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WorksheetsClimate and Climate Change Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The short-term condition of the atmosphere .
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
2.
What can change entire ecosystems and create extinctions in species?
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
3.
Blizzards, Heatwaves, High winds are all examples of __________________ events.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
4.
Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.
a)
water
b)
gases
c)
heat
d)
water vapor
5.
What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?
a)
Melting Sea Ice
b)
Melting Land Ice
c)
Climate Change
6.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
7.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
riding bicycles
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
8.
T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neon
10.
Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
a)
forest fires
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
cellular respiration
d)
photosynthesis
11.
Increased temperature in a city due to generated and trapped thermal energy creates what is known as a(n)...
a)
infrastructure
b)
urban sprawl
c)
heat islands
12.
Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?
a)
the hole in the ozone
b)
the greenhouse effect
c)
atmospheric pressure
d)
the inversion layer
13.
Which is more likely to have higher temperatures due to the urban heat island effect?
a)
city (downtown)
b)
rural area
c)
residential
d)
commercial area
14.
Albedo can best be described as...
a)
the temperature at the equator
b)
the amount of solar radiation absorbed
c)
the amount of solar radiation reflected
d)
the air pressure during El Nino
15.
If you want to keep your house cool all year, should you design the house roof to have a high or a low albedo?
a)
High
b)
Low
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