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WorksheetsReview for a Test on Climate Change
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
What TWO processes allow for a balance in the carbon cycle?
burning fossil fuels
photosynthesis
volcanic activity
respiration
What process has the greatest effect on upsetting the balance of the carbon cycle?
pollution
respiration
burning fossil fuels
photosynthesis
What part of the Earth is having the greatest increase in temperatures?
The Arctic
The Equator
The Deserts
The Tropics
Which carbon sink contains the most carbon according to this graph?
atmosphere
plants
surface ocean
soil
Which line on the graph represents the conditions that produce the least atmospheric carbon dioxide?
Blue
Red
Green
Yellow
Which two lines show that reducing deforestation does not have an effect on atmospheric carbon dioxide?
the line with boxes
the line with green pentagons
the line with circles
the line with stars
Which factor has the biggest impact on reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide?
reducing deforestation
reducing fossil fuel usage
reducing respiration
reducing water usage
Where is the greatest carbon reserve on Earth found?
Deep Ocean
Coal
Atmosphere
Plants
What carbon sink is most greatly affected by the burning of fossil fuels?
atmosphere
soil
plants
surface ocean
Which of the following is the most direct effect of climate change?
increasing temperature
less food production
flooding
change in weather
Rising sea levels and flooding are caused by
plant and animal
endangered polar bears
wildfires
glaciers and ice sheets melting
What is the percentage of carbon dioxide in an exhaled breath?
less than 1%
between 4 and 20%
50%
greater than 75%
What do combining carbon dioxide and water form?
carbonic acid
water
oxygen
glucose
What is bromothymol blue an indicator for?
carbon dioxide
base
acid
vinegar
What TWO things are most directly related to increase in Earth's temperature?
Increased wildfires
Arctic ice sheets melting
Starving polar bears
Rising sea levels
Flooding
What two things are a result of melting ice sheets?
Starving polar bears
Change in weather patterns
Rising sea levels
Wildfires
What builds up in your blood when you can't breathe out?
Carbonic Acic
Vinegar
Baking Soda
Bromothymol blue
Too much carbon in ocean water can make water
Acidic
Basic
Neutral
Poisonous
What effect is increasing ocean acidity having?
Coral bleaching
Shelled animals are dying
Polar bears are starving
More hurricanes
Warming habitats is having a direct effect on which of the following?
Plants shifting higher up mountains
Decreased sweet potato harvests
Flooding
Increased broccoli harvests
Which factor has the least impact on reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide?
reducing deforestation
reducing fossil fuel usage
reducing respiration
reducing water usage
Carbon dioxide bubbled into water forms ___________
Bromothymol Blue
Ocean Water
Oxygen
Carbonic Acid
Bromothymol blue turns yellow in the presence of ______________.
Base
Carbon Dioxide
Acidic
Base
Which process below does not release carbon dioxide gas?
The reaction of vinegar and baking soda
The exhaust from a gas powered car
The breath of a human
Photosynthesis
Which of the below is not evidence that climate change is occuring?
Glaciers are melting
Sea Levels are rising
Earth's temperatures are rising
There is more pollution
Which of the below causes sea levels to rise?
Melting glaciers and ice caps
erosion
pollution
population growth
Why is acidity of the ocean increasing?
because of atmospheric carbon dioxide
because of increased pollution
because of increased respiration
because of bromothymol blue
Which factor has the greatest impact on atmospheric carbon dioxide?
Deforestation
Planting Trees
Burning fossil fuels
Respiration
Coral bleaching is a direct affect of
Warmer ocean temperatures
Increasing Ocean Acidity
Melting Glacial Ice
Rising Sea Levels
Plant habitats are shifting Northwards because of
Warmer ocean temperatures
Increasing Ocean Acidity
Increasing Global Temperatures
Rising Sea Levels
