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Test your knowledge on Climate Change

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

a)

50%

b)

85%

c)

70%

d)

92%

2.

The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Conventition on Climate Change that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following was the only country not to join the Kyoto Protocol?

a)

America

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

4.

What is causing Climate Change?

a)

Wind

b)

The sun

c)

Greenhouse gases

d)

Water

5.

What is The Greenhouse Effect?

a)

The name of Climate Change legistration that passed by congress

b)

When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

c)

When you build a greenhouse

d)

When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

6.

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

a)

The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally,and our oceans are made more acidic than ever

b)

Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

c)

More extreme weather like droughts,heat waves and hurricanes

d)

Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate

e)

All of the above

7.

The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of these countries emits the most carbondioxide according to EPA(United States Environmental Protection Agency)

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

UK

d)

Russia

9.

What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emits?

a)

1%

b)

14%

c)

33%

d)

70%

10.

Globally,which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

a)

Transportation

b)

Buildings

c)

Industry

d)

Electricity and Heat production

11.

What can you do to to help fight Climate Change?

a)

Divest from fossil fuel companies

b)

Engage yourself in the science behind Climate Change

c)

Being aware of your impact on the planet and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in your daily life

d)

All of the above