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1 / 20

As the climate becomes warmer, the level of the world ocean:

Cannot be predicted

Falls

Remains unchanged

Rises

2 / 20

How does climate change make glacial lakes hazardous?

The water becomes too hot due to higher air temperatures

Disease-carrying insects breed in the lakes

Melting of glaciers raises water levels in the lakes, creating a threat of floods and landslides

Harmful chemical compounds are formed in the water

3 / 20

A landslide in the mountains is:

A serious flood

A moving mass of stones and earth

A mass of snow, which falls or slides down a slope

A hurricane wind

4 / 20

In which of the following countries are personal incomes the lowest?

Ethiopia

Turkmenistan

Brazil

Germany

5 / 20

Which of these people will most likely be the first to lose his job as a result of climate change?

A fireman in Mexico

A banker in Singapore

A teacher in India

A farmer in Kenya

6 / 20

Which of these regions of the world is particularly prone to drought?

Central Africa

Scandinavian countries

South-East Asia

Small islands of the Caribbean Sea

7 / 20

Which of these ecosystems has the richest species diversity?

Tropical forest

Taiga forest

African savanna

Coral reefs

8 / 20

The classification of protected areas by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) says that economic activity is not allowed in:

National parks

Natural monuments

Protected landscapes

Nature reserves

9 / 20

Who among the following could be called a climate migrant?

A Turk who got a better job in Germany

A farmer from the southern state of Texas who moves to the northern state of Montana, because he was offered higher wages there

Somebody from Haiti, who moves to the US because his village was destroyed by a powerful hurricane

A German pensioner who moves to live by the sea in Turkey

10 / 20

The main climate problem for countries of Central Asia in the next decades will be:

Shortage of water

Melting of permafrost

Tropical cyclones

Excessive damp

11 / 20

What is the main problem with nuclear power plants?

They create dangerous radioactive waste, and there is a risk of accidents with disastrous consequences

It is hard to find a suitable location for a plant

They emit more carbon dioxide than other types of power plant

Reserves of nuclear fuel are almost exhausted

12 / 20

What is the meaning of ‘carbon footprint’?

Carbon dioxide emissions from all industrial enterprises

Total reserves of carbon in the Earth’s forests

Reserves of carbon that are transformed into carbon dioxide when crude oil and natural gas are burnt to obtain electricity

Total emissions (direct or indirect) of all greenhouse gases by a person, an organization, an event, a product, a city or a country

13 / 20

Which of these energy sources is the most used in the world?

Wind power

Natural gas

Wood

Crude oil

14 / 20

Which of these energy sources is not a fossil fuel?

Brown coal

Uranium

Natural gas

Peat

15 / 20

What is the best way to find out the energy efficiency of a home appliance?

Its energy-efficiency label

The material, which the appliance is made from

Readings on the electricity meter

Life expectancy of the appliance

16 / 20

What share of all the electricity produced in the world comes from renewable sources (including hydropower)?

15%

More than 20%

10%

Less than 5%

17 / 20

What kind of air masses have high temperature and low humidity?

Equatorial

Tropical

Arctic

Temperate

18 / 20

Since the middle of the 19th century the air temperature on Earth

Has not changed

Rose sharply and then fell again

Has risen

Has fallen

19 / 20

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

Nitrogen (N₂₎

Carbon monoxide (CO)

Oxygen (O₂)

20 / 20

Where was the record set for the highest-ever air temperature on the planet (57.6 °C)?

Death Valley

The Sahara Desert

The Namib Desert

The Dead Sea

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