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Saint Columban College

College of Teacher Education Arts and Sciences


Fina Examination
GE 107
Name: ____________________________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: You are NOT allowed to consult external sources when working on
the quiz. This includes people, other textbooks and online resources

True or False: Write “true” if the statement is correct otherwise “false”.


_____1. Ice melts and islands disappear when climate changes.
_____2. Industries and vehicles are two sources of air pollution in urban (populated) areas.
_____3. Depletion of the ozone layer is a cause of air pollution
_____4. Oxygen is an air pollutant
_____5. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that helps regulate the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere
_____6. Volcanic activity is a biotic factor that affects climate
_____7. Greenhouse gases are basically essential to our climate.
_____8. Planets with abundant greenhouse gases have huge temperature.
_____9. Loss of habitat is causing the most species’ extinction.
_____10. Biodiversity contributes to wireless internet.
_____11. Global warming is the greatest threat to polar bears.
_____ 12. Deforestation and forest degradation, and the associated loss of forest biodiversity, mainly caused by
the expansion of urban areas.
_____13. Greenhouse effect means when you paint your house green to become an environmentalist.
_____14. Most places on Earth are warmer than they were 100 years ago.
_____15. The weather is the same as the climate
_____16. Riding a bike to a place contributes less to carbon footprints.
_____17. Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
_____18. More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves and hurricanes are some of the consequences
associated with climate change
_____ 19. The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.
_____ 20. More greenhouse gasses mean a cooler Earth.

II. Simple Recall: Identify the concept being sought after


_________ 1. It is the non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
_________ 2. It is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population
_________ 3. It is a variety of life forms in a specific environment or ecosystem
_________ 4. How many have been identified if there is estimated to 100 million species on the earth?
_________ 5. It is a greenhouse gas produced by cars
_________ 6. Which greenhouse gas is the main driver of Earth’s current warming?
_________ 7. . It refers to the state of the atmosphere over an area at a given point in time
_________ 8. It refers to the average weather in a given area over a longer period of time
_________ 9. What is the name of the gas responsible for 75% of the warming effect from greenhouse gasses?
_________ 10. It is a greenhouse gas released by coal mining, landfills and by agriculture

III. Briefly answer each of the following:


1. Explain how individual human choice impact climate change?
2. Some people think that current environmental issues are global problems and should be dealt by the
government while others believe that these problems can be tackled by individuals. Discuss both sides
and give your opinion

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