WorksheetsClimate Change
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does this graph represent?
At sea level, air pressure is minimal
As elevation decreases, air pressure increases
At sea level, air pressure is at it's greatest
More than one answer is correct.
Carbon dioxide,, Oxygen, nitrogen , Hydrogen, helium, Ozone ,chlorine, methane : Out of all these gases ...which ones are considered green house gases?
Oxygen and chlorine
Hydrogen and nitrogen
Carbon dioxide and methane
helium and ozone
Global winds distribute both of these around the Earth
Transpiration and evaporation
Heat and moisture
Precipitation and drought
Rain Shadows and deserts
The temperature of a body of water influences
The temperature of the air above it
The formation of deserts
Vegetation patterns
Global warming
The Koppen climate classification system is based on the following :
Elevation and latitude
Temperature and air pressure
Precipitation and Location
Temperature and precipitation
In 1991 Mt. Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, exploded and sent thousands of tons of volcanic dust into the atmosphere. How did this affect the Climates of the world?
Temperatures were cooler than normal
Temperatures fluctuated to cooler and then hotter.
Temperatures were warmer than normal
The climate was not changed at all
Temperatures become cooler than normal due to natural processes like a volcanic eruption. What would cause this to happen?
Caused by the reflection of sunlight due to a hole in the ozone layer
Caused by heat spreading into the atmosphere by the eruption
Caused by heat spreading by convection due to volcanic dust.
Caused by the reflection of sunlight by all the volcanic dust
Low temperature and low precipitation describe which climate regions?
humid tropical regions
Cold temperate regions
North and South Polar regions
Equatorial regions
What is the best way to use a rain gauge to collect climate data?
by collecting rain gauge data over several years
by making single, very accurate observations
by determining how much rain it takes to fill the rain gauge
by determining the average amount of rain per rainstorm
What does this graph represent?
The graph indicates climate limits.
The graph shows climate over a long period of time.
The graph provides an explanation of a yearly climate zone
The graph shows current weather conditions in years.
An example of how the amount of CO2 is increased in the atmosphere would be
Burning of the amazon rainforests
transportation vehicles and their emissions
agricultural and industrial waste
A and C only
A,B, and C
Some scientists think the greenhouse effect is increasing due to human activities. Which of these human activities has caused the greatest increase in concentrations of atmospheric gases?
Increased use of nuclear energy
burning fossil fuels
Air pollution in cities
replanting forests
While studying the ozone layer it was observed that icebergs on the ice caps were breaking up and melting. Which statement best explains the observation?
It was summer at the North Pole
The Media reports were false and inflammatory
scientists who published the observation were exaggerating
. Climate change has an effect on the ice caps
Raising livestock, such as sheep and cattle, results in the production of large amounts of methane gas. How could this be a future problem?
causes increased global warming
Water is polluted by all the methane gas
climate change could occur because methane is a green house gas.
Ozone thinning occurs because of methane gas.
Which conclusion is scientifically valid and supported by the empirical evidence reported in the graph?
The increased temperature increased the carbon dioxide emissions. .
Increases in temperature resulted in decreased carbon dioxide emissions
Increased carbon dioxide emissions resulted in an increased temperature.
Increased carbon dioxide emissions directly resulted in decreased temperatures
What could cause a future supply of fresh water to be compromised?
Increasing average temperature of the planet decreases with the addition of cold water.
Melting of the frozen freshwater ice caps due to increased temperatures
Plant life increasing due to higher sea levels.
Water runoff will cause an increase in ocean salinity.
Temperature affects the development of sea turtle eggs. Eggs incubated at cooler temperatures are more likely to become males. How would higher atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations most likely affect sea turtle populations?
Earth’s climate would be warmer, so the percentage of female turtles would increase..
Earth’s climate would be cooler, so the percentage of female turtles would increase.
Earth’s climate would be warmer, so the percentage of female turtles would decrease
Earth’s climate would be cooler, so the percentage of female turtles would decrease.
An increase of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is most likely to have which effect?
decreased variations in day length
decreased rate of ozone layer destruction
increased burn rate for incoming meteoroids
None of these answers have any effect
All of these choices effect the atmosphere
On a day in April, the Pitt county area experienced snow. Which best describes this day in terms of weather and climate?
The weather was different from the normal
Climate was different from the normal
. Weather and climate were different from the normal.
Climate and weather were changing into a new normal
