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Climate and Climate Change

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Global warming is known as the gradual increase in _________________ of the atmosphere.

a)

precipitation

b)

sun spots

c)

temperature

d)

ocean currents

2.

The most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is ___________________.

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

argon

3.

Which zones are polar zones?

a)

Zones A and B

b)

Zones A and E

c)

Zones E and D

d)

Zones A, E, and C

4.

Which zone is the tropical zone?

a)

Zone B

b)

Zone C

c)

Zone D

d)

Zone E

5.

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

a)

being more energy-efficient

b)

using renewable sources of energy

c)

removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

d)

all of the above

6.
What is climate?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
7.
What climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
8.
Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?
a)
Large bodies of water
b)
Latitude
c)
Mountains
d)
Longitude
9.
All of the following are causes of Global Warming except
a)
Rotation of the Earth
b)
Deforestation
c)
Increases in Greenhouse Gases
d)
Burning Fossil Fuels
10.

What climate zone is warm year round and receives high amounts of rain?

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Polar

d)

Highland

e)

Dry

11.

Weather is the ________ changes we see in temperature, clouds, rain or snow, wetness in the air and wind.

a)

short-term

b)

long-term

c)

average

d)

slight

12.

The climate of an area is its weather averaged over many years.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The climate of an area is its weather averaged over one year.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Studies show that Earth's climate has been getting ______.

a)

colder

b)

warmer

c)

wetter

d)

drier

15.

Climate models expect that Earth's average temperature will ______over the next 100 years or so.

a)

stay the same.

b)

keep rising

c)

get much colder

d)

get much wetter

16.

What are the effects of the warming of the earth due to climate change?

a)

sea levels are rising

b)

snow and ice cover is decreasing

c)

growing seasons are changing

d)

all the answers are correct

17.

_______ refers to the long-term increase in Earth's average temperature.

a)

Global warming

b)

Climate change

18.

"_______" refers to any long-term change in climate. This includes warming, cooling and changes besides temperature.​

a)

Global warming

b)

Climate change

19.

Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

a)

an increase in sunspots

b)

several major volcanic eruptions

c)

changes in Earth’s orbit and the tilt of its axis

d)

continental drift

20.

The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a...

a)

marine climate

b)

tropical climate

c)

continental climate

d)

subtropical climate

21.

Clues to ancient climates were like come from...

a)

ice cores

b)

fossil tree rings

c)

plant pollens

d)

all of the above

22.

Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.

a)

monsoons

b)

sun spots

c)

ice age

23.

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

a)

decreased slightly.

b)

increased steadily.

c)

stayed about the same

24.

In addition to temperature and precipitation, Köppen’s climate system classified climates by a region’s seasonal winds.

a)

True

b)

False - vegetation

c)

False - microclimates

d)

False - air masses