Pioneers and Milestones in Climatology

Climatology

A collection of questions regarding the historical discoveries and scientific milestones in the study of Earth's climate.

history science meteorology

10 Questions Medium Ages 12+ Jul 27, 2026

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1 Who is credited with being the first to theorize the 'greenhouse effect' in 1824, suggesting that the atmosphere acts like a glass vessel?

A Joseph Fourier
B John Tyndall
C Svante Arrhenius
D Guy Stewart Callendar

2 In 1859, which scientist identified that water vapor and carbon dioxide are the primary atmospheric gases responsible for trapping heat?

A James Hansen
B John Tyndall
C Milutin Milankovitch
D Vladimir Köppen

3 What is the name of the long-term project started by Charles David Keeling in 1958 to record the continuous rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations?

A The Mauna Loa Curve
B The Vostok Ice Core Project
C The Keeling Curve
D The IPCC Baseline

4 Which scientist first calculated in 1896 that doubling the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would raise global temperatures by 5 to 6 degrees Celsius?

A Gilbert Plass
B Svante Arrhenius
C George Simpson
D C.G. Abbot

5 In the 1920s, who proposed the theory that cyclic changes in Earth's orbit, known as 'eccentricity, obliquity, and precession,' drive glacial-interglacial cycles?

A Milutin Milankovitch
B Alfred Wegener
C L.F. Richardson
D Vilhelm Bjerknes

6 What was the first official international organization established in 1873 to standardize global meteorological observations?

A World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
B International Meteorological Organization (IMO)
C Global Climate Forum
D Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

7 In 1938, who was the first to demonstrate that global warming was actually occurring by linking temperature increases to rising carbon dioxide levels?

A Guy Stewart Callendar
B Roger Revelle
C Hans Suess
D Bert Bolin

8 Which research vessel was the first to provide significant oceanographic and climatological data from the deep Arctic in the late 19th century?

A HMS Challenger
B Fram
C USS Jeanette
D Belgica

9 What is the name of the system developed by Wladimir Köppen in 1884 to categorize global climates based on vegetation and temperature?

A Holdridge Life Zones
B Köppen Climate Classification
C Thornthwaite System
D Bailey's Ecoregions

10 The first evidence of climate-altering pollutants in the stratosphere was discovered in the 1970s; which compounds were identified as responsible for ozone depletion?

A Sulfur hexafluoride
B Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
C Nitrous oxide
D Hydrofluorocarbons

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