Climate Change Year 10

Which is the best definition of climate

• Conditions in the atmosphere at a given time in a given place

• Average conditions in the atmosphere in a place, measured over thirty years

• The temperature measured over the last 5 years in a place

• The amount of rainfall measured over 5 years in a place

Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Nitrous oxides

• Methane

Which provides the evidence of climate change over the longest time period

• Satellite images of Arctic sea ice

• Sea levels measured by satellites

• Photographs of glaciers

• Ice cores from Antarctica

Which natural cause of climate change could make earth cooler?

• Earth's orbit is circular

• Volcanoes emit ash and sulphur dioxidde

• More sunspots

• More carbon dioxide

_________ radiation from the sun warms the Earth's surface

________ radiation is emitted by the Earth

Greenhouse gases ____ some of the longwave radiation in the Earth's atmosphere, making it warmer.

Name 3 human activities that increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, adding to the greenhouse effect

Which country produces most greenhouse gases?

• China

• UK

• Ethiopia

• Mexico

Renewable energy sources is an example of...

• Mitigation

• Adaptation