Worksheets8.3.6 Evidence for climate change
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Photographic evidence shows glaciers have become smaller over the last 100 years.
True
False
Scientists can use ice cores taken from Antarctica to study the past climate. What do they look for in the ice cores?
Animal remains
The concentration of different gases trapped in the ice.
Scientists study tree rings to find evidence of climate change. Select the true statements about tree rings.
In warm, wet years trees grow very little and make narrow tree rings.
In warm, wet years trees grow a lot and make thick tree rings.
Trees grow less in cold, dry times
Over the last 100 years sea levels have risen by about 20cm
True
False
What type of gas does fracking aim to release?
Oxygen
Nitrous oxide
Methane (natural gas)
Carbon dioxide
What type of rock gets shattered to release the gas in fracking?
Granite
Limestone
Shale
Sandstone
Where did the Exxon Valdez disaster happen?
English Channel
Prince William Sound, Alaska
Straight of Hormuz
Cape of Good Hope
