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WorksheetsThe Greenhouse Effect vs. Global Warming
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
an increase in the average temperature near the
Earth's surface.
Earth's surface.
b)
a natural process that helps make the Earth warm
enough for us to live.
enough for us to live.
c)
a decrease in the layer of ozone gas found high in the Earth's atmosphere.
d)
the broader set of changes that go along with global warming.
2.
What is global warming?
a)
a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns.
b)
a natural process that helps make the Earth warm enough for us to live.
c)
a decrease in the layer of ozone gas found high in the Earth's atmosphere.
d)
an increase in the average temperature near the Earth's surface.
3.
What is this difference between global warming and the greenhouse effect?
a)
Global warming refers to a change in the Earth's climate that is causing it to heat up; the greenhouse effect is a natural process that happens constantly, due to sunlight and the atmosphere.
b)
Global warming and the greenhouse effect are the same thing.
c)
The greenhouse effect comes within global warming.
d)
Global warming comes within the greenhouse effect
4.
If human civilization had never developed on Earth, would there be a greenhouse effect?
a)
No, there is no conclusive evidence that a greenhouse effect exists.
b)
No, the greenhouse effect is caused by humans burning fossil fuels.
c)
Yes, the greenhouse effect is caused by plants giving off gases.
d)
No, the greenhouse effect is caused by humans depleting ozone.
5.
What is the major cause of the greenhouse effect?
a)
Gases in the atmosphere absorb heat from the Earth's surface.
b)
Gases in the atmosphere absorb heat from the Sun.
c)
Gases in the ozone layer absorb heat from the Sun.
d)
Gases in the ozone layer absorb heat from the Earth's surface.
6.
We can slow the rate or even reverse global warming.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The greenhouse effect is more harmful than global warming.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Global warming and the greenhouse effect are exactly the same.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Burning fossil fuels is one of the main causes for global warming.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas that is released by human activities and speeds up global warming?
a)
Nuclear power
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural gas
d)
Carbon dioxide
11.
As global warming continues, the intensity of what type of storm that hits coastlines is predicted to increase?
a)
Tornadoes
b)
Hurricanes
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Earthquakes
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