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AvatarGlobal Warming?
 10 q by quizmaster for 24 points - Free
The public opinion is clear: increased levels of greenhouse gases due to human activity is the main reason of rising temperatures on Earth. But how much do you really know about global warming?

Clock: Time bonus:   30   points

1/10:  What is the most important green house gas? (3 points)

 Water vapor
 Carbon dioxide
 Ozone
 Methane



2/10:  Why is it called the Kyoto protocol? (2 points)

 Kyoto means 'Mother Earth ' in Japanese.
 Kyoto is the city where the protocol was signed
 Kyoto is the man who came up with the idea of trading greenhouse gas emission rights.
 Germany



3/10:  Which is NOT an effect of global warming? (3 points)

 Glacier retreat
 Sea level rise
 Tsunami 's
 Spread of diseases



4/10:  Who is the second largest emitter of CO2? (1 points)

 United States
 India
 China



5/10:  What is NOT considered as a carbon dioxide sink? (3 points)

 Forests
 Oceans
 Plants
 Soil
 Bacteria



6/10:  Which country has the most windpower capacity installed? (3 points)

 Denmark
 Germany
 Spain
 United States
 India



7/10:  How much countries signed the Kyoto Protocol? (December 2006) (2 points)

 55
 102
 169
 213



8/10:  Besides the greenhouse effect, which is another main possible cause of the global warming? (2 points)

 Thermal inertia of the earth
 earth 's ice age cycles
 Solar variation



9/10:  If the permafrost in Siberia melts, 10.000 tonnes of an important greenhouse gas will be emitted. Which greenhouse gas? (2 points)

 ozone
 water vapour
 nitrous oxide
 methane



10/10:  The Earth receives energy from the Sun in the form of radiation. How much energy is absorbed by the Earth 's atmosphere? (3 points)

 20%
 50%
 70%
 90%






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