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Climate Change

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

a)

Melting Sea Ice

b)

Melting Land Ice

c)

Climate Change

2.

Floating sea ice melts...

a)

and causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.

b)

but does not cause sea levels to rise because the ice displaces the same amount of ocean water as the melted ice would displace.

3.

Melting land ice...

a)

causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.

b)

does not cause sea levels to rise because the water fills the space left by the melted sea ice.

4.
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
5.

Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

a)

droughts

b)

flooding

c)

melting of polar ice caps

d)

all of the above

6.

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

a)

using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.

b)

burning fossil fuels

c)

texting on cellphones

d)

eating meat

7.

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

8.
 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.
9.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
a)
Urethane
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
10.
What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?
a)
More warming of the atmosphere
b)
More cooling of the atmosphere
c)
More air in the atmosphere
d)
Less air in the atmosphere
11.
What do humans do that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?
a)
Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)
b)
Build cement buildings
c)
Ride bikes and use solar energy
d)
Compete in the Olympics
12.
T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas
a)
True
b)
False
13.
T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neon
15.
Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.
a)
water
b)
gases
c)
heat
d)
water vapor
16.
Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?
a)
aerosols
b)
deforestation
c)
volcanic eruptions
d)
burning fossil fuels
17.
Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
a)
forest fires
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
cellular respiration
d)
photosynthesis
18.

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a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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