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English 11- Unit 6: Global Warming - Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A layer of greenhouse gases - primarily water vapor, and carbon dioxide - acts as a _____ blanket for the Earth, absorbing heat and warming the surface.

a)

thermal

b)

hot

c)

heat

d)

heating

2.

Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human expansion of the greenhouse _____.

a)

causes

b)

effect

c)

gas

d)

damage

3.

Certain _____ in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, block heat from escaping.

a)

effects

b)

emissions

c)

gases

d)

layers

4.

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

a)

human - natural

b)

natural - human

c)

man-made - ordinary

d)

ordinary - man-made

5.

A strong greenhouse effect will warm the oceans and partially melt glaciers, increasing _____.

a)

temperature

b)

sea water

c)

sea level

d)

pollution

6.

Humans _____ atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration by a third since the Industrial Revolution began.

a)

increase

b)

have increased

c)

had increased

d)

were increasing

7.

All of the disasters resulted from ______ will continue to have a devastating effect on socio-economic development.

a)

floods

b)

ecological balance

c)

carbon footprint

d)

climate change

8.

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.

a)

water currents

b)

sea level

c)

water level

d)

salt water

9.

The next dry season will be extremely severe ______ further saltwater intrusion, water and rain shortages, and heat waves.

a)

because

b)

although

c)

due to

d)

thanks to

10.

Having developed green technologies with low-carbon emissions, ______ intends to get rid of coal.

a)

the effort

b)

that country

c)

the communities

d)

the possibility