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Earth's Changing Climate Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy Earth absorbs....

a)

changes unpredictably

b)

stays at a constant level

c)

increases

d)

decreases

2.

Earth's rising temperature is due to...

a)

more volcanoes

b)

more forest fires

c)

climate change

3.

Most of the methane found in the atmosphere comes from...

a)

burning fossil fuels

b)

cow farts

4.

Which gas to volcanoes add to the atmosphere?

a)

nitrous oxide

b)

sulfur dioxide

c)

oxygen

5.

Most of Earth's energy comes from...

a)

the sun

b)

Earth's core

6.

If less energy enters than exits the Earth system, Earth's temperature will...

a)

increase

b)

decrease

7.

Which of the following choices would cause Earth to get warmer?

a)

carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere

b)

carbon dioxide decreases in the atmosphere

8.

Describe the trend in this graph

a)

the trend is increasing

b)

the trend is decreasing

c)

there is no trend

9.

What happens when energy hits sulfur dioxide?

a)

the energy is destroyed

b)

the energy is reflected

10.

Humans can do things to slow down climate change

a)

true

b)

false

11.

If methane increases in the atmosphere, what happens to the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface?

a)

stays at a constant level

b)

increases

c)

changes unpredictably

d)

decreases

12.

If there are more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the amount of energy the Earth absorbs...

a)

increses

b)

decreases

13.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature stays stable

b)

If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature decreases

c)

If carbon dioxide decreases, Earth's temperature increases

d)

If carbon dioxide increases, Earth's temperature increases

14.

If carbon dioxide decreases, the energy in the Earth system will...

a)

increase. because more energy entered than exited

b)

decrease, because more energy entered than exited

c)

decrease, because less energy entered than exited

15.

What is one reason carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere today?

a)

there are more people burning fossil fuels (combustion)

b)

there are more volcanoes

c)

people are using solar power

d)

people are riding bikes instead of driving cars

16.

Sulfur dioxide ____________ energy back into space.

a)

absorbs

b)

destroys

c)

reflects

17.

If sulfur dioxide reflects energy out into space, what should the temperature of Earth do?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

18.

Which of the following is a WEAK piece of evidence?

a)

data from a glacier for the last 2 years

b)

data from snowfall from the last 50 years

c)

data from carbon dioxide levels from the last 100 years

d)

data from average temperatures from the last 200 years

19.

What can humans do to help slow down climate change? (*Click all that apply)

a)

drive less often

b)

eat less beef

c)

humans can't affect climate change

d)

ride bikes instead of drive cars

20.

If the amount of methane in the atmosphere decreased, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface would...

a)

change unpredictably

b)

increase

c)

decrease

d)

stay the same

21.

Which of the following statements best describes Earth's atmosphere?

a)

the atmosphere is made of one kind of gas

b)

the atmosphere is made of a mixture of gases

c)

the atmosphere is made of nothing