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Worksheets2 - Causes and consequences of climate change
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?
a)
It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature
b)
It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses
c)
It leads to more factories
d)
It causes a major decrease in people
2.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
3.
What do humans do that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?
a)
Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)
b)
Ride bikes and use solar energy
c)
Compete in the Olympics
4.
The greenhouse effect is beneficial as it helps to sustain life on earth by naturally trapping heat in the atmosphere.
a)
False
b)
True
5.
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is decreasing.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The ____________________ is a natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat near Earth and prevent it from radiating back into space.
a)
Greenhouse Zone
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Tropic Layer
d)
Heat Zone
7.
Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of climate change?
a)
Sunspot Cycles
b)
Milankovitch Cycles
c)
Deforestation
d)
Volcanic Eruptions / Asteriod Impacts
8.
Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Carbon capture
c)
Melting glaciers
d)
Tornadoes
9.
What does burning fossil fuels do to the greenhouse effect?
a)
Decreases it
b)
Does nothing
c)
Expands it
d)
Enhances it
10.
How does burning fossil fuels contribute to the greenhouse gas effect?
a)
It releases carbon dioxide
b)
It causes pollution
c)
It burns things so it creates heat
d)
It damages rivers and the water cycle
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