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Climate and Climate Change

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
weather
d)
air pressure
2.

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

a)

they are at lower elevations

b)

they receive more solar energy

c)

they are nearer to ocean currents

d)

they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

3.
What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
elevation
d)
topography
4.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
topography
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
5.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
6.

What are the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

a)

climate

b)

temperature

c)

elevation

d)

precipitation

7.

Which is NOT a factor that affects climate?

a)

altitude

b)

latitude

c)

lakes and oceans

d)

living organisms, other than humans

8.

Which is a period of drier weather than normal?

a)

drought

b)

equinox

c)

monsoon

d)

upswelling

9.
How does Earth's past climates compare to today's?
a)
the same
b)
the past has been warmer
c)
the past has been colder
d)
climates have been warmer at some times and colder at other times
10.

Which provides clues to the climate of the distant past?

a)

rocks along ocean coastlines

b)

air in caves and deep holes

c)

water samples from the ocean holes

d)

air pockets in ice caps

11.
By what amount did carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increase between 1960 and 2000?
a)
40 -50 ppm
b)
60 -70 ppm
c)
110 -120 ppm
d)
360 -370 ppm
12.
Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?
a)
aerosols
b)
deforestation
c)
volcanic eruptions
d)
burning fossil fuels
13.
What do greenhouse gases do?
a)
absorb Earth's outgoing infrared radiation
b)
reflect Earth's incoming infrared radiation
c)
magnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere
d)
block the Sun's infrared radiation
14.
Which is not a source of carbon dioxide?
a)
forest fires
b)
volcanoes
c)
glaciers
d)
use of fossil fuel
15.

Why is the predicted change in human population a concern for climate change?

a)

fewer resources will be needed as this change occurs

b)

Earth cools as resources are used

c)

greenhouse gases will be depleted as resources are used more

d)

more greenhouse gases will be added to atmosphere as more resources are used

16.
Which of these negative effects is  most likely to occur because of global warming?
a)
rising sea levels
b)
shorter growing seasons
c)
increased volcanic eruptions
d)
falling sea levels
17.

Climates are classified by ____.

a)

plants and animals

b)

altitude and latitude

c)

bodies of water and ocean currents

d)

temperature and precipitation

18.
Volcanoes can cool the climate by_____
a)
increasing wind speeds
b)
using up Earth's energy
c)
releasing gas and particles
d)
increasing air pressure.
19.
Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
a)
forest fires
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
cellular respiration
d)
photosynthesis
20.
Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?  
a)
in the tropics
b)
in the northern latitudes
c)
impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet
21.
How do scientists collect evidence about climate?  
a)
using remote sensing from space with satellites
b)
by ground-based measurements of surface temperatures, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level
c)
by collecting “proxy data” from tree rings, ice cores, and historical records
d)
all of the above
22.
Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is very effective in trapping heat near the surface of the Earth.
a)
true
b)
false
23.
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
24.
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
25.
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. 
26.

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water vapour

d)

Nitrogen

27.
Which human activity contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
fishing
b)
breathing
c)
burning fossil fuels
d)
farming
28.
The two largest fuel sources are?
a)
wood and coal
b)
wood and natural gas
c)
oil and nuclear power
d)
coal and oil
29.
In Greenland, the scientific station showed that ______ ice had melted in the space of 5 years.
a)
30 vertical metres
b)
20 vertical metres
c)
10 vertical metres
d)
5 vertical metres
30.
Globally, ____ percent of all coral has already disappeared. 
a)
50%
b)
20%
c)
75%
d)
10%
31.
Why did Leo DiCaprio's movie set had to be relocated from Canada to Argentina?
a)
They didn't find snow in Canada
b)
They had too much snow in Canada
c)
It was cheaper to shoot a movie in Argentina
d)
It was too hot in Argentina
32.
How are the human caused mass extinctions in the past different than what is happening today?
a)
The change is much faster
b)
It's happening slowly
c)
Only human activities are casuing it
d)
It's not that important today because of the technology we have
33.
What is the main environmental threat in the development of poor countries?
a)
Their population wants to have the same life standards that we have
b)
They want to use only fossil fuels
c)
Their population will rise
34.
Who is funding anit-climate change propaganda?
a)
The fossil fuel industry
b)
Governments of the world
c)
The renewable energy industry
d)
China
35.

_____ are parallel scratch marks on bedrock.

a)

Plucking

b)

Abrasion

c)

Straitions

d)

Till

36.

_____ are are materials deposited at the bottom or along the sides of glaciers.

a)

Eskers

b)

Till

c)

Erratics

d)

Moraines

37.
_____ are enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers, often far from their source region.
a)
Till
b)
Erratics
c)
Moraines
d)
Fjords
38.
A _____ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.
a)
glacier
b)
erratic
c)
fjiord
d)
moraine
39.
_____ is the removal of large chunks of rock debris.
a)
Plucking
b)
Abrasion
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
40.

This force causes the movement of glaciers.

a)

pressure

b)

ice age

c)

gravity

d)

firn

41.

What is the Laurentide ice sheet?

a)

a lake that freezes early each year

b)

an expanding glacier

c)

a huge ice sheet that once covered all of Canada and the northern United States

d)

a huge ice sheet that is beginning to cover Canada

42.

Many of the world's glaciers have receded or vanished completely. Why?

a)

Every 15 years, sunspots block a percentage of the light.

b)

Data shows that average global temperatures are steadily rising.

c)

Because of the Milankovitch cycles, our Earth is now closer to the Sun than it has ever been.

d)

Glaciers depend on yearly snowfall, so they are temporary anyway.

43.

What will happen to human populations if sea levels keep rising?

a)

Lakes will dry up and no fresh water will be available to drink.

b)

Industry will suffer because there will be fewer mineral resources.

c)

People will have to live on boats and barges.

d)

Cities and the people who live in them must be moved, causing economic challenges.

44.

What is in store for our oceans if ocean waters continue to warm?

a)

Bottom-dwelling creatures will have better conditions.

b)

Fish and plant life will be reduced.

c)

Larger fish will thrive.

d)

Stronger currents and wave patterns will occur.

45.

What will happen if polar ice caps melt?

a)

The sea levels will rise.

b)

The sea water will become saltier.

c)

New lands will be formed.

d)

Evaporation will increase exponentially.

46.

What has happened since 1900 that has made carbon dioxide levels change?

a)

Earth's orbit has changed, due to the Milankovitch cycles.

b)

A hole in the ozone is now letting more UV radiation in.

c)

People have burned more and more fossil fuels.

d)

People have moved from less populated areas to more populated areas.

47.

How is the thickness of glaciers/icesheets related to sea levels?

a)

As glaciers melt, sea levels rise.

b)

As glaciers melt, oceans evaporate.

c)

As glaciers melt, sea levels fall.

d)

As glaciers melt, polar bears will have to learn to waterski.

48.

In a warmer world, we would expect more ______.

a)

droughts

b)

hurricanes

c)

desert expansions

d)

all of these

49.
The diagram represents solar energy that is absorbed by Earth's land and water surfaces and is changed into heat that radiates back into the atmosphere.What is this process called?
a)
ozone
b)
radiation
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
evaporation
50.
Albedo can best be described as...
a)
the temperature at the equator
b)
the amount of solar radiation absorbed
c)
the amount of solar radiation reflected
d)
the air pressure during El Nino
51.
Melting ice caps will cause the poles to have a ____________ albedo.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
same
52.
If the ice caps continue to melt, then there is less albedo at the poles.  This process will continue to melt more ice and have less albedo.  This is an example of a...
a)
fruit loops
b)
loop di loop
c)
negative feedback loop
d)
positive feedback loop
53.
Which would you expect to have the highest albedo?
a)
dirt
b)
sand
c)
ice
d)
water
54.
The following is an example of what type of feedback loop?
a)
Negative Feedback Loop
b)
Neutral Feedback Loop
c)
Positive Feedback Loop
d)
Global Warming Feedback Loop
55.
In a volcanic eruption, carbon dioxide dissolved in magma is released into the atmosphere during the explosion. What transition is described here?
a)
Biosphere to geosphere
b)
Hydrosphere to biosphere
c)
Geosphere to atmosphere
d)
Atmosphere to hydrosphere
56.

What is created because land heats and cools more quickly than the water?

a)

Trade winds

b)

Polar easterlies

c)

Sea and land breezes

d)

Doldrums

57.

This protects us from harmful UV rays from the sun _____.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

Ozone Layer

58.

Which of these sets of three items produce CFCs

a)

cars, factories, and cardboard

b)

spray cans, cardboard, insulation

c)

spray cans, refrigerant, cardboard

d)

spray cans, refrigerant, insulation

59.

What chemical is responsible for breaking up the ozone?

a)

CFCs

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

60.

Carbon dioxide and seawater combine to form _____.

a)

calcium carbonate

b)

carbon monoxide

c)

carbonic acid

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