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WorksheetsClimate change and the water cycle
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere results in...
Less heat energy trapped in the atmosphere
More heat energy trapped in the atmosphere
Less heat energy from the sun reaching the earth
Which of these are greenhouse gases? Tick all of the correct answers
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Water vapour
Helium
What is transpiration?
Another word for condensation
Evaporation from plants and soils
A kind of precipitation like heavy rain
When water is trapped in a reservoir
If there is more heat energy trapped in the atmosphere, that will cause...
Less evaporation and transpiration
More evaporation and transpiration
What happens to plants and the soil if there is increased transpiration?
They hold water well because there is a lot around
There will be more frequent, light rain to make up for it
They loose water more quickly and can dry out and even die
Warm air can hold more water vapour than cool air
True
False
There will be more intense rainstorms because there is more water vapour in the atmosphere
True
False
When heavy rain falls and soil and plants are dry and compacted, they will easily be able to absorb all the water
True
False
What is run off?
When rain isn't absorbed and causes flooding and direct movement of water into rivers and the sea
A kind of race
When rain is very easily absorbed and soaks into the ground
What is a glacier?
A thick river of slow-moving ice
A type of iceberg in the ocean
Another word for transpiration
A kind of greenhouse gas
The water in glaciers and ice sheets is freshwater, not salt
True
False
Melting glaciers...
Is good for the environment
Contributes to sea level rise
Is a type of precipitation
Is the same as melting sea ice
