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IBDP Geography Unit 2 Climate Change

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two most common greenhouse gases?
a)
Water Vapor (H2O) and Methane (CH4)
b)
Carbon Dioxide COand Methane (CH4)
c)
Water Vapor (H2O) and Carbon Dioxide CO2
d)
Water Vapor (H2O) and Nitrous oxide (N2O)
2.

Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?

a)

Ozone

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Methane

d)

Sulfur Dioxide

e)

Carbon Dioxide

3.
What type of waves get trapped inside the greenhouse?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Microwaves
d)
Infrared
4.

What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Fluorinated Gases

e)

Nitrous Oxide

5.

These gases are typically emitted in smaller quantities, but because they are potent greenhouse gases, they are sometimes referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases ("High GWP gases").

a)

Fluorinated Gases

b)

Methane

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrous Oxide

e)

Water Vapor

6.

Accounts for 81.6% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.

a)

Water Vapor

b)

Fluorinated Gases

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Methane

e)

Nitrous Oxide

7.

Pound for pound, the comparative impact of CH4 is more than ___ times greater than CO2 over a 100-year period.

a)

10

b)

15

c)

25

d)

50

e)

100

8.

______ is emitted to the atmosphere during the production, processing, storage, transmission, and distribution of natural gas.

a)

Water Vapor

b)

Fluorinated Gases

c)

Nitrous Oxide

d)

Carbon Dioxide

e)

Methane

9.

The primary source of CH4 emissions is _______.

a)

Industry

b)

Agriculture

c)

Carbon Sinks

d)

Fossil Fuels

e)

Electricity

10.

_______ is removed from the atmosphere when it is absorbed by certain types of bacteria or destroyed by ultraviolet radiation or chemical reactions.

a)

Fluorinated Gases

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrous Oxide

e)

Methane

11.

HFCs, PFCs, NF3, SF6

a)

Fluorinated Gases

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Methane

e)

Nitrous Oxide

12.

Chlorofluorocarbons and HCFCs are being phased out under an international agreement, called the __________.

a)

Paris Agreement

b)

Kyoto Protocol

c)

Montreal Protocol

d)

Endangered Species Act

13.

In 2016 the combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity was the largest single source of ____ emissions in the nation.

a)

Water Vapor

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Methane

d)

Nitrous Oxides

e)

Fluorinated Gases

14.
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Ionosphere
15.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
b)
cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere
16.
The enhanced greenhouse effect leads to global warming.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What are the 5 main greenhouse gases?
a)
CO2, N2O, CH4, H2O, O3
b)
CO2, NO2, NH4, H2O, O2
18.
Which of the following sets of evidence supports global warming?
a)
CO2 levels rising
b)
Sea Levels rising
c)
Glacier mass decreasing
d)
All of the Above
19.
The following graph tells us what?
a)
Sea Levels are decreasing.
b)
Sea Levels are rising.
20.
What temperature would Earth be with no greenhouse effect?
a)
25 degrees C
b)
50 degrees C
c)
-18 degrees C
d)
0 degrees C
21.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone (O3) that protects us from radiation?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
22.
What would happen if greenhouse gases destroyed Earth's ozone layer?
a)
Radiation exposure would increase
b)
liquid water would vaporize
c)
we might have solar flares
d)
all of the above
23.
What is the main difference between the enhanced and natural greenhouse effect?
a)
natural-more heat escapes to space
enhanced-less heat escapes to space
b)
natural-less heat escapes to space
enhanced-more heat escapes to space
24.
Climate is defined as...
a)
a change in weather/temperature over a long period of time.
b)
a change in density over a long period of time.