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WorksheetsFinal Exam: Weather & Climate
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
How does atmospheric carbon dioxide affect global temperatures?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Remain the same
d)
Not enough information
2.
Currently, about 10% of Earth is covered with ice year-round. If this ice melts, what could happen to Earth’s temperature?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Remain the Same
d)
Not enough information
3.
Which type of surface would have the highest albedo effect?
a)
Forest
b)
Snow
c)
Water
d)
Rock
4.
Which has a higher albedo, an asphalt parking lot or a snow-covered field?
a)
Asphalt parking lot
b)
Snow-covered field
c)
They have the same albedo
d)
More information is needed to answer this question
5.
Earth’s temperatures are stable because we are surrounded by ________ which allows the right amount of sunlight in to warm the Earth.
a)
A cloud layer
b)
The atmosphere
c)
Gravity
d)
Water
6.
Certain gases in the atmosphere: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, help maintain the Earth’s temperatures and climate. These are called: __________ .
a)
Ozone gases
b)
Solar gases
c)
Greenhouse gases
d)
Stomach gases
7.
How are humans making greenhouse gases of our own?
a)
Burning fossil fuels from our cars
b)
Burning forests
c)
Large-scale agriculture
d)
All of these are correct
8.
Considering climate change, melting of ice sheets and glaciers causes the
a)
Destruction of infrastructure
b)
Endangering of species
c)
Desertification
d)
Destruction of human settlements
9.
a)
“There’s more CO2 in the atmosphere now than there used to be. CO2 is carbon dioxide and causes the air to hold heat.”
b)
“My grandmother says that winters are less snowy now than they were when she was a kid in the 1950s.”
c)
“The oceans are getting warmer.”
d)
There is about half the amount of ice near the North Pole than there used to be.”
10.
Hurricanes form over the -
a)
Desert
b)
Ocean
c)
Forest
d)
Clouds
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