Do You Know as Much as Students Do About Climate Change? Quiz Yourself

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Climate change is constantly in the news and cemented into our political discourse. Unseasonal temperatures are now part of our obligatory pleasantries about the weather. Despite that, many American adults are confused about what, exactly, is causing climate change and misconceptions abound.

The same is true for U.S. teens, according to a new survey by the EdWeek Research Center.

Take our short quiz below to test your own knowledge of climate change (and see how you stack up against today’s high school students).

Arianna Prothero

Assistant Editor, Education Week

Arianna Prothero covers technology, student well-being, and the intersection of the two for Education Week.

Madeline Will

Assistant Managing Editor, Education Week

Madeline Will is an assistant managing editor for Education Week, leading coverage of early childhood education and school leadership.

Hyon-Young Kim

Senior Digital News Specialist, Education Week

Hyon-Young Kim is senior digital news specialist for Education Week.

Coverage of how climate change is affecting students’ learning and well-being is supported in part by a grant from the Education Writers’ Association Reporting Fellowship program, at www.ewa.org/fellowship. Education Week retains sole editorial control over the content of this coverage.