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Introduction to Climate Change

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is climate change?

a)

the average temperature of the earth

b)

a change in the average conditions — such as temperature and rainfall — in a region over a long period of time.

c)

the average precipitation of the earth

d)

The average temperature and precipitation of the earth

2.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

a)

weather is only about precipitation and climate ia about precipitation and temperature

b)

Weather takes a long time to change and climate changes quickly

c)

Weather is about the conditions outside right now and climate refers to weather over a longer period of time

d)

weather changes daily and climate never changes

3.

Snowfall is an example of what?

a)

weather

b)

climate

4.

What are two characteristics of climate change?

a)

changes in precipitation and temperature

b)

changes in sunshine and temperture

c)

changes in precipitation and sunshine

d)

changes in wind and sunshine

5.

What does precipitation refer to?

a)

the average temperature of a location

b)

the average sunshine of a location

c)

the average wind of a location

d)

the average rainfall of a location

6.

True or False: The Earth's climate has constantly been changing.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is the average degrees of increase of the earth's temperature in the last 100 years?

a)

2 degrees

b)

5 degrees

c)

10 degrees

d)

20 degrees

8.

What does the greenhouse effect refer to?

a)

gases in the earth's atmosphere help heat escape

b)

gases in the earth's atmosphere prevent heat from escaping

c)

gases in the earth's atmosphere get trapped and make the earth colder

d)

gases in the earth's atmosphere escape into space

9.

Which is an example of a human activity that causes greenhouse gases to increase?

a)

using solar power

b)

using wind power

c)

using fossil fuels for power

d)

using water power

10.

What of the following could a person do to limit their effect on greenhouse gases?

a)

use a gas car

b)

use fossil fuels to get electricity

c)

go on a cruise ship

d)

take an electric bus