Climate Test

Climate Test

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Josphat Thuku

9th - 11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What are greenhouse gases?
gases that cause climate change
gases that emit green smoke
gases that are used to make green colored glass

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?
the hole in the ozone
the greenhouse effect
atmospheric pressure
the inversion layer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?
lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
water vapor
methane

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  
droughts
flooding
melting of polar ice caps
all of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which is a primary energy source used by power plants to generate electricity?
coal
wood
gasoline
batteries

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Changes in temperature are expected to be greatest
near the equator
near the poles
between the equator and the North Pole
between the equator and the South Pole

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
using bottled water
burning fossil fuels
texting on cellphones
eating meat

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
True
False

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