Test your knowledge of forests and climate change in Maryland/DC 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. close to 10 percent
   2. close to 15 percent
   3. close to 20 percent
   4. close to 25 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. What do you think the increase in Maryland's average annual temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, by 2100 will be?
   
   
   1. 4.9 degrees
      
   2. 6.7 degrees
      
   3. 7.9 degrees
      
   4. 10.2 degrees
      
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. Approximately how many ash trees, endangered by the emerald ash borer, are there in Baltimore and surrounding counties?
   
   
   1. 60,000 trees
   2. 600,000 trees
   3. 6,000,000 trees
   4. 60,000,000 trees
8. Protecting one acre of mature forest from destruction is equivalent to taking how many cars off the road for one year?
   
   
   1. 90 cars
   2. 60 cars
   3. 30 cars
   4. 1 car
9. If you add together Cranesville Swamp, the Glades, and Finzel Swamp, how many trees (nearly all red spruce) has the Conservancy in MD/DC planted in the past seven years?
   
   
   1. 280,500 trees
      
   2. 28,500 trees
   3. 2,850 trees
      
   4. 285 trees
      

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.