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Climate Change

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

a)

CO2

b)

CH4

c)

Water vapor

d)

All of the above

3.

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

a)

When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

b)

The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

c)

The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

4.

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

a)

The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

b)

Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

c)

More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

d)

Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher.

e)

All of the above

5.

Without the "greenhouse effect"

a)

Overnight temperatures would plunge downward

b)

The earth would catch on fire

c)

The earth would heat up drastically

d)

The atmosphere would leave

6.

True or False: The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming?

a)

Polar ice caps will melt.

b)

Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels.

c)

Some areas will experience serious droughts

d)

The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop

8.

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

a)

Transportation

b)

Buildings

c)

Industry

d)

Electricity and heat production

9.

What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?

a)

1%

b)

14%

c)

33%

d)

70%

10.

In which year, more number of people lived in urban areas than in rural areas?

a)

2005

b)

2008

c)

2013

d)

2019