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Worksheetsrainwater harvesting and climatic change
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call the gases that trap heat in the environment?
a)
inert gases
b)
greenhouse gases
c)
inert gases
d)
air
2.
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Nitrous oxide
d)
Carbon monoxide
3.
Which greenhouse gas comes from burning fossil fuel?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Nitrous oxide
d)
Hydrofluorocarbons
4.
Check all the industries that emit methane gas.
a)
Coal Production
b)
Livestock
c)
Agriculture
d)
Cement manufacturing
5.
The sun's rays are least direct
a)
near the poles
b)
near the equator
c)
at high altitude
d)
far from the ocean
6.
Summers are caused by _________________________________.
a)
a combo of longer days and more direct rays from the sun
b)
less direct rays from the sun
c)
longer days and shorter nights
d)
more direct rays and shorter days
7.
The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are _____________ and ______________.
a)
altitude and pressure
b)
pressure and temperature
c)
temperature and precipitation
d)
altitude and pressure
8.
Earth's ozone layer is _____________________________.
a)
has been thickening over the past several years
b)
filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun
c)
exists only over Antarctica
d)
traps carbon dioxide in the stratosphere
9.
Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.
a)
water
b)
gases
c)
heat
d)
water vapor
10.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.
a)
sunspots
b)
global warming
c)
ice ages
d)
arid
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