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WorksheetsY10 Geography - End of climate change quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following is not an effect of global change?
Glaciers and ice caps melting
Low-lying islands under threat
Increased earthquake activity
Sea levels rising
Which of the following is not a potential natural causes of climate change?
Animal excretions
Changes in Earth's orbit
Variations in heat output from the sun
Volcanic Activity
Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Methane
Nitrous Oxides
Which of the following would result in methane production?
Car exhausts
Farm livestock
Burning fossil fuels
Agricultural fertilisers
Which fuel is the most polluting?
Coal
Gas
Oil
Biofuel
How many countries signed up to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement?
100
145
185
195
How can farmers adapt to possible impacts of climate change?
Change to pastoral farming
Change to agri-business
Introduce drought-resistant strains of crops
Use more fertilisers
Which of the following is NOT a human cause of climate change?
Burning fossil fuels
Power stations producing nitrous oxides
Variations in solar energy
Deforestation
Which of these is NOT a natural cause of climate change?
Volcanic activity
Agriculture
Orbital changes
Sunspots
Volcanic activity can have both a warming AND cooling effect on the climate
True
False
A natural function of the Earth's atmosphere is to keep in some of the heat that is lost from the Earth. This is known as the ..................... .............
(a)
The greenhouse effect is a natural process?
True
False
Which is NOT an example of a greenhouse gas?
Nitrous oxide
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Which is the correct definition of mitigation?
Reducing the causes of climate change
Responding to the changes that climate change brings
Which of these is NOT an example of a mitigation strategy?
Carbon capture
International agreements
Managing water supply
Alternative energy production
Which is not a source of renewable energy?
Biomass
Geothermal
Solar
Natural gas
Afforestation will increase carbon dioxide and decrease oxygen levels in the atmosphere.
True
False
Which is the correct definition for adaptation?
Responding to the changes that climate change brings
Reducing the causes of climate change
Which is NOT an example of an adaptation strategy?
Managing water supply
Afforestation
Change in agricultural systems
Reducing risk from rising sea levels
Carbon capture reduces the CO2 emissions from large industrial sources
True
False
