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WorksheetsGlobal Warming Reading
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Read WARMING WATER. Answer the question below.
Which of the following is the role of oceans?
Which of the following is the role of oceans?
a)
drinking and for sustaining crops
b)
maintain global temperatures while transporting nutrients and supporting marine ecosystems
c)
form the foundations of our communities and economies
d)
liquid, solid or gas
2.
Read WARMING WATER. Answer the question below.
Choose the word that has the closest meaning to 'vital' in the passage.
Choose the word that has the closest meaning to 'vital' in the passage.
a)
strong
b)
found
c)
important
d)
needed
3.
Read WARMING WATER.
Which statement is false?
Which statement is false?
a)
Seas cover 71 percent of the earth
b)
Organisms are endangered because of the changes in the sea water
c)
Sea level shifts poses risk to human life.
d)
The more the ice melts, the more freshwater will there be.
4.
Read WARMING WATER.
Choose the word with the closest meaning to 'dwindles' in the passage.
Choose the word with the closest meaning to 'dwindles' in the passage.
a)
falls
b)
reduces slowly
c)
reduces quickly
d)
increases
5.
Read Crop Changes.
Which statement is true?
Which statement is true?
a)
Climate change is bad for all crops.
b)
Farmers who do not change will do well.
c)
The crop which has the least expected change from 2000 to 2050 is Wheat.
d)
Farmers should grow more corn.
6.
Read Crop Changes.
Choose the most suitable word for 'adapt' in the passage.
Choose the most suitable word for 'adapt' in the passage.
a)
change
b)
adjust
c)
handle
d)
be different
7.
Read High Heat.
How will humans adapt to increasing temperatures by 2100?
Choose the answer that is incorrect.
How will humans adapt to increasing temperatures by 2100?
Choose the answer that is incorrect.
a)
More farmers will switch to raising heat-tolerant livestock
b)
Humans will use more air conditioning.
c)
Humans will have to find ways to turn down the heat.
d)
Yield of crops like soybeans will increase.
8.
Read Wild weather.
What is the effects of extreme weather phenomena?
What is the effects of extreme weather phenomena?
a)
torrential hurricanes, devastating droughts, crippling ice storms, and raging heat waves
b)
claim lives and cause untold damage
c)
causing longer droughts and higher temperatures in some regions and more intense deluges in others
d)
strengthening warning, shelter, and protection systems
9.
Read Wild weather.
Which of the following statements is not stated in the passage/table?
Which of the following statements is not stated in the passage/table?
a)
Hurricane Sandy hit New York City at high tide, making the water 14 feet higher than normal
b)
Meteorological records show a rise in weather-related disasters since 1980
c)
Climate change cannot be blamed for all weather changes
d)
There are four major hurricanes from 1980 to 2014 only.
10.
Read Health Risks.
How will climate change bad for your health?
Choose the INCORRECT statement.
How will climate change bad for your health?
Choose the INCORRECT statement.
a)
Rising sea levels can threaten freshwater supplies for people living in low-lying areas
b)
Increase in mental health issues
c)
Increase in mosquitoes
d)
Undernutrition due to crop declines
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