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Climate Quest

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Part of the climate system that makes up all water components of the world for ex: lakes & rivers

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Circlesphere

2.

The part of the Earth's climate system that protects the Earth from harmful UV and keeps the temperature stable

a)

lithosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

3.

The daily precipitation, humidity and temperature is known as:

a)

Humidex

b)

Weather

c)

Climate

d)

Precipitation rate

4.

Relative ratio amount of water in the air. Written as a % and it is measured with a hydrometer.

a)

Relative humidity

b)

Relative water %

c)

hydro numbers

d)

% of water

5.

If this was not found here on Earth, the average temperatures on the planet would be 33oC colder.

a)

hydrosphere

b)

climate warming

c)

climate change

d)

atomspere

6.

Where does the majority of Green House gas emission come from in Canada?

a)

Transportation

b)

Oil Extraction

c)

Mining

d)

Electricity

7.

The average weather over a long period of time

a)

Weather

b)

Ice Cores

c)

Weatherology

d)

Climate

8.

The part of the Earth’s climate system that is made up of the solid rock, solid and minerals

a)

Atompshere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

9.

A measure of how much of the Sun’s radiation is reflect by a surface

a)

Radiation

b)

UV reflection

c)

Radiation

d)

Albedo

10.

This weather instrument determines the direction that wind is blowing.

a)

Hydrometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Wind Vane

d)

Wind Radar

11.

What is second leading source of Canadian emissions?

a)

Transportation

b)

Oil Extraction

c)

Mining

d)

Electricity

12.

This weather instrument measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen.

a)

Hydrometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Wind Vane

d)

Rain Gage

13.

If the polar ice caps melted, how would the overall albedo of Earth be affected?

a)

Albedo increases

b)

Albedo decreases

c)

Albedo stays the same

d)

Albedo yahoo

14.

Which of the following is a factor in causing short-term variations in climate?

a)

Continental Drift

b)

The shape of the Earth's orbit

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Ozone in the atmosphere

15.

Which of the following is an example of a proxy record?

a)

Data collected from tree rings

b)

A recent photo of glacier in the Arctic

c)

A graph showing rainfall amounts in 1990

d)

The weather forecast from yesterday’s newspaper

16.

Which of the following is NOT evidence of current climate change?

a)

rising average world temperatures

b)

rising sea levels

c)

increasing water pollution

d)

decreasing Arctic ice cover

17.

What is a green house gas?

a)

carbon dioxide only

b)

a reservoir that absorbs carbon dioxide

c)

atmospheric gas that absorbs heat energy from the sun

d)

a gas that lowers atmospheric temperature

18.

Which factor influences the climate of a region?

a)

Latitude

b)

Land formations

c)

Nearness to a large body of water

d)

All of the above

19.

The Part of the climate system that makes up all the living components on Earth

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

20.

The part of the Earth's climate system that includes all the rock components on Earth

a)

lithosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere