WorksheetsAnthropocene and Climate Change!
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 17mins
This is a molecule called:
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon (C)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Carbon trioxide (CO3)
All living things on Earth are made of carbon. When we burn __________ _________ we release the carbon that had been trapped for millions of years into the atmosphere, creating CO2.
global warming
fossil fuels
banned plastics
giant cars
CO2 and other green house gasses trap heat in the atmosphere like a warm blanket wrapped around the Earth. This leads to an increase in Earth's average surface temperature called:
global heating
global cooling
global acid
global warming
Human actions have caused more intense weather and natural disasters, these long-term changes over time are collectively called:
Carbon change
Sustainable change
Weather change
Climate change
What percentage of the atmosphere is made up of greenhouse gasses?
100%
less than 1%
50%
0%
Meeting our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is called:
climatic
weather
systemic
sustainability
Select all that apply
The Anthropocene is known "the age of humans" because:
It is the first time in Earth's history where humans have had an impact on the environment.
Technology we rely on is unsustainable and contributing to climate change and extreme weather events.
We are releasing CO2 into the atmosphere at alarming rates.
Human activities burn fossil fuels and this is leading to global warming.
Climate is:
the average of weather patterns over LONG periods of time.
the condition outside at any point in time.
the same as weather.
a geological time period.
Weather is:
the average of weather patterns over LONG periods of time.
the condition outside at any point in time.
the same as weather.
a geological time period.
Select all that apply
Fossil fuels are:
sources of non-renewable energy.
formed from the remains of things that were once alive (like trees and plankton) and were buried millions of years ago.
things like coal, oil, and natural gas.
renewable and have no impact on the planet (like wind, water, and sun light).
For over 800,000 years, Earth had an average CO2 level of _____ PPM. After the industrial revolution (the beginning of the Anthropocene) this rose to over _____ PPM.
100 and 200
100 and 400
300 and 400
400 and 500
How many Earth's would we need if everyone lived like the average person in the U.S?
1
2
3
4
5
What percent of energy we use today comes from fossil fuels?
45%
80%
50%
95%
In what year was the Paris Climate Accord drafted?
2010
2015
2013
2018
