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Social Studies B Grade 4

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the layer of air around the Earth called ?

a)

Trophosphere

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Atmosphere

2.

What is the weather in an environment over a short period of time called ?

a)

Climate

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Weather

3.

What happens to most solar radiation when it reaches the surface of the earth ?

a)

it reflects back

b)

it's absorbed by land ,water ,and plants .

c)

it's collected in solar panels

d)

it disperses throughout the earth's atmosphere

4.

About 78% of the Earth's atmosphere is comprised of -------

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

5.

What would happen if there were no atmosphere ?

a)

temperatures would be super cold all the time and the ice ages would return

b)

temperature would be super cold at night and super hot during the day

c)

temperatures would be super hot all the time

6.

How can cutting down trees increase global warming ?

a)

Trees use carbon dioxide from the air to conduct photosynthesis

b)

Trees absorb the sun's energy without radiating it back into the atmosphere

c)

Trees provide shade, which counteracts global warming

7.

Gases that keep the Earth's temperature steady are called

a)

Greenhouse gases

b)

Heat gases

c)

Atmosphere gases

8.

The increase of carbon dioxide in the air increase the amount of greenhouse in the atmosphere .This increase in greenhouse gases is beneficial for the planet Earth .

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What causes global warming ?

a)

Many volcanic eruptions around the world

b)

Extra heat being trapped on the planet by greenhouse gases

c)

Fire in the Amazon forests

10.

Global warming refers to an average ---------in the Earht's temperature ,which in turn causes changes in -----------.

a)

increase ,climate

b)

increase ,temperature

c)

decrease ,climate