Brainrot 1
The joint conference organized by ICSU, WMO, and UNEP in 1985, titled, “Assessment of the Role of Carbon Dioxide and of Other Greenhouse Gases in Climate Variations and Associated Impacts” was held in
A. Villach, Austria
B. Toronto, Canada
C. Washington, D.C.
D. Paris, France
E. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A. Villach, Austria
All of the following are categories of investment for the Justice40 Initiative EXCEPT
A. oil fracking and refining
B. reducing legacy pollution
C. workforce development
D. affordable housing
E. clean, efficient energy
A. oil fracking and refining
Which of the following is a term that can be used interchangeably with "geosphere"?
A. hydrosphere
B. atmosphere
C. cryosphere
D. lithosphere
E. pyrosphere
D. lithosphere
The Kyoto Protocol was initially
A. supported by United States Senate Democrats and opposed by United States Senate Republicans
B. supported by United States Senate Democrats and Republicans
C. opposed by United States Senate Democrats and Republicans
D. opposed by United States Senate Democrats and supported by Senate United States Republicans
E. not voted on by the United States Senate
C. opposed by United States Senate Democrats and Republicans
Which of the following individuals suggested that ICSU complete a study of global geophysical activities over a set period of time?
A. Charles David Keeling
B. Bert Bolin
C. William Nierenberg
D. Lloyd Berkner
E. J. R. McNeill
D. Lloyd Berkner
The Inflation Reduction Act sponsored government funding for green development in all of the following areas EXCEPT
A. clean energy
B. fracking
C. transportation
D. agriculture
E. green industries
B. fracking
The Paris Agreement set the goal of limiting global average temperature increase by which amount at the end of the century?
A. 0.05 degrees celsius
B. 0.5 degrees celsius
C. 1.5 degrees celsius
D. 15 degrees celsius
E. 50 degrees celsius
C. 1.5 degrees celsius
Which of the following is NOT a subsystem of the earth?
A. pyrosphere
B. biosphere
C. atmosphere
D. hydrosphere
E. geosphere
A. pyrosphere
The UN founded which of the following in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development?
A. UNFCCC
B. UNEP
C. ICSU
D. WMO
E. WCRP
A. UNFCCC
The Kyoto Protocol is a binding agreement among how many nations?
A. 25
B. 29
C. 37
D. 50
E. 66
C. 37
All of the following are true concerning Eunice Newton Foote EXCEPT:
A. She lived in the 1800s
B. She was a woman's rights advocate
C. She noted rises in Earth's temperature
D. She studied carbon dioxide levels
E. She was a British scientist
E. She was a British scientist
Which of the following is considered an international treaty, preventing the use of force in international relations:
A. The NAFTA
B. The Geneva Convention
C. The Nuremberg Code
D. The Charter of the UN
E. The Kyoto Protocol
D. The Charter of the UN
All of the following are categories of investment for the Justice40 Initiative EXCEPT...
A. workforce development
B. oil fracking and refining
C. affordable housing
D. clean, efficient energy
E. reducing legacy pollution
B. oil fracking and refining
All of the following are examples of humans utilizing fossil fuels to produce energy EXCEPT:
A. Burning of coal to power steam machines
B. Burning of coal for heat
C. Nuclear power plants
C. Nuclear power plants
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) was established in
A. 1931
B. 1957
C. 1967
D. 1978
E. 1987
E. 1987
During which of the following years did six Western oil companies earn a combined $219 billion?
A. 2008
B. 2010
C. 2012
D. 2016
E. 2022
E. 2022
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) was established in
A. 1931
B. 1957
C. 1967
D. 1978
E. 1987
E. 1987
Which of the following are the three components of the Triple Planetary Crisis
A. Climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity loss
B. Climate change, global warming, and sea level rise
C. sea level rise, biodiversity loss, and global warming
A. Climate change, air pollution, and biodiversity loss
The Cold War was a global political conflict which primarily involved
A. China and Japan
B. Great Britain and the Soviet Union
C. the United States and the Soviet Union
D. Nicaragua and Taiwan
E. Germany and the United States
C. the United States and the Soviet Union
Which of the following dates is used in the Social Science Resource Guide to mark the start of global European colonization?
A. 1900
B. 1500
C. 1800
D. 1700
E. 1600
B. 1500
All of the following are true regarding the WCRP EXCEPT:
A. it was established in 1979
B. it was instrumental in helping produce knowledge of how the oceans and atmosphere interact
C. it succeeded GARP as the center for the study of climate change
D. it helped to raise awareness of climate change outside the scientific community
E. together with the WMO, it founded the ICSU
E. together with the WMO, it founded the ICSU
The process of capturing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and storing it is called carbon
A. gain
B. recycling
C. sequestration
D. footprint
E. extraction
C. sequestration
The date of 2250 BCE corresponds with which of the following?
A. The start of the Late Holocene
B. The end of the Early Holocene
C. The emergence of the Mesopotamian civilization
D. The younger Dryas period
A. The start of the Late Holocene
The Justice40 Initiative was introduced by which American political leader?
A. Joseph Biden
B. Pete Buttigieg
C. Marco Rubio
D. Elizabeth Warren
E. Bernie Sanders
A. Joseph Biden
Which of the following individuals was the one of the first to argue that atmospheric water vapor and carbon dioxide could interact with solar rays to increase the earth's temperature?
A. J.R McNeill
B. Eunice Newton Foote
C. Eugene F. Stoermer
C. Eunice Newton Foote