Test your knowledge of forests and climate change with our interactive climate change quiz! Can you answer all of the following questions and get a perfect score?

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1. When forests are cleared, they release which of the following gases, proven to cause climate change?
   
   
   1. helium
   2. carbon dioxide
   3. nitrogen
   4. hydrogen
2. What approximate percentage of carbon emissions worldwide is caused by cutting down trees?
   
   
   1. 10-15 percent
   2. 15-20 percent
   3. 20-25 percent
   4. 25-30 percent
3. Deforestation is the second leading contributor of carbon emissions worldwide.
   
   
   1. True
   2. False
4. Forests are destroyed at what rate around the world?
   
   
   1. one acre per day
   2. one acre per hour
   3. one acre per minute
   4. one acre per second
5. At the current rate of deforestation, tropical rain forests will virtually disappear as functioning ecosystems within how many years?
   
   
   1. 100 years
   2. 200 years
   3. 500 years
   4. 1,000 years
6. Protecting one acre of mature forest from destruction is equivalent to taking how many cars off the road for one year? (hint: see our graphic to the right)
   
   
   1. 90 cars
   2. 60 cars
   3. 30 cars
   4. 1 car
7. The Nature Conservancy launched the world’s first forest conservation program scientifically verified by a third party to lower carbon emissions in what country?
   
   
   1. Mexico
   2. The United States
   3. Bolivia
   4. Venezuela
8. The Nature Conservancy’s 24,000-acre Garcia River Forest restoration project in California will accomplish which of the following??
   
   
   1. absorb and store an estimated 2.19 million tons of carbon dioxide during its 100-year lifetime
   2. bring back habitat for endangered species
   3. improve area water quality
   4. all of the above
9. The Conservancy’s Longyang project in China will restore more than 4,000 acres of forestland that was destroyed by which of the following?
   
   
   1. grazing and unsustainable agriculture
   2. hurricanes and tornados
   3. invasive species and fire
   4. housing and business development

Climate Change Quiz Scoring Guide

• 0-3 correct: Hmm…you still have a lot to learn about forests and climate change!
• 4-6 correct: You’re getting there. Learn more about the role of forests in reducing emissions.
• 7-9 correct: Great! You understand the importance of forests in defending against climate change.  Help us reduce the impacts of climate change now.