Worksheets9WS#1 Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
How is Weather defined?
Weather refers to atmospheric conditions that occur locally over short periods of time
Weather refers to the seasons that occur on Earth.
Weather refers to the change in sea levels and average temperature on Earth.
Weather refers to how "hot" or "cold" it feels per month on Earth.
True or False: Weather is local and short term.
True
False
Which is NOT an example of Weather?
Rain
Clouds
Floods
Winter
How is Global Warming defined?
Global warming refers to the consistent temperature trend across the entire Earth since the early 20th century.
Global warming refers to the upward temperature trend across the entire Earth since the early 20th century
Global warming refers to a short term warming effect globally.
Global warming refers to the change in weather we experience only in the Northern Hemisphere.
How is Climate Change defined?
Climate Change refers to the upward temperature trend across the entire Earth since the early 20th century.
Climate change refers to a small range of global phenomena created predominantly by colder temperatures globally.
Climate change refers to a broad range of global phenomena created predominantly by burning fossil fuels, which add heat-trapping gases to Earth’s atmosphere
Climate Change refers to atmospheric conditions that occur locally over short periods of time—from minutes to hours or days.
What is a Natural Resource?
Any material on Earth that is used by people.
Only materials on Earth that cannot be replaced.
Any material that is created in a factory and used by people.
Only material comes from the ground.
What type of natural resource is used much faster than it is replaced?
Nonrenewable
Renewable
What type of natural resource is replaced as quickly as people use it?
Nonrenewable
Renewable
Which of the following listed is NOT a renewable resource?
Trees
Water
Sun
Natural Gas
Which of the following listed is NOT a nonrenewable resource?
Oil
Coal
Solar
Natural Gas
What are Fossil Fuels?
Resources that are not used very often by humans.
Resources that formed when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock.
Resources that formed from mounds of garbage pilled in landfills.
Resources that are quickly replaced after being used.
What is the Green House Effect?
A natural process that warms the Earth’s surface by absorbing and re-radiating solar energy.
A process of warming brought on by natural process and humans.
A natural process of cooling the Earth's surface by reflecting solar energy back into space.
A big glass house for plants.
True or False: The Green House Effect in necessary to sustain life on Earth.
True
False
How do Greenhouse gases contribute to the warming effect on Earth?
The smog in the atmosphere that is smelly.
The gas helps reflect radiant energy into space.
The gas in the atmosphere absorbs and emits radiant energy.
The gases created only recently by humans blocking solar energy from entering Earths surface.
