WorksheetsClimate & Climate Change Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is called
Climate Change
Ozone Layer
Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming
True or False: Water vapor and carbon dioxide are two types of greenhouse gases.
True
False
What month is the average mass of the Arctic polar ice cap measured?
January
June
September
December
What is the sea level change (in mm) from 1995-2013?
70 mm
50 mm
60 mm
30 mm
How are the five climate zones classified?
average temperature and wind
average wind and heat
average rain and wind
average temperature and precipitation
What affects climate?
closeness to a large body of water
distance north or south of the equator
elevation/altitude
all of the above
The amount of radiation that bounces back from the Earth's surface is known as...
surface area
surface reflection
surface absorption
surface tension
Global warming can be misleading because
There is no proof that it is actually happening.
All areas of the Earth are not getting warmer every year.
It isn't Carbon Dioxide that is causing the temperature increase.
It isn't the greenhouse gases that are causing the heat to be trapped.
What are the biggest source(s) of atmospheric methane?
deforestation
burning fossil fuels
melting permafrost
livestock
Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
deforestation
photosynthesis and respiration
oceans acidification
all of the above
Global temperatures have been increasing drastically?
since the Jurassic Era (time of dinosaurs) 65 million yr ago
since the advent of human kind.
since the industrial revolution.
Climate change is not real and there is not scientific evidence of temperature change.
What is it called when CO2 is absorbed by the ocean and reacts with seawater to produce acid.
water pollution
ocean acidification
seaweed salad vinegar
hydrochloric acid
Why are forests important in reducing climate change? Trees ____
use Carbon Dioxide to make food
provide building materials
are an important food source
reflect all sunlight away from the Earth
