human actions?

Accepted Answer

Anthropocene

Question 47

Which gas is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

Question 48

Which civilization emerged around 5,500 years ago?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamian

Question 49

What caused the worst drought in 1,200 years?

Accepted Answer

Climate change

Question 50

Which country is the largest emitter of CO2?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 51

Which region experienced the worst drought in 1,200 years?

Accepted Answer

Western United States

Question 52

What is the main factor contributing to flood risk?

Accepted Answer

Warming climate

Question 53

What is the main factor contributing to flood risk?

Accepted Answer

Rising sea levels

Question 54

What caused the worst drought in 1,200 years?

Accepted Answer

Prolonged droughts

Question 55

What is the current geological epoch?

Accepted Answer

Holocene

Question 56

What gas produces a greenhouse effect around the Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide

Question 57

What caused the worst drought in 1,200 years?

Accepted Answer

Climate change

Question 58

What is the term for the current period of climate change caused by human actions?

Accepted Answer

Anthropocene

Question 59

What is the main greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

Question 60

True or false: The Earth System Science (ESS) is a new approach.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 61

Which factor is NOT a forcing of climate change?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Question 62

True or false: The Earth System Science (ESS) is a new approach.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 63

True or false: The Great Acceleration began around 1950.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 64

What are the three components of the triple planetary crisis?

Accepted Answer

Climate change, air pollution, biodiversity loss

Academic Pentathlon Social Science 2024 - 2025

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Academic Pentathlon Social Science 2024 - 2025

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