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WorksheetsEarth's Changing Climate Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy Earth absorbs....
changes unpredictably
stays at a constant level
increases
decreases
Earth's rising temperature is due to...
more volcanoes
more forest fires
climate change
Most of the methane found in the atmosphere comes from...
burning fossil fuels
cow farts
Which gas to volcanoes add to the atmosphere?
nitrous oxide
sulfur dioxide
oxygen
Most of Earth's energy comes from...
the sun
Earth's core
If less energy enters than exits the Earth system, Earth's temperature will...
increase
decrease
Which of the following choices would cause Earth to get warmer?
carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere
carbon dioxide decreases in the atmosphere
Describe the trend in this graph
the trend is increasing
the trend is decreasing
there is no trend
What happens when energy hits sulfur dioxide?
the energy is destroyed
the energy is reflected
Humans can do things to slow down climate change
true
false
If methane increases in the atmosphere, what happens to the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface?
stays at a constant level
increases
changes unpredictably
decreases
If there are more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the amount of energy the Earth absorbs...
increses
decreases
Which of the following statements is true?
If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature stays stable
If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature decreases
If carbon dioxide decreases, Earth's temperature increases
If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature increases
If carbon dioxide decreases, the energy in the Earth system will...
increase. because more energy entered than exited
decrease, because more energy entered than exited
decrease, because less energy entered than exited
What is one reason carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere today?
there are more people burning fossil fuels (combustion)
there are more volcanoes
people are using solar power
people are riding bikes instead of driving cars
Sulfur dioxide ____________ energy back into space.
absorbs
destroys
reflects
If sulfur dioxide reflects energy out into space, what should the temperature of Earth do?
increase
decrease
Which of the following is a WEAK piece of evidence?
data from a glacier for the last 2 years
data from snowfall from the last 50 years
data from carbon dioxide levels from the last 100 years
data from average temperatures from the last 200 years
What can humans do to help slow down climate change? (*Click all that apply)
drive less often
eat less beef
humans can't affect climate change
ride bikes instead of drive cars
If the amount of methane in the atmosphere decreased, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface would...
change unpredictably
increase
decrease
stay the same
Which of the following statements best describes Earth's atmosphere?
the atmosphere is made of one kind of gas
the atmosphere is made of a mixture of gases
the atmosphere is made of nothing
