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WorksheetsClimate Change
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
The two largest fuel sources are?
a)
wood and coal
b)
wood and natural gas
c)
oil and nuclear power
d)
coal and oil
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.
Some of the Earth's most fragile ecosystems that could be greatly impacted by climate change live in the
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
tundra
c)
oceans
d)
African Sahara desert
5.
People in the world's forty-eight poorest countries have emitted what percentage of the total greenhouse gas emissions?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
1
d)
2
6.
Increasingly severe weather systems such as monsoons or drought could lead to military conflicts.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Climate change can cause increases in asthma, allergies and heart disease.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Scientists predict that the hurricanes coming off the warming waters of the Gulf of Mexico will be less severe and less frequent.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What are greenhouse gases?
a)
gases that cause climate change
b)
gases that emit green smoke
c)
gases that are used to make green colored glass
10.
As a result of climate change food prices could
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
11.
The greenhouse effect is beneficial as it helps to sustain life on earth by naturally trapping heat in the atmosphere.
a)
False
b)
True
12.
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is decreasing.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Global warming refers specifically to an increase in
a)
the number of storms on Earth.
b)
precipitation from Earth’s atmosphere.
c)
temperatures everywhere on Earth.
d)
Earth’s average surface temperature.
14.
Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:
a)
excessive heat
b)
drought
c)
extreme storms
d)
all of these
15.
What is climate change?
a)
Don't know
b)
Change in global climate, such as an increase in the global temperature and major variations in precipitation patterns.
c)
The earth has become sick.
d)
A change in the earth's climate due to human causes.
16.
How can the planting of new trees help reduce climate change?
a)
Trees help create breezes.
b)
Trees release moisture that cools the atmosphere.
c)
Trees take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.
d)
Trees block the release of greenhouse gases from soil.
17.
Which human activity contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
fishing
b)
breathing
c)
burning fossil fuels
d)
farming
18.
How has global warming made it more difficult for polar bears to hunt the seals they feed on?
a)
The population of seals has declined.
b)
Polar bears are forced to swim longer distances between ice sheets.
c)
Seals now have more places to hide.
d)
Polar bears are now being hunted more by other predators.
19.
What is the 2nd largest source of U.S. greenhouse gases?
a)
agriculture
b)
electricity generation
c)
transportation
d)
deforestation
20.
climate change can cause all of the following except
a)
a better Earth for humans
b)
increased temperatures
c)
decreased biodiversity
d)
sea level rise
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