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WorksheetsIBDP Geography Unit 2 Climate Change
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?
Ozone
Water Vapor
Methane
Sulfur Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide
What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Water Vapor
Fluorinated Gases
Nitrous Oxide
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").
Fluorinated Gases
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Water Vapor
Accounts for 81.6% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
Water Vapor
Fluorinated Gases
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Pound for pound, the comparative impact of CH4 is more than ___ times greater than CO2 over a 100-year period.
10
15
25
50
100
______ is emitted to the atmosphere during the production, processing, storage, transmission, and distribution of natural gas.
Water Vapor
Fluorinated Gases
Nitrous Oxide
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
The primary source of CH4 emissions is _______.
Industry
Agriculture
Carbon Sinks
Fossil Fuels
Electricity
_______ is removed from the atmosphere when it is absorbed by certain types of bacteria or destroyed by ultraviolet radiation or chemical reactions.
Fluorinated Gases
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Methane
HFCs, PFCs, NF3, SF6
Fluorinated Gases
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Chlorofluorocarbons and HCFCs are being phased out under an international agreement, called the __________.
Paris Agreement
Kyoto Protocol
Montreal Protocol
Endangered Species Act
In 2016 the combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity was the largest single source of ____ emissions in the nation.
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxides
Fluorinated Gases
enhanced-less heat escapes to space
enhanced-more heat escapes to space
