Climate Change MCQs Set 9 (200+ Questions with Answers)

Climate Change MCQs Set 9 (200+ Questions with Answers)

Top Climate Change Multiple Choice Questions Set 9 (High-Yield for Competitive Exams)

1. Which of the following is a major and well-documented consequence of global warming?

 Expansion of polar ice sheets

 Decrease in global sea level

 Reduced global evaporation rates

 Rise in global sea level

2. Thawing permafrost contributes to climate change primarily by_____________

 Releasing methane and CO₂

 Cooling the atmosphere

 Increasing surface albedo

 Absorbing CO₂

3. Globally, the largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is ___________

 Agriculture

 Energy sector

 Waste

 Transport

4. Nitrous oxide remains in the atmosphere for about ________

 ~50 years

 ~114 years

 ~200 years

 ~12 years

5. Which climate mitigation option provides the most immediate reduction in radiative forcing?

 Soil carbon sequestration

 CO₂ capture

 Afforestation

 Methane reduction

6. Scientists use ice cores primarily to reconstruct ____________

 Past atmospheric composition and climate

 Volcanic eruptions only

 Ocean salinity

 Soil fertility

7. Which gases are primarily responsible for the formation of acid rain in the atmosphere?

 SO₂ and NO₂

 SO₂ and O₃

 CO₂ and CH₄

 O₂ and N₂

8. Which of the following is a primary indicator of ongoing climate change?

 Reduced atmospheric CO₂

 Increasing glacier mass

 Rising global temperatures

 Stable global cooling

9. Global warming potential (GWP100) of Nitrous oxide is approximately ___________

 50-64

 1000+

 140-175

 265–298

10. Methane (CH₄) is considered a potent greenhouse gas primarily because _____________

 It reduces CO₂ levels

 It is abundant in the atmosphere

 It has a high global warming potential

 It reflects solar radiation

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Climate Change MCQs Set 9 (200+ Questions with Answers)