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Global Climate Change

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The temperature and precipitation at one place at one particular time.

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Global Warming

d)

Temperature

2.

A pattern of weather over long periods of time.

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Global Warming

d)

Temperature

3.

A change in the pattern of weather in an area over long periods of time.

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Global Warming

d)

Global Climate Change

4.

What greenhouse gasses contribute to Global Warming (Select all that apply)

a)

Water Vapor

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Methane

d)

Other Pollutants

5.

How are greenhouse gasses harming our environment?

a)

They aren't

b)

Less heat is able to escape causing the Earth to cool down

c)

Less heat is able to escape causing the Earth to warm up

d)

More heat is able to escape

6.

As greenhouse gasses increase, what happens to Earth's temperature?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stays the Same

d)

No Trend

7.

As greenhouse gasses increase, what happens to heat flow out?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stays the Same

d)

No Trend

8.

As greenhouse gasses increase, what happens to heat flow in from the sun?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stays the same

d)

No Trend

9.

What evidence is there to support that Global Warming is occurring?

a)

Rising ocean temperatures

b)

Declining arctic sea glacers

c)

Sea levels rising

d)

Increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

10.

If the Earth is like a greenhouse, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is like

a)

Plants

b)

Glass

c)

Sun

d)

Ground

11.

Which of the following could increase the amount of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere?

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Planting trees

c)

Walking to school and work

d)

Cutting down trees

12.

Why do we need greenhouse gasses?

a)

We don't! All greenhouse gasses are bad

b)

They help regulate Earth's climate

c)

They decrease Earth's temperature

d)

None of the above

13.

On the picture, the heat out is decreasing. What can we assume if this is happening?

a)

There is no change in the graph

b)

We don't have any greenhouse gasses

c)

Greenhouse gasses are decreasing

d)

Greenhouse gasses are increasing

14.

In the picture we see that the temperature is increasing and decreasing daily. Why is this happening?

a)

We are burning fossil fuels

b)

We have greenhouse gasses

c)

Our sun rises and sets each day causing temperatures to rise and fall.

d)

None of the above