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Climate change and the water cycle

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere results in...

a)

Less heat energy trapped in the atmosphere

b)

More heat energy trapped in the atmosphere

c)

Less heat energy from the sun reaching the earth

2.

Which of these are greenhouse gases? Tick all of the correct answers

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water vapour

d)

Helium

3.

What is transpiration?

a)

Another word for condensation

b)

Evaporation from plants and soils

c)

A kind of precipitation like heavy rain

d)

When water is trapped in a reservoir

4.

If there is more heat energy trapped in the atmosphere, that will cause...

a)

Less evaporation and transpiration

b)

More evaporation and transpiration

5.

What happens to plants and the soil if there is increased transpiration?

a)

They hold water well because there is a lot around

b)

There will be more frequent, light rain to make up for it

c)

They loose water more quickly and can dry out and even die

6.

Warm air can hold more water vapour than cool air

a)

True

b)

False

7.

There will be more intense rainstorms because there is more water vapour in the atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

8.

When heavy rain falls and soil and plants are dry and compacted, they will easily be able to absorb all the water

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is run off?

a)

When rain isn't absorbed and causes flooding and direct movement of water into rivers and the sea

b)

A kind of race

c)

When rain is very easily absorbed and soaks into the ground

10.

What is a glacier?

a)

A thick river of slow-moving ice

b)

A type of iceberg in the ocean

c)

Another word for transpiration

d)

A kind of greenhouse gas

11.

The water in glaciers and ice sheets is freshwater, not salt

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Melting glaciers...

a)

Is good for the environment

b)

Contributes to sea level rise

c)

Is a type of precipitation

d)

Is the same as melting sea ice