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WorksheetsClimate Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is climate?
The condition of the air at a certain time
& place
The weather of a place averaged over a
long period of time
The amount of rain or snow that falls in
a season
Which of these causes global warming?
Excess nitrogen rising into the
atmosphere
Excess carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere
Heat from the cooking fires of an ever increasing
population
What big event kicked off global warming?
The American Revolution
The Civil War
The Industrial Revolution
The Great Depression
In the 10,000 years before the Industrial
Revolution, carbon dioxide levels rose less than
1%. Since then they’ve risen by:
1%
37%
100%
Compared to the other greenhouse gases,
carbon dioxide is the most effective at trapping
heat near the surface of the Earth.
TRUE
FALSE
Burning fossil fuels is the leading source of human-produced carbon dioxide. What is the second leading source of human-produced CO2 emissions?
Deforestation
Volcanic activity
Cow flatulence
This is the first time the Earth has ever warmed.
TRUE
FALSE
If you took away the atmosphere’s natural
greenhouse effect, and everything else stayed
the same, Earth’s temperature would be…
10 - 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer
50 - 60 degrees Fahrenheit cooler
How do scientists collect evidence about
climate?
Using remote sensing from space with
satellites
By ground-based measurements of
surface temperature, carbon dioxide
concentration and sea level
By collecting “proxy data” from tree
rings, ice cores & historical records
All answers listed are methods scientist use to collect evidence about climate
Which of these is NOT an expected effect of
global climate change?
Sea level rise
Flooding of coastal cities
Expanding and advancing glaciers
More extreme weather
What was the concentration of carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere before the Industrial Revolution,
and what is it now?
About 1% then, about 5% now
About 275 ppm then, about 415 ppm now
What was the first animal to be listed as
threatened under the Endangered Species Act
because of global warming?
Siberian tiger
Polar bear
American pika
What countries are the top three emitters of
carbon dioxide?
China, US, Russia
Russia, UK, Japan
UK, Japan, US
OMG! It was totally cold this winter! That
means that global warming isn’t happening,
right?
Right!
Uh, no.
What can you do about climate change?
Drive your car less
Use less electricity
Eat less meat
All of the answers listed can reduce greenhouse gas emissions reducing your impact on climate
