Y10 Weather and Climate

Which of the following is not an effect of global change?

• Glaciers and ice caps melting

• Low-lying islands under threat

• Increased earthquake activity

• Sea levels rising

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Hydrogen

• Methane

• Nitrous Oxides

Which of the following is not a potential natural causes of climate change?

• Animal excretions

• Changes in Earth's orbit

• Variations in heat output from the sun

• Volcanic Activity

Which of the following would result in methane production?

• Car exhausts

• Farm livestock

• Burning fossil fuels

• Agricultural fertilisers

Gasses trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere is known as what?

Climate is influenced by latitude. True or False

• True

• False

A rain forest is an example of climate in the low latitudes. True or False

• true

• false

Ocean currents affect climate? true or false

• true

• false

Describe a monsoon

• heavy rain that occurs seasonally in Southeast Asia

• heavy rains on the Sahara Desert

• heavy rains in the high latitudes

What climate best describes high latitudes

• subartic

• tropical

• humid continental

• Marine