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What is Climate Change Chapter 1-6

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were the polar bears in Hudson Bay in the year 2016 losing weight and getting weaker than the polar bears in the 1908s?

a)

They were hunted by humans

b)

All of the bears died

c)

Their hunting season is shorter

d)

They have ice all year long

2.

Arctic temperatures have gone up about ____°C since 1900.

a)

0

b)

3

c)

13

d)

5

3.

Which type of gases hold heat in the atmosphere?

a)

Farmhouse gases

b)

Outhouse gases

c)

Hothouse gases

d)

Greenhouse gases

4.

Which best defines climate?

a)

the weather over long periods of time

b)

the annual rainfall

c)

the annual average temperature

d)

the forecast for one day

5.

Why has Lake Chad lost 90% of its water since 1963?

a)

Lower temperatures

b)

No rainfall

c)

Higher temperatures

d)

Too much rainfall

6.

Which two gases make up 99% of our atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen & Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide

c)

Carbon Dioxide & Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen & Oxygen

7.

Does the Earth need greenhouse gases?

a)

No

b)

Yes

8.

Greenhouse gas levels are ___________.

a)

rising

b)

falling

9.

People breath CO2 ______.

a)

IN

b)

OUT

10.

Plants take CO2 _____.

a)

IN

b)

OUT

11.

Volcanoes can release...

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

12.

Which revolution is one of the causes of climate change?

a)

French Revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution

13.

People replaced candles with...

a)

Gas lamps

b)

Flashlights

c)

The moonlight

d)

Phones

14.

Which of these are fossil fuels?

a)

Coal

b)

Gas

c)

Wood

d)

Oil

15.

Which is a form of renewable energy?

a)

Coal

b)

Wind

c)

Gas

16.

CO2 levels in the _____________________ are dangerous for humans.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

17.

Which of these is NOT caused by climate change?

a)

Rising global temperatures

b)

Glaciers melting

c)

Rainforests disappearing

d)

The sky becoming more blue

18.

What human activities increase CO2 in the atmosphere?

a)

Cars

b)

Forest fires

c)

Factories

d)

All of the above