Worksheets2 Degree Future
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
6000 years ago America's mid-west was a:
Rainforest
Glacial Environment
Desert
Coral Reef
A 1 degree temperature increase will eliminate fresh water for what percentage of the planet?
11%
33%
66%
99%
40% of sea ice has disappeared in the last how many years?
3 years
30 years
300 years
3000 years
Ice reflects heat. Oceans...
Also reflect it
transfer the energy
Absorb the energy
A two degree increase could result in heat related deaths such as those witnessed in 2003. How many people died as a result?
17,000
23,000
48,000
52,000
Why would plant growth slow down with a 2 degree increase?
Carbon Dioxide is emitted instead of being absorbed
All plant life will become extinct
Humans will have to eat the plants
Plants become toxic
Temperatures were 2 degrees higher 125,000 years ago. How much were sea levels at this time?
2 metres
4 metres
6 metres
8 metres
Sea levels could rise by 1 metre by the year 2100. What % of the global population could be displaced if so?
7%
8%
9%
10%
With a 2 degree temperature increase, what proportion of all life on earth faces extinction?
1/9
1/6
1/3
1/2
We have how many trillion tonnes of carbon to use between now and forever?
1 trillion
2 trillion
2.9 trillion
How many years will it take to use the remaining carbon which should last between now and forever?
1 year
11 years
21 years
201 years
