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Climate/Climate Change

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Select the statement that is correct.

a)

Climate refers to only large regions.

b)

Climate is the average weather over a period of time.

c)

Climate changes from day to day.

d)

Climate only involves temperature and precipitation.

2.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

A wider space of a tree ring indicates a dry year.

b)

A smaller space of a tree ring indicates a rainy year.

c)

There is no correlation between ring width and rain.

d)

A wider space of a tree ring indicates a rainy year.

3.

Identify the main source of energy that effects weather/climate.

a)

Clouds

b)

Sun

c)

Oceans

d)

Wind

4.

Which of the following is an example of climate change?

a)

Marine fossils found in specific parts of the ocean.

b)

The mass extinction of dinosaurs.

c)

Fern fossils (which grow in warm, tropical climates) are found in polar regions.

d)

Plants that can survive in the desert.

5.

What is the relationship between albedo and Earth's temperature?

a)

As albedo increases, temperatures decrease.

b)

As albedo decreases, temperatures decrease.

6.

Which of the following surfaces/objects has the highest albedo effect?

a)

Sand

b)

Snow/Ice

c)

Oceans

d)

Forests

7.

Identify the climate of a tropical rainforest.

a)

Cold and dry

b)

Cold and wet

c)

Hot and dry

d)

Hot and moist

8.

Which of the following is evidence that global warming is a positive feedback loop?

a)

Global warming creates changes that slow down the warming of Earth.

b)

Global warming melts glaciers which decrease albedo, leading to increased sunlight absorption.

c)

Global warming melts glaciers which increases albedo, leading to increased sunlight absorption.

d)

Global warming melts glaciers, cooler temperatures increases albedo, leading to decreased sunlight absorption.

9.

Volcanic eruptions cause climate change by

a)

reflecting sunlight and therefore decreasing temperatures

b)

absorbing sunlight and therefore increasing temperatures

c)

polluting the earth causing global warming

d)

reflecting sunlight and therefore increasing temperatures

10.

Periodic ice ages are due to

a)

pollution

b)

burning of fossil fuels

c)

Milankovitch cycles

d)

too much cloud cover over a period of time