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Global Warming

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is depicted in the photo?

a)

oil rig

b)

pylon

c)

solar panel

d)

power station

2.

Which of the following gases does not trap heat?

a)

A. Carbon dioxide

b)

B. Nitrogen

c)

C. Water vapor

d)

D. Methane

3.

As average global temperature rises,

a)

Average precipitation increases

b)

Average precipitation decreases

c)

Average precipitation is unchanged

4.

Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?

a)

A. In the tropics

b)

B. In northern latitudes

c)

C. Impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet.

5.

Compared to other greenhouse gases, ___________ is the most effective at trapping heat near the Earth's surface.

a)

A. Carbon dioxide

b)

B. Nitrogen

c)

C. Water vapor

d)

D. Methane

6.

Earth has recorded _______________ temperatures in the past than it is today.

a)

warmer

b)

cooler

c)

the same

7.

Everyone should try to reduce their ...

a)

carbon footprint

b)

solar footprint

c)

pylon footprint

d)

global footprint

8.

A group of compounds that are able to trap heat in the atmosphere, keeping the Earth's surface warmer than it would be if they were not present.

a)

CO2 emissions

b)

greenhouse gases

c)

climate change

9.
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Ionosphere
10.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
b)
cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere