WorksheetsClimate change
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Since the pre industrial era, how much has human activity caused the globe to warm?
One degree Fahrenheit
Two degrees Fahrenheit
Three degrees Fahrenheit
Four degrees Fahrenheit
How much hotter are summers in the Northwest than they were a century ago?
One degree Fahrenheit
Two degrees Fahrenheit
Three degrees Fahrenheit
Four degrees Fahrenheit
What does the Clausius-Clapeyron equation say about the capacity for moisture in the atmosphere relative to warming temperatures?
Rising temperatures mean the atmosphere can hold more moisture.
Rising temperatures mean the atmosphere can hold less moisture.
Rising temperatures mean the atmosphere holds a consistent amount of moisture.
Rising temperatures mean the atmosphere will hold completely random amounts of moisture.
What does the human body need to avoid heat stroke?
Water
Shade
A chance to cool off
All of the above
Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?
Transportation
Buildings
Industry
Electricity and heat production
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of heat exhaustion?
Heavy sweating
Elevated heart rate
Increased appetite
Nausea and vomiting
What is the risk of drinking too much water, even during a heat wave?
Too much water causes cells to implode
The body’s sodium level can drop dangerously low because of dilution
The stomach can swell and lose the ability to digest food
The water’s polarity causes blood flow to reverse directions
Pets can tolerate much higher levels of heat than their humans.
True
False
What causes an “urban heat island,” the phenomenon in which an urban area experiences higher temperatures than outlying areas?
Cities receive less cooling rain than surrounding areas
The high concentration of glass windows leads to the greenhouse effect
Infrastructure like buildings and roads absorbs and re-emits heat from the sun more than natural landscapes.
Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
True
False
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
CO2
CH4
Water Vapor
All of the above
What is the Greenhouse effect?
The name of climate change legislation that was passed by Congress
When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist
When the gases in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet
When you build a green house
Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?
The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever
Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year
More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes
Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher
All of the above
Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?
China
USA
UK
Russia
What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?
1%
14%
33%
70%
