wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Causes of and evidence for climate change

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Over the last 800,000 years, the earth's average temperature is lower than it has been today.

a)

True

b)

Flase

2.

How much have global temperatures increased by since 1880?

a)

About 1oC

b)

About 2oC

c)

About 3oC

d)

About 4oC

3.

What is causing rising sea levels?

a)

Ice caps melting.

b)

Glaciers melting.

c)

Thermal expansion

d)

Rain.

4.

How do scientists work out the temperature of the earth going back thousands of years?

a)

Tree rings

b)

By making it up

c)

Ice cores

5.

Since 1975, how much has arctic sea ice thinned?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100% (No ice left)

6.

Which if these are natural causes of climate change?

a)

Variations in solar output

b)

Changes in the earth's orbit known as Milankovitch cycles

c)

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels.

d)

Volcanic activity

7.

Changes in the shape of the earth's orbit are called:

a)

Eccentricity

b)

Precession

c)

Axial tilt

8.

Changes in the angle of the earth's is called:

a)

Eccentricity

b)

Precession

c)

Axial tilt

9.

The wobble of the earth on its axis is known as:

a)

Eccentricity

b)

Precession

c)

Axial tilt

10.

Identify the greenhouse cases from the list.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Methane

d)

Nitrous oxides

11.

Identify the sources of carbon dioxide from the list.

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Deforestation and burning wood.

c)

Car exhausts

d)

Farm animals

e)

Rice farming.

12.

Identify the sources of methane from the list.

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Deforestation and burning wood.

c)

Car exhausts

d)

Farm animals

e)

Rice farming.

13.

Identify the sources of nitous oxides from the list.

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Fertilisers

c)

Car exhausts

d)

Farm animals

e)

Sewage treatment