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Global Warming and Climate Change

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Something that might happen because of global warming is ______________.

a)

lower sea level

b)

sale on elephant's tusks

c)

melting of polar ice caps

d)

increase of species

2.

This is a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere.

a)

global warming

b)

climate change

c)

desertification

d)

globalization

3.

Certain gases in the atmosphere - water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide - help maintain the Earth's temperatures and climate. These are called ______.

a)

ozone gases

b)

solar gases

c)

greenhouse gases

d)

stomach gases

4.

How are humans making greenhouse gases of their own?

a)

burning fossil fuels in our cars

b)

burning forests

c)

large-scale agriculture

d)

all of the choices

5.

The temperature of Earth is stable because it is surrounded by _________, which allows the right amount of sunlight.

a)

cloud layer

b)

atmosphere

c)

gravity

d)

water

6.

What are the things you can do to help decrease global warming?

a)

keep your air conditioner on high

b)

turn off your lights when you're not using them

c)

keep your freezer door open

d)

eat more meat

7.

Which of these is NOT an expected effect of climate change?

a)

sea levels rising

b)

flooding in coastal cities

c)

expanding glaciers

d)

extreme weather

8.

El Nino is a result of global warming.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What effect traps the heat next to Earth?

a)

rainforests

b)

the wind

c)

greenhouse gases

d)

hydrogen

10.

What might happen if there is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

there will be global cooling

b)

oceans will dry up

c)

there will be global warming

d)

there will be a sea level drop

11.

How are the lives of farmers affected because of climate change?

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12.

Explain how climate change drove specie extinction.

4 lines