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9.2 - Global Climate Change

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
methane
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
water vapor
2.
Because plants perform photosynthesis, they play an important role in regulating the amount of CO2 in the earth's atmosphere.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
Climate change and ozone depletion are the same concept.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Factors that can influence climate change are:
a)
greenhouse gases only
b)
greenhouse gases, ozone depletion, and latitude
c)
greenhouse gases, latitude, and sunspot cycles
d)
sunspot cycles, ozone depletion, and latitude
5.
In the next 150 years, CO2 levels are likely to be
a)
reduced by half
b)
doubled
c)
tripled
d)
the same
6.
A natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere keep heat near Earth and prevent it from radiating into space is known as
a)
photosynthesis.
b)
ozone depletion.
c)
cellular respiration.
d)
greenhouse effect.
7.
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
a)
natural gas
b)
coal
c)
petroleum
d)
none of the above
8.
Which of the following is a personal change we could make in our daily life that would help reduce climate change?
a)
change incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs
b)
carpool to work and school
c)
recycle a container 
d)
all of the above
9.
Which is NOT a result of climate change?
a)
the melting of ice caps and glaciers
b)
the warming of the ocean
c)
mass production of crops
d)
rising sea level
10.

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

a)

Long wave energy from the sun reaches the earth's surface and is converted to short wave energy that is trapped by CO2

b)

Short wave energy from the sun reaches the earth's surface and is converted to long wave energy that is trapped CO2.

c)

Infared light reaches Earth’s surface while visible light is trapped as heat.

d)

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat.

11.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
12.
Changes in temperature are expected to be greatest
a)
near the equator
b)
near the poles
c)
between the equator and the North Pole
d)
between the equator and the South Pole
13.

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

a)

buying bottled water

b)

burning fossil fuels

c)

current agricultural practices

d)

eating red meat

14.

Global temperatures have been increasing drastically?

a)

since the Jurassic Era (time of dinosaurs) 65 million yr ago

b)

since the advent of human kind.

c)

since the industrial revolution.

d)

Climate change is not real and there is not scientific evidence of temperature change.

15.

What is the long term, average weather for a particular time and region called?

a)

drought

b)

weather

c)

emissions

d)

climate

16.
What is the definition of weather?
a)
a period of abnormally dry weather that lasts at least 2 years
b)
the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
c)
a complex community of organisms and the community's environment
d)
a release of toxic gas
17.
Carbon is stored in
a)
Trees and other living things
b)
Oceans
c)
underground in soil and fossil fuels
d)
All are correct
18.
The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
the greenhouse effect
d)
radiation
19.

Pick the most accurate statement from the list below.

a)

Greenhouse gasses, even in the smallest amounts, are dangerous for our planet.

b)

There is no correlation between temperature change and the concentration of Carbon dioxide on Earth.

c)

A certain amount of Carbon Dioxide is naturally occurring and Earth needs CO2 in the atmosphere to make our planet livable.

d)

Ice core studies have shown that Carbon Dioxide levels have remained relatively constant over the history of our Earth.

20.

The largest store of Carbon Dioxide on our planet is found in which of the following?

a)

In the atmosphere

b)

In our Oceans

c)

Barried in the ground

d)

In living organisms