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WorksheetsSustainability MP3 Quarterly Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Based on the graph, which countries have contributed the most to carbon dioxide emission?
a)
US, China, and Europe
b)
Russia, China, and US
c)
India, Russia, and US
d)
India, China, and US
2.
Industrialization is a contributing factor to climate change.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:
a)
excessive heat
b)
drought
c)
extreme storms
d)
all of these
4.
The goal of mitigation strategies is to
a)
reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions
b)
do nothing
c)
increase the amount of greenhouse gas emissions
d)
adjust to the effects of climate change.
5.
Which of the following is an example of a mitigation strategy?
a)
using renewable resources
b)
using non-emissions energy sources
c)
using energy efficient products
d)
all of them
6.
What are greenhouse gases?
a)
gases that heat up the atmosphere
b)
gases that emit green smoke
c)
gases that are used to make green colored glass
7.
Sea level is expected to rise because of warmer climate due to the following
a)
oceans expand as they get warmer due to thermal expansion
b)
glaciers and land ice melting
c)
both of these
8.
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?
a)
lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
b)
lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
c)
higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
d)
higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere
9.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
10.
Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
nitrogen
c)
water vapor
d)
methane
11.
Which of the following have been linked to climate change?
a)
droughts
b)
flooding
c)
melting of polar ice caps
d)
all of the above
12.
Earth's ozone layer is _____________________________.
a)
has been thickening over the past several years
b)
filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun
c)
exists only over Antarctica
d)
traps carbon dioxide in the stratosphere
13.
Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.
a)
water
b)
gases
c)
heat
d)
water vapor
14.
What is a major advantage that alternate energy has over fossil fuels?
a)
alternate energy does not produce radioactive waste
b)
alternate energy is more efficient than fossil fuels
c)
alternate energy increases the amount of sulfur dioxide ejected into the atmosphere
d)
alternate energy reduces the amount of carbon dioxided ejected into the atmosphere
15.
Which one of these negative effects is most likely to occur because of climate change?
a)
rising sea levels
b)
shorter growing seasons
c)
increased volcanic eruptions
d)
falling sea levels
16.
Scientists looked at the _________ the ice core to determine the _________.
a)
gases in; amount of atmospheric CO2
b)
temperature; gases
c)
size of; temperature
d)
temperature; size
17.
What is one way scientists can determine that increased atmospheric carbon is due to human activity?
a)
The amount of C13 in the air
b)
The amount of C14 in the air
c)
The amount of C12 in the air
d)
None of the above
18.
Fossil fuels have carbon that is so old it has...
a)
lots of C14
b)
moderate amount of C14
c)
no C14
d)
less C14 than newer carbon
19.
Why do heat-trapping gases trap solar radiation and emit heat?
a)
They are smaller molecules so they are more affected by the sun's rays.
b)
They have tightly bonded molecules
c)
They have atoms that vibrate at the frequency of the radiation
d)
Their atoms are unable to vibrate which makes them better at absorbing light.
20.
The melting of the polar ice cap in the Arctic Ocean is likely to cause sea level rise.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Adaptation strategies seek to
a)
minimize the damage due to climate change
b)
minimize the amount of climate change
c)
minimize the cost of climate change
d)
minimize information about climate change
22.
All of the following are adaptation strategies except one. Which one is not an adaptation strategy?
a)
Require coastal houses to be built on stilts
b)
Build sea walls
c)
Tighten emission standards for cars
d)
moving generators in hospitals to top floor in case of flooding
23.
Which of the following is primarily sea ice?
a)
Greenland
b)
Antarctica
c)
Glaciers
d)
Arctic
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