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Human Impact

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is weather different than climate

a)

Weather changes slowly

b)

Climate changes rapidly

c)

Weather changes rapidly

d)

They are exactly the same

2.

Wind, the water cycle, storms and high pressure are all powered by:

a)

The sun

b)

the moon

c)

the oceans

d)

geothermal energy

3.

The atmosphere is heated mostly by

a)

Suns rays passing through it

b)

The warm ground and ocean, heated by the sun

c)

Volcanic eruptions

d)

burning fossil fuels

4.

Colder periods in earth's history where a large part of the earth is covered by ice are called

a)

interglacial periods

b)

Extinction periods

c)

Mesozoic peiods

d)

Ice ages

5.

Warmer periods in earth's history where there is little or no ice covering the earth are known as

a)

Interglacial periods

b)

Extinction periods

c)

Mesozoic periods

d)

Ice Ages

6.

How far back was the most recent ice age

a)

2 million years ago

b)

500,000 years ago

c)

100,000 years ago

d)

Less than 20,000 years ago

7.

To study past climate, Scientist study

a)

Fossils

b)

Earth's plate movements

c)

Rings from ice cores

d)

All of these

8.

What is the most likely cause for ice ages?

a)

Earth's tilt changing

b)

Human interaction

c)

Animal extinction

d)

Earth moving farther away from the sun

9.

Which greenhouse gas is created by burning fossil fuels

a)

Water vapor

b)

Methane

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen Oxide

10.

Which is not a fossil fuel

a)

Coal

b)

Natural gas

c)

Oil

d)

Hydroelectric

11.

Which is not a renewable energy

a)

Hydroelectric

b)

Nuclear

c)

Solar

d)

Geothermal

12.

Besides burning coal, what other energy source does Western Kentucky use a lot of?

a)

Wind

b)

Solar

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Geothermal

13.

What do scientist believe is the cause of global warming

a)

Volcanic eruptions

b)

Earth's tilt

c)

Increase in greenhouse gases

d)

Too many plants on earth

14.

Which is not a danger of acid rain

a)

food production decreasing due to the acidity

b)

Limestone rocks and buildings eroding due to the acidity

c)

Volcanic eruptions occurring due to the acidity

d)

trees dying due to acidity

15.

Which is not a possible cause of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

a)

Deforestation

b)

Burning fossil fuels

c)

Increased production of cattle

d)

Increased growing of plants