Lesson 3.1.2

3.1.2 How and why has the era of industrialisation affected global climate? Quiz: OCR Geography, Unit 5

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The 20 questions

  1. What name is given to the proposed geological epoch defined by human impact on Earth?

    • Pleistocene
    • Eocene
    • Holocene
    • Anthropocene

  2. Since the late 19th century, global surface temperatures have increased by approximately how much?

    • 0.2 °C
    • 3.5 °C
    • 1.1 °C
    • 5.0 °C

  3. How has atmospheric water vapour content responded to global warming since industrialisation?

    • Remained constant
    • Fluctuated wildly
    • Increased
    • Decreased

  4. Which cryospheric change is direct evidence of warming since the late 19th century?

    • Growing ice sheets
    • Thickening permafrost
    • Shrinking valley glaciers
    • Expanding sea ice

  5. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere predominantly absorb and re-emit which form of radiation?

    • Shortwave solar radiation
    • Gamma radiation
    • Longwave terrestrial radiation
    • Ultraviolet radiation

  6. Adding anthropogenic greenhouse gases to the atmosphere causes which type of energy balance shift?

    • Zero energy balance
    • Negative radiative forcing
    • Positive radiative forcing
    • Solar output reduction

  7. What is the primary human driver of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide since pre-industrial times?

    • Milankovitch cycles
    • Fossil fuel combustion
    • Volcanic eruptions
    • Solar flare activity

  8. Which gas emission has increased significantly due to expanding rice paddy fields and livestock farming?

    • Methane
    • Ozone
    • Sulfur dioxide
    • Chlorofluorocarbons

  9. How does large-scale deforestation contribute directly to the enhanced greenhouse effect?

    • Traps shortwave radiation
    • Reduces carbon sinks
    • Lowers methane levels
    • Increases albedo

  10. What is the main cause of global sea level rise alongside melting land ice?

    • Melting sea ice
    • Increased precipitation
    • Tectonic uplift
    • Thermal expansion

  11. Since 2000, which group of countries has overtaken ACs in annual carbon dioxide emissions?

    • EDCs
    • LDECs
    • SIDS
    • OPEC

  12. Which country historically contributed the largest cumulative volume of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions?

    • Brazil
    • USA
    • China
    • India

  13. Which major industrial manufacturing process releases large amounts of carbon dioxide through calcination?

    • Cement production
    • Textile weaving
    • Silicon refining
    • Desalination

  14. What is the main anthropogenic source of increased atmospheric nitrous oxide emissions?

    • Hydroelectric dams
    • Refrigerants
    • Synthetic fertilisers
    • Plastic recycling

  15. How do atmospheric sulphate aerosols produced by industrial burning temporarily affect global energy balance?

    • Ocean acidification
    • Increased humidity
    • Enhanced warming
    • Surface cooling

  16. Where is the vast majority of extra heat trapped by anthropogenic greenhouse gases stored?

    • Ice caps
    • Oceans
    • Atmosphere
    • Land surface

  17. What was the approximate atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration prior to the Industrial Revolution?

    • 350 ppm
    • 150 ppm
    • 280 ppm
    • 420 ppm

  18. What distinguishes the enhanced greenhouse effect from the natural greenhouse effect?

    • Anthropogenic gas additions
    • Volcanic ash presence
    • Solar radiation changes
    • Orbital eccentricity

  19. Why have UK territorial consumption emissions remained high while domestic production emissions declined?

    • Increased coal burning
    • Reduced renewable energy
    • Imported manufactured goods
    • Decreased vehicle use

  20. What mechanism accelerates warming in the Arctic due to decreasing sea ice coverage?

    • Enhanced solar output
    • Geothermal heating
    • Ice-albedo feedback
    • Milankovitch cycles

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