WorksheetsEnglish 11- Unit 6: Global Warming - Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A layer of greenhouse gases - primarily water vapor, and carbon dioxide - acts as a _____ blanket for the Earth, absorbing heat and warming the surface.
thermal
hot
heat
heating
Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the greenhouse _____.
causes
effect
gas
damage
Certain _____ in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, block heat from escaping.
effects
emissions
gases
layers
Carbon dioxide is released through _____ processes such as respiration and volcano eruptions and through _____ activities such as deforestation, land use changes, and burning fossil fuels
human - natural
natural - human
man-made - ordinary
ordinary - man-made
A strong greenhouse effect will warm the oceans and partially melt glaciers, increasing _____.
temperature
sea water
sea level
pollution
Humans _____ atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration by a third since the Industrial Revolution began.
increase
have increased
had increased
were increasing
All of the disasters resulted from ______ will continue to have a devastating effect on socio-economic development.
floods
ecological balance
carbon footprint
climate change
The low ______ in the Mekong Delta leads to acute saline intrusion much deeper than the traditional 30 to 40km of mainland that is contaminated with saltwater.
water currents
sea level
water level
salt water
The next dry season will be extremely severe ______ further saltwater intrusion, water and rain shortages, and heat waves.
because
although
due to
thanks to
Having developed green technologies with low-carbon emissions, ______ intends to get rid of coal.
the effort
that country
the communities
the possibility
