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WorksheetsHuman Impact
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How is weather different than climate
Weather changes slowly
Climate changes rapidly
Weather changes rapidly
They are exactly the same
Wind, the water cycle, storms and high pressure are all powered by:
The sun
the moon
the oceans
geothermal energy
The atmosphere is heated mostly by
Suns rays passing through it
The warm ground and ocean, heated by the sun
Volcanic eruptions
burning fossil fuels
Colder periods in earth's history where a large part of the earth is covered by ice are called
interglacial periods
Extinction periods
Mesozoic peiods
Ice ages
Warmer periods in earth's history where there is little or no ice covering the earth are known as
Interglacial periods
Extinction periods
Mesozoic periods
Ice Ages
How far back was the most recent ice age
2 million years ago
500,000 years ago
100,000 years ago
Less than 20,000 years ago
To study past climate, Scientist study
Fossils
Earth's plate movements
Rings from ice cores
All of these
What is the most likely cause for ice ages?
Earth's tilt changing
Human interaction
Animal extinction
Earth moving farther away from the sun
Which greenhouse gas is created by burning fossil fuels
Water vapor
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen Oxide
Which is not a fossil fuel
Coal
Natural gas
Oil
Hydroelectric
Which is not a renewable energy
Hydroelectric
Nuclear
Solar
Geothermal
Besides burning coal, what other energy source does Western Kentucky use a lot of?
Wind
Solar
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
What do scientist believe is the cause of global warming
Volcanic eruptions
Earth's tilt
Increase in greenhouse gases
Too many plants on earth
Which is not a danger of acid rain
food production decreasing due to the acidity
Limestone rocks and buildings eroding due to the acidity
Volcanic eruptions occurring due to the acidity
trees dying due to acidity
Which is not a possible cause of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Deforestation
Burning fossil fuels
Increased production of cattle
Increased growing of plants
