1. If the emissions of CO2 were halted today, how long would it take for levels to approach pre-industrial levels?

a. b. c. d. Immediately 100 years 500 years Never

2. In the last year, the average temperature on Earth has risen: a. b. c. d. not at all less than half a degree 1.3 degrees 1.7 degrees

3. If greenhouse gases continue to accumulate, the temperature of the Earth in 2100 will rise: a. b. c. d. 1 degree 6.6 degrees 8.1 degrees 9.4 degrees

4. The global temperature has risen every year since: a. b. c. d. 1995 1990 1985 1980

5. A piece of the Antarctic ice sheet slide into the sea in 1995. About how big was it? a. An average city block

b. c. d.

Rhode Island Massachusetts Ohio

6. Average temperatures in some areas of Antarctica has risen how much in the last 50 years? a. b. c. d. Five degrees Seven degrees Ten degrees Fifteen degrees

7. Global warming could increase the frequency of hurricanes by: a. b. c. d. Five percent Ten percent Fifteen percent Fifty percent

8. New York City, Baltimore, Boston and Miami could be flooded by the effects of global warming. True or false? a. b. True False

Question #1: If the emissions of CO2 were halted today, how long would it take for levels to approach pre-industrial levels? The correct answer is 100 years 100 years - Source: Environmental Defense Question #2: In the last year, the average temperature on Earth has risen: The correct answer is 1.3 degrees

1.3 degrees - Source: The Heartland Institute Question #3: If greenhouse gases continue to accumulate, the temperature of the Earth in 2100 will rise: The correct answer is 6.6 degrees 6.6 degrees - Source: U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Question #4: The global temperature has risen every year since: The correct answer is 1980 1980 - Source: www.explorezone.com Question #5: A piece of the Antarctic ice sheet slide into the sea in 1995. About how big was it? The correct answer is Rhode Island Rhode Island - Source: Global Warming: The Complete Briefing Question #6: Average temperatures in some areas of Antarctica has risen how much in the last 50 years? The correct answer is Ten degrees Ten degrees - Source: Global Warming: The Complete Briefing Question #7: Global warming could increase the frequency of hurricanes by: The correct answer is Fifty percent Fifty percent - Source: Johan Olsson Question #8: New York City, Baltimore, Boston and Miami could be flooded by the effects of global warming. True or false? The correct answer is True True - Source: World Wildlife Fund for Nature