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Climate change review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Has sea ice levels increased or decreased in recent years?

a)

they have increased

b)

they have decreased

c)

neither

2.

2. Will all coastal areas around the world be affected by rising sea levels?

a)

Yes, all coastal areas will be affected

b)

No, coastal areas will not be affected.

3.

Have carbon emissions increased in recent years?

a)

No, they have remained the same.

b)

They have not changed.

c)

Yes, they have increased.

4.

Has the climate gotten hotter or colder in recent years?

a)

It has gotten colder.

b)

It has gotten hotter.

c)

It has stayed the same.

5.

What have increased carbon emissions caused?

a)

A thick blanket around the earth.

b)

A thick blanket around Europe.

c)

A thick blanket around the United States.

6.

Do scientists agree that global warming is happening?

a)

No, they don't believe in global warming.

b)

Half of scientists agree.

c)

Yes, scientists agree global warming is happening.

7.

7. What is happening to the Arctic Sea Ice?

a)

It is melting.

b)

It is multiplying.

c)

It has not changed.

8.

People living in the Persian Gulf may face days so hot they cannot go outside.

a)

True

b)

false

9.

What is the alternative to fossil fuels?

a)

There is none.

b)

Renewable energy.

c)

Wood.

10.

What is climate change?

a)

When Earth's temperature is not balanced

b)

When Earth's temperature is balanced

11.

What activities release greenhouse gases (cause climate change)?

a)

Burning oils to make planes and cars move

b)

Dumping trash on landfills

c)

Cutting down trees

d)

All of them

12.

. What causes climate change?

a)

The increase in greenhouse gases

b)

The decrease in greenhouse gases

13.

What are some effects of climate change?

a)

Glaciers and ice sheets melting

b)

Seas rising

c)

Storms getting stronger

d)

All of them

14.

How can we stop climate change?

a)

Walk to close places instead of using the car

b)

Turn off the lights when you're not in a room

c)

Recycle more

d)

All of them

15.

How does the Earth maintain cool?

a)

It releases some heat from the sun back to space

b)

It absorbs the sun's heat

16.

Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

a)

droughts

b)

flooding

c)

melting of polar ice caps

d)

all of the above

17.

. Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

deforestation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

oceans

d)

all of the above

e)

the loss of animal species

18.

. What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

b)

The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

c)

The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

19.

What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

a)

More warming of the atmosphere

b)

More cooling of the atmosphere

c)

More air in the atmosphere

d)

Less air in the atmosphere

20.

What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Vehicle emissions/Exhaust

c)

Ocean uptake

d)

Rain