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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
a)
Urethane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
2.
Which is one cause for Global Warming we discussed today?
a)
Burning Fossil Fuels
b)
Pollution from factories
c)
Both are causes for Global Warming
3.
Humans have the ability to cause temperature change.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Differences in the temperature between the North and South poles and the equator create thermal currents in the atmosphere that form global winds.What is the source of energy for these currents?
a)
equator
b)
moon
c)
Sun
d)
tides
5.
What are all of the climate zones that result from the unequal heating of Earth?
a)
tropical and polar
b)
temperate and polar
c)
temperate and tropical
d)
tropical, temperate, and polar
6.
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
7.
Which process accurately describes the formation of the greenhouse effect?
a)
The Sun's rays are reflected from the land back into the atmosphere.
b)
Increased solar energy is entering through the hole in the ozone layer.
c)
Aerosol gases become trapped and build up in the atmosphere.
d)
Heat radiating from the land and oceans is trapped in the troposphere.
8.
Solar energy is best absorbed by what material?
a)
dirt
b)
sand
c)
snow
d)
water
9.
The oceans make up 70% of Earth's surface. They regulate the overall temperature of the earth by absorbing a great deal of solar energy and heating up slowly. What is true about the oceans' release of heat?
a)
The oceans release heat rapidly and add to the greenhouse effect.
b)
The oceans release heat more slowly than the land.
c)
The oceans release heat more rapidly than the land.
d)
The oceans release heat at the same rate as the land.
10.
The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
11.
What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
ozone layer
d)
greenhouse gases
12.
The gas that is the second most abundant in the atmosphere is
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
argon
13.
How many oxygen atoms does a molecule of ozone contain?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
What are CFC's used in ?
a)
electrical wire
b)
plastic
c)
air conditioners
d)
dry wall
15.
Can clouds block out all UVA radiation?
a)
True
b)
False
16.
As the amount of ozone in the stratosphere decreases
a)
more ultraviolet light is able to reach Earth's surface.
b)
less solar energy is able to reach Earth's surface.
c)
the amount of methane in the atmosphere increases.
d)
the amount of phytoplankton in the ocean increases.
17.
What happens to ozone molecules when they absorb UV light?
a)
ozone is produced
b)
ozone is destroyed
c)
ozone remains the same
d)
ozone turns into cholrine
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