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WorksheetsClimate Change and Energy
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
The process that keeps Earth warm when gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat energy from the sun is called the ______________.
a)
Glasshouse Effect
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Ozone Effect
d)
Methane Effect
2.
What is a fuel?
a)
Anything that makes electricity
b)
Anything that makes energy
c)
Anything that burns to make energy
d)
Anything that makes light
3.
Which of these are FOSSIL fuels?
a)
Oil, natural gas and solar
b)
Wind, coal and gas
c)
Biomass, wind and geothermal
d)
Oil, natural gas and coal
4.
What is the difference between Renewable and Non-renewable energy sources?
a)
Renewable energy is energy that is used only once, and non-renewable energy can be used over and over again
b)
Non-renewable energy is energy that is used only once, and renewable energy can be used over and over again
c)
There is no difference
d)
Non-renewable energy is cheap energy and renewable energy is expensive energy
5.
Which of these are RENEWABLE energy sources?
a)
Oil, geothermal, wind
b)
Wind, solar, geothermal
c)
Solar, biomass, coal
d)
Geothermal, biomass, oil
6.
Which of these are NON-RENEWABLE energy sources?
a)
Wind, solar, oil
b)
Oil, natural gas, geothermal
c)
Oil, coal, nuclear
d)
Nuclear, geothermal, coal
7.
During the past century, average temperatures on Earth have ______________.
a)
Increased
b)
Decreased
c)
Stayed the same
8.
During the past century, carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air has ______________.
a)
Stayed the same
b)
Decreased
c)
Increased
9.
Which of these are the TWO MOST IMPORTANT greenhouse gases?
a)
Ethane and Methane
b)
Methane and Nitrous Oxide
c)
Carbon Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide
d)
Carbon Dioxide and Methane
10.
Which of the following actions can reduce your impact on the climate?
a)
Eating food from other countries
b)
Eating food from local farms
c)
Driving a car to work or school
11.
Which of the following actions can reduce your impact on the climate?
a)
Ride a bike to school or work
b)
Leaving the lights on all the time
c)
Going on an airplane every year
12.
Which of the following are the FOUR VITAL SIGNS of Earth's climate health?
a)
CO2, Methane, Sea Level Change, Ice Changes
b)
CO2, Temperature, Sea Level Change, Ice Changes
c)
Sea level, CO2, Temperature , Methane
13.
What does carbon footprint mean?
a)
how much carbon is in the air
b)
how much carbon is in the ground as fossil fuel
c)
how much carbon is used by a person, town, city, country, etc
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