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Climate Change

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Next week the forecast says it will be rainy.

a)

climate

b)

weather

2.

The hottest season in Kentucky is summer.

a)

climate

b)

weather

3.

There is more CO2 in the atmosphere now than there has been in the last 650,000 years.

a)

climate

b)

weather

4.

Today's high will be 74 degrees and it will be sunny.

a)

climate

b)

weather

5.

Barrow Alaska is always very cold and dry.

a)

climate

b)

weather

6.

It is really cold out today. Come back global warming. We need you.

a)

climate

b)

weather

7.

Last spring we got over 20 inches of rain.

a)

climate

b)

weather

8.

"Our state has experienced the worst drought since records began more than 120 years ago."

a)

climate

b)

weather

9.

"We just got three feet of snow in March! So much for global warming!"

a)

climate

b)

weather

10.

Based on snowfall records, Buffalo, New York is the snowiest city in the United States.

a)

climate

b)

weather

11.

Which evidence does not support the claim that the Earth's climate is warming?

a)

Glaciers all over the world are shrinking in size.

b)

The sun is in a cooling period currently.

c)

Polar sea ice covers less of the Arctic Ocean now compared with 1979.

d)

Global temperatures over land and water are warmer than they have been in the past 120 years.

12.

Which data shows that Earth's climate has changed many times in the past?

a)
b)
c)
13.

What is a direct cause of rising sea levels?

a)

Melting Sea Ice

b)

Melting Land Ice

c)

Expansion of water molecules due to warming

d)

Both melting land ice and expansion of water molecules due to warming

e)

Both melting sea ice and melting land ice

14.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
15.

Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

deforestation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

oceans

d)

all of the above

e)

the loss of animal species

16.
 What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
17.

What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

18.

Which data best supports the claim that the current climate change is linked to human caused increases in greenhouse gases.

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which reasoning below would explain the annual up and down seasonal pattern in CO2 at Mauna Loa Observatory?

a)

During the winter in the northern hemisphere, we use more CO2 to heat our homes, so CO2 increases.

b)

During the winter in the northern hemisphere, we drive less so CO2 decreases.

c)

During winter in the northern hemisphere, there is less vegetation to absorb CO2 therefore CO2 rises.

d)

During the winter in the northern hemisphere, we burn less fossil fuels in industry than in the spring, therefore CO2 decreases.

20.

What are some possible solutions to climate change (select all that apply).

a)

Use less energy

b)

Choose renewable energy sources

c)

Plant trees and other plants

d)

Recycle and reuse items

21.

The deep ocean would be a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink

22.

Forest fires would be considered a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink

23.

Fossil fuel reservoirs (in the ground) would be considered a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink

24.

Volcanic eruptions are considered to be a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink

25.

Soil is considered to be a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink

26.

Plants are considered to be a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink

27.

Burning fossil fuels is considered to be a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink

28.

Sea shells are considered to be a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink

29.

Humans are considered to be a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink

30.

The atmosphere is considered to be a

a)

carbon source

b)

carbon sink