WorksheetsClimate Quest
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
The Part of the climate system that makes up all water components of the world for ex: lakes & rivers
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Circlesphere
The part of the Earth's climate system that protects the Earth from harmful UV and keeps the temperature stable
lithosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
The daily precipitation, humidity and temperature is known as:
Humidex
Weather
Climate
Precipitation rate
Relative ratio amount of water in the air. Written as a % and it is measured with a hydrometer.
Relative humidity
Relative water %
hydro numbers
% of water
If this was not found here on Earth, the average temperatures on the planet would be 33oC colder.
hydrosphere
climate warming
climate change
atomspere
Where does the majority of Green House gas emission come from in Canada?
Transportation
Oil Extraction
Mining
Electricity
The average weather over a long period of time
Weather
Ice Cores
Weatherology
Climate
The part of the Earth’s climate system that is made up of the solid rock, solid and minerals
Atompshere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
A measure of how much of the Sun’s radiation is reflect by a surface
Radiation
UV reflection
Radiation
Albedo
This weather instrument determines the direction that wind is blowing.
Hydrometer
Barometer
Wind Vane
Wind Radar
What is second leading source of Canadian emissions?
Transportation
Oil Extraction
Mining
Electricity
This weather instrument measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen.
Hydrometer
Barometer
Wind Vane
Rain Gage
If the polar ice caps melted, how would the overall albedo of Earth be affected?
Albedo increases
Albedo decreases
Albedo stays the same
Albedo yahoo
Which of the following is a factor in causing short-term variations in climate?
Continental Drift
The shape of the Earth's orbit
Volcanic Eruptions
Ozone in the atmosphere
Which of the following is an example of a proxy record?
Data collected from tree rings
A recent photo of glacier in the Arctic
A graph showing rainfall amounts in 1990
The weather forecast from yesterday’s newspaper
Which of the following is NOT evidence of current climate change?
rising average world temperatures
rising sea levels
increasing water pollution
decreasing Arctic ice cover
What is a green house gas?
carbon dioxide only
a reservoir that absorbs carbon dioxide
atmospheric gas that absorbs heat energy from the sun
a gas that lowers atmospheric temperature
Which factor influences the climate of a region?
Latitude
Land formations
Nearness to a large body of water
All of the above
The Part of the climate system that makes up all the living components on Earth
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
The part of the Earth's climate system that includes all the rock components on Earth
lithosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
