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Climate Change

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

b)

When you build a greenhouse for plants

c)

When the gases in the atmosphere trap heat, so it can't escape our planet

2.

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

a)

CO2

b)

CH4

c)

H2O (vapor)

d)

All of these

3.

What is climate change?

a)

the rise in average surface temperatures on Earth

b)

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period of time

c)

days getting colder

4.

Sometimes the hot air makes great big storms called _____.

a)

Sun

b)

Cycles

c)

Cyclones

d)

Stools

5.

Which country spreads the most green house gases?

a)

USA

b)

China

c)

India

d)

England

6.

What is NOT an effect of climate change?

a)

water rising

b)

people dying

c)

icebergs melting

d)

droughts

7.

By how much has the Earth's surface temperature increased over the past 100 years?

a)

2 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

10 degrees Fahrenheit

c)

4 degrees Fahrenheit

d)

It hasn't increased.

8.

What is CO2 an abbreviation for?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

carbon oxygen

c)

car dioxide

d)

carbon our dioxide

9.

If emissions continue unchecked, then further warming from ______Celsius to ______Celsius would be expected.

a)

2.6 degrees to 4.5 degrees

b)

2.6 degrees to 4.8 degrees

10.

Cow farts are a major climate change contributor.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

When did humans begin building things that damage the environment?

a)

1900s

b)

1800s

c)

1700s

12.

What does 'clean energy' mean?

a)

energy that has been purified before it is used

b)

energy that doesn't cause pollution

c)

energy that doesn't make the wires dirty

13.

What are TWO ways to stop climate change?

a)

Tell it to stop.

b)

Plant more trees.

c)

Start a YouTube channel.

d)

Find other ways to replace coal.

14.

Which one of these causes droughts?

a)

no sun

b)

litter

c)

no water or snow

d)

none of these

15.

What type of gas makes climate change worse?

a)

housegreen gases

b)

laughing gas

c)

tear gas

d)

greenhouse gases

16.

What are the side effects of climate change?

a)

sea levels rising

b)

people getting rich

c)

new countries are forming

d)

glaciers melting

17.

When water finishes the evaporation and condensation parts of the Water Cycle, it can only precipitate as ...

a)

rain

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of these