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Earth 8

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are greenhouse gases?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Methane

2.

Greenhouse gases ...

a)

store more energy than other gases

b)

are the most common substances in our atmosphere

c)

come into our atmosphere from space

d)

are leaking from Earth's crust

3.

The greenhouse effect is ...

a)

the presence of harmful or poisonous substances in our environment

b)

the gradual increase in the air temperature at the surface of the Earth

c)

long term changes to weather patterns

d)

heat being trapped in by atmospheric gases

4.

Climate change is ...

a)

the presence of harmful or poisonous substances in our environment

b)

the gradual increase in the air temperature at the surface of the Earth

c)

long term changes to weather patterns

d)

heat being trapped in by atmospheric gases

5.

Global warming is ...

a)

the presence of harmful or poisonous substances in our environment

b)

the gradual increase in the air temperature at the surface of the Earth

c)

long term changes to weather patterns

d)

heat being trapped in by atmospheric gases

6.

Select which processes RELEASE carbon into our atmosphere

a)

Carbon sinks

b)

Combustion

c)

Respiration

d)

Photosynthesis

7.

What is a 'carbon sink'?

a)

A drop in carbon levels due to renewable energy

b)

A fossil fuel that releases carbon when burned

c)

Something that absorbs and stores carbon

d)

Burying carbon below ground or sea

8.

How could the amount of carbon in the atmosphere be reduced?

a)

Cut down more trees

b)

Plant more trees

c)

Breathe less

d)

Breathe more

9.

How could the amount of carbon in the atmosphere be reduced?

(choose 2)

a)

Reduce animal farming

b)

Use renewable energy

c)

Use gas instead of coal

d)

Exercise more

10.

What does this graph show?

a)

That carbon dioxide has been naturally rising

b)

That human behaviour has caused an increase in greenhouse gases

c)

That renewable energy is helping reduce carbon levels

d)

An indirect correlation between values

11.

Recycling is ...

a)

the collection and processing of materials

b)

the reuse of products instead of throwing away

c)

the reduction of waste by using and buying less

d)

manufacturing using raw materials

12.

Metal extraction is ...

(choose two)

a)

the removal of minerals from an ore

b)

the removal of ore from a mineral

c)

the separation of metal from its compound

d)

recycling of aluminium cans

13.

The method of extraction use is dependant upon ...

a)

the carbon cycle

b)

the position in the reactivity series

c)

availability or abundance

d)

quality of ore

14.

Bauxite ore contains ...

a)

aluminium that is extracted by heating with carbon

b)

aluminium that is extracted using electrolysis

c)

iron oxide that is extracted by heating with carbon

d)

iron that is extracted with electrolysis