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WorksheetsReading W10-12. Human activities & Climate change
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Is this statement True/False?
Volcanic eruption is when a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles.
True
False
The layer of gases surrounding the earth at a height of between 15 and 50 kilometres is called ___________
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Which one is NOT a component of the climate system?
Mesosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Is this statement True/False?
"Climate is controlled by the short-term balance of energy of the Earth and its atmosphere"
True
False
Hail and sleet are types of ___________
Collection
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
The layer of gases surrounding the earth from the surface up to a height of about ten kilometre is called ___________
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
The process when water mist in the air cools down and turns back into liquid water is called ___________
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Ozone's highest concentration is in the ________________.
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
___________ is a period of time when an area or region experiences below-normal precipitation for a long time.
deforestation
drought
desalination
wave propagation
Is this statement True/False?
“Greenhouse effect is a process that any gas absorbing infrared radiation emitted from Earth’s surface and reradiating it back to Earth’s surface.”
True
False
The human-caused climate-change factors include recent changes in the ___________ ______________ of both greenhouse gases and sulphate particles.
Periodic warming
Electricity generation
Decaying materials
Atmospheric concentrations
Is this statement True/False?
Winds and ocean currents redistribute heat over the surface of the Earth.
True
False
______________ is a process that warms the Earth’s surface, when the Sun’s energy reaches the Earth’s atmosphere, some of it is reflected back to space and the rest is absorbed.
Greenhouse gases
Natural greenhouse effect
Climate change
Emission
The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction is called _____________.
Rip currents
Nutrient Cycle
Ocean currents
Is this statement True/False?
"Volcanic eruptions have a temporary cooling effect"
True
False
