WorksheetsClimate Change
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 54mins
What is the definition of "Greenhouse Effect?"
Gases that increase Earth's temperature
when the gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm
the pattern of weather that occurs over time
When our climate changes
What can the fossil record tell us?
history of life on Earth
groups of organisms changed over long periods of time
Information about the past climate of our Earth
information about the past environments and changes of the Earth's surface
all of these are correct
The greenhouse effect is due to
the absorption and reradiation of infrared radiation by the atmosphere
the reflection of ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere
the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the atmosphere
the reflection of infrared radiation from Earth's surface
the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by Earth
When does the record of global ocean and surface temperatures start?
1860
1880
1890
1905
How much of the global ice store is in the Antarctica and Greenland ice sheets?
72%
86%
91%
97%
Which of the following is NOT a quantitative method of climate change?
Historical paintings
Ice cores
Temperature data
Atmospheric CO2 levels
Which method can give us climate records from up to 400,000 years ago?
Diaries & paintings
Temperature Data
Ice Cores
Satellite images
How do scientists measure sea ice positions?
Satellite images
Ice cores
Historical diaries
Paintings
What do scientists use to measure temperature data?
Thermometers
Osmometers
Satellite images
GIS maps
What type of evidence is this?
Historical paintings
Ice cores
Temperature data
Atmospheric CO2 levels
When Earth is closer to the Sun, like in position 2, it is in______.
aphelion
ellipses
perihelion
When Earth is farther from the Sun, like in position 1, it is in______.
aphelion
ellipses
perihelion
Changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun are called ___.
eccentricity
obliquity
precession
The angle of Earth’s tilt as it orbits the Sun is called ___.
eccentricity
obliquity
precession
The wobbling of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun is called ___.
eccentricity
obliquity
precession
Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?
eccentricity
obliquity
precession
Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?
eccentricity
obliquity
precession
Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is animated here?
eccentricity
obliquity
precession
Which variable of the Milankovitch Cycles is most responsible for the different seasons on Earth?
eccentricity (the shape of Earth's orbit)
obliquity (the tilt of Earth's axis)
precession (the wobble of Earth's axis)
If you increase Earth's axial tilt (obliquity), what will happen to the seasons?
milder summers and milder winters
hotter summers and colder winters
cold summer and cold winters
extreme summers and extreme winters
If you decrease the axial tilt of the Earth, what will happen to the seasons?
milder summers and milder winters
hotter summers and colder winters
cold summer and cold winters
extreme summers and extreme winters
