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Climate Change

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.What does the picture represent?

a)

Lines of latitude

b)

Greenhouse effect

c)

Climatic zones

d)

Weather patterns

2.

What should governments do to help prevent acid rain? They can ____

a)

help build more factories

b)

increase production levels

c)

enforce laws to reduce emissions

d)

encourage more persons to buy cars

3.

How is the rise in global temperature affecting coral reefs?

a)

Increase in coral reefs

b)

Leads to the death of coral reefs

c)

Greater variety of coral reefs

d)

Improvement in breeding grounds for fish

4.

Which two are likely to result from global warming?

a)

increase in surface temperatures

b)

reduction in greenhouse gases

c)

rise in ocean levels

d)

decrease in air pollution

5.

Why are forests important in reducing climate change? Trees ____

a)

use Carbon Dioxide to make food

b)

provide building materials

c)

are an important food source

d)

reflect all sunlight away from the Earth

6.

Which BEST explains why there is an increase in CO2 ?

a)

Rapid boost in the by burning of fossil fuels

b)

increase education about climate change

c)

Population growth leads to exhaling more CO2

d)

CO2 is released by the oceans as they warm

7.

Which is NOT an effect of an increase in global temperatures?

a)

Rise in ocean levels

b)

Stronger hurricanes

c)

Changes in the amount of rainfall

d)

Diversification of animal species

8.

Which best explains how livestock farming contributes to global warming ? Animals __________

a)

waste pollutes the soil

b)

are consuming too much grass

c)

decayed matter emits too much carbon dioxide

d)

produce methane when they are digesting food

9.
What are greenhouse gases?
a)
gases that cause climate change
b)
gases that emit green smoke
c)
gases that are used to make green colored glass
10.
The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?
a)
lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
b)
lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
c)
higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
d)
higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere
11.
Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
nitrogen
c)
water vapor
d)
methane
12.
Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is very effective in trapping heat near the surface of the Earth.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
Which of the following have been linked to climate change?  
a)
droughts
b)
flooding
c)
melting of polar ice caps
d)
all of the above
14.
Which is a primary energy source used by power plants to generate electricity?
a)
coal
b)
wood
c)
gasoline
d)
batteries
15.
Changes in temperature are expected to be greatest
a)
near the equator
b)
near the poles
c)
between the equator and the North Pole
d)
between the equator and the South Pole
16.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
17.
Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:
a)
Eat more ice cream.
b)
Keep your freezer door open.
c)
Keep your air conditioner on high.
d)
Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.
19.
What is the definition of weather?
a)
a period of abnormally dry weather that lasts at least 2 years
b)
the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
c)
a complex community of organisms and the community's environment
d)
a release of toxic gas
20.
What is the average weather for a particular time and region called?
a)
drought
b)
weather
c)
emissions
d)
climate
21.
Carbon is stored in
a)
Trees and other living things
b)
Oceans
c)
underground in soil and fossil fuels
d)
All are correct
22.
Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
a)
forest fires
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
cellular respiration
d)
photosynthesis