AP Environmental Science: Climate Change Policy Quiz - Test Your Knowledge!

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌡️ Greenhouse Effect: Gases like CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to global warming.
• 🏭 Major Greenhouse Gases:
  • 💨 Carbon Dioxide ($CO_2$): From burning fossil fuels, deforestation.
  • 🐄 Methane ($CH_4$): From agriculture, livestock, and natural gas leaks.
  • 💨 Nitrous Oxide ($N_2O$): From agricultural and industrial activities.
• 📜 Kyoto Protocol (1997): An international treaty committing industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• 🤝 Paris Agreement (2015): Aims to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
• 💡 Carbon Tax: A tax on activities that release carbon dioxide, incentivizing reduction.
• 🔄 Cap and Trade: A system where a limit is set on overall emissions, and companies can buy and sell emission allowances.
• 🌱 Renewable Energy Policies: Incentives and regulations to promote solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources.

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. Which international agreement aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and was adopted in 1997?
   1. A) Paris Agreement
   2. B) Kyoto Protocol
   3. C) Montreal Protocol
   4. D) Copenhagen Accord
2. What is the primary goal of the Paris Agreement?
   1. A) To eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions
   2. B) To limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels
   3. C) To promote the use of nuclear energy
   4. D) To establish a global carbon tax
3. Which of the following is NOT a major greenhouse gas?
   1. A) Carbon Dioxide ($CO_2$)
   2. B) Methane ($CH_4$)
   3. C) Nitrogen ($N_2$)
   4. D) Nitrous Oxide ($N_2O$)
4. What is a carbon tax designed to do?
   1. A) To subsidize fossil fuel production
   2. B) To encourage activities that release carbon dioxide
   3. C) To discourage activities that release carbon dioxide
   4. D) To fund international climate conferences
5. What does a "cap and trade" system involve?
   1. A) Setting a limit on overall emissions and allowing companies to trade emission allowances
   2. B) Imposing a tax on all imported goods
   3. C) Providing subsidies for renewable energy projects
   4. D) Banning the use of fossil fuels
6. Which sector is a significant source of methane emissions?
   1. A) Transportation
   2. B) Agriculture
   3. C) Manufacturing
   4. D) Energy production
7. Which of the following policies promotes the use of solar and wind energy?
   1. A) Fossil fuel subsidies
   2. B) Renewable energy policies
   3. C) Deforestation incentives
   4. D) Increased coal mining