Atmosphere and Climate Change

Atmosphere and
Climate Change

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Water vapor

• All answers are correct

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What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

• Temperature goes up
• Temperature goes down

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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The graph shows us that

• the earth temperature is always increasing

• the earth's temperature has steadily increased since 1900

• the earth's temperature has steadily rising since the 1960s

• the earth's temperature decreased during the 19th and 20th centuries

Multiple Choice

The area of human activity responsible for the highest greenhouse gas emissions is

• energy supply

• transport

• agriculture

• industrial

Multiple Choice

Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• Fishing
• Breathing
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Farming

Multiple Choice

According to the bar chart, which of the following gases are the top 2 major contributors to the greenhouse effect?

• Carbon dioxid and methane

• Methan and argon

• Carbon dioxide and argon

• argon and nitrous oxide

Multiple Choice

The graph shows the global sea levels from 1880-2020. How have sea levels changed?

• Sea levels have remained the same

• Sea levels have risen

• Sea levels have dropped

Multiple Choice

According to the graph, what country causes the most plastic pollution in our oceans?

• Brazil

• Indonesia

• The Philippines

• China

• The USA

Multiple Choice

What is the biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas?

• increased precipitation
• increased acidity of sea water
• lack of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• rising sea level

Multiple Choice

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

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What effect do large forests have on Earth's climate?

• They take in carbon dioxide and help slow global warming.

• They decrease precipitation by absorbing water from the atmosphere.

• They warm the Earth by absorbing and reradiating heat energy.

• They interfere with winds and prevent the global redistribution of heat.

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In general, how do ocean currents affect Earth's climate?

• They create waves that create prevailing winds.

• They move heat energy from place to place.

• They magnify the sun's rays and heat Earth's surface.

• They are the main source of greenhouse gases.

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A major consequence of climate change for many species is that they will...

• move down moutains, closer to the ocean.

• move closer to the equator.

• become extinct.

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What are the potential consequences of droughts and flooding?

• Increased food production and lower food prices

• There are no consequences

• Starvation and malnutrition for the world's poorest

• Increased biodiversity and growth of polar habitat

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What is the potential impact of climate change on biodiversity?

• Loss of polar bears, penguins, and corals

• Increased food production and lower food prices

• Closed businesses

• Biodiversity will likely be unaffected

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What is an obvious indicator of the change of global temperature?

• The increase of the are of icecaps in polar zones.

• The melting of glacial ice.

• The winter is colder in China.

• The winter is warmer in Japan.

Multiple Choice

(Fill in the blanks)

The rising temperature ___ the intensity of storm and ___ the frequency of storm?

• increases, increases

• increases, decreases

• decreases, increases

• decreases, decreases

Multiple Choice

Deforestation is known as the removal of trees and forests from an area. What is an effect of deforestation?

• A lower chance of flood.

• An increase of water supply.

• An increase of amount of O₂ in the air.

• An increase of amount of CO₂ in the air.

Multiple Select

How might a global warming affect human health? (Select all correct answers.)

• It will increase the frequency of extreme weather which has the risk of injury or death.

• It will result in droughts at some regions.

• It may decrease the rainfall which causes desertification.

• It may increase the infection rate of disease.

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Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

• trees soak up carbon dioxide
• trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
• trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
• trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil