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climate change

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another way to say CO2

a)

Carbon Monoxide

b)

Cardbon Dioxide

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Carbon footprint

2.

Made from decomposing plants and animals

a)

Fosil fuels

b)

Fossil fuels

c)

Renewable energy

d)

Non-renewable energy

3.

We must preserve animal (a)   .

4.

The melting ice caused a rise in _____ _______

(a)  

5.

The consequences of cutting down trees

a)

Deforestation

b)

Talling

c)

Tree cut down

d)

Talling of trees

6.

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground.

a)

Condensation

b)

Rains

c)

Shower

d)

Precipitation

7.

The (a)   layer is being destroyed due to the greenhouse effect.

8.

Tundra, Forest, Desert, Marine, Savanna are examples of...

a)

Eco systems

b)

Eco habitats

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Ecosystems

9.

When liquid water is heated to boiling point, 100 degrees Celsius (212 F), it turns into...

a)

Water vapor

b)

Water steam

c)

Steam

d)

Vapor

10.

Natural gas is an example of...

a)

Unlimited resources

b)

Renewable resources

c)

Renewable energy

d)

Nonrenewable resources

11.

Greenhouse gases are trapped in the (a)   causing the planet's temperature to increase.

12.

Tanning beds are not good for people since they produce...

a)

UV radiation

b)

Ultraviolet radiation

c)

UV rays radiation

d)

UVX radiation

13.

Which of the following can be an effect of climate change on the environment?

a)

More use of the air-conditioner

b)

More food produced

c)

More heatwaves

d)

More balanced ecosystem

14.
Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.
a)
water
b)
gases
c)
heat
d)
water vapor
15.

Climate change is

a)

Short-term change in temperature and weather patterns

b)

Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns

c)

Extreme weather that leads to flooding

d)

Warming of the Earth

16.
 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.
17.

Which of the following human activities leads to increasing global temperature?

a)

Building more houses

b)

Running marathons

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Planting trees

18.

What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

a)

Melting Sea Ice

b)

Melting Land Ice

c)

Climate Change

19.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water vapor

d)

All answers are correct

20.

Climate change started happening only 50 years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Match the text and the correct word.


A colorless, odorless gas that is released from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Greenhouse Gas

c)

Ozone

22.

What is the Paris Agreement?

a)

International agreement to keep warming at 1.5c

b)

International agreement on renewable energy

c)

International peace agreement

23.

What is the definition of "Greenhouse Effect?"

a)

Gases that increase Earth's temperature

b)

when the gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm

c)

the pattern of weather that occurs over time

d)

When our climate changes

24.

The following are examples of renewable energy sources except

a)

Geothermal

b)

Coal

c)

Hydrothermal energy

d)

None of the above

25.

The following are examples of non-renewable energy sources except

a)

Solar

b)

Gas

c)

Coal

d)

all of the above

26.

97% of scientists believe what is causing climate change?

a)

Animals and Plants

b)

Eco-Friendly Cars

c)

Humans

d)

Conservation of energy

27.

What is the definition of renewable energy sources?

a)

sources of energy that will never go away or be used up

b)

Sources of energy that can go away and be used up

c)

Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal

d)

Coal, Oil, Gas

28.

What is the definition of non-renewable energy sources?

a)

sources of energy that will never go away or be used up

b)

Sources of energy that can go away and be used up

c)

Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal

d)

Coal, Oil, Gas

29.

Why do we want to use more renewable energy sources?

a)

They cause more pollution

b)

They will go away if we don't use them

c)

They cause less pollution

d)

They are easier to create

30.

Why don't we want to use as much non-renewable energy sources?

a)

They cause pollution and CO2 to be put into our air/atmosphere

b)

The cause less pollution

c)

They are difficult to get

d)

They smell funky

31.

These graphs show increases in greenhouse

gasses in Earth’s atmosphere. As levels of

greenhouse gasses have increased, the

temperature of Earth’s surface has risen.

Which change has most likely contributed to a

rise in surface temperatures on Earth?

a)

The world birth rate dropped to less than 22

births per 1,000 people per year.

b)

The president of the United States signed a law

that created one of the country’s largest nature

parks.

c)

Farmers increasingly use chemical fertilizers

that allow nitrogen and phosphorous to enter

water sources.

d)

Humans began using work-saving technologies

that release carbon dioxide and methane.

32.

The graph shows changes in carbon dioxide

(CO2) concentrations and surface temperatures

on Earth from the years 1880 to 2000.

Why do carbon dioxide concentrations and

surface temperatures show the relationship seen

in the graph?

a)

because lower carbon dioxide levels mean more

heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere

b)

because higher carbon dioxide levels mean

more heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere

c)

because lower carbon dioxide levels mean less

heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere

d)

because higher carbon dioxide levels mean less

heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere

33.

Which of the following can affect how much

energy will be absorbed by Earth's atmosphere?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen dioxide

c)

argon

d)

nitrogen

34.

Which of the following adds to global warming by

decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide

removed from the atmosphere?

a)

industrialization

b)

burning fossil fuels

c)

deforestation

d)

polluting the oceans

35.
Which of the following is NOT evidence of global warming?
a)

Sea level rising

b)

Loss of Arctic Sea Ice

c)

Less Water Vapor in the Air

d)

More extreme weather events

36.
Climate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:
a)

Flooding

b)

Heat Waves

c)

Hurricanes

d)

All of the above

37.
Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)

Fishing

b)

Breathing

c)

Burning Fossil Fuels

d)

Farming

38.

Which is not going to help reduce our carbon footprint?

a)

eating local food

b)

recycling

c)

driving to school

d)

planting trees

39.
Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?
a)
trees soak up carbon dioxide
b)
trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
c)
trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
d)
trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil
40.
Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?
a)
the hole in the ozone
b)
the greenhouse effect
c)
atmospheric pressure
d)
the inversion layer
41.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
42.
Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:
a)
Eat more ice cream.
b)
Keep your freezer door open.
c)
Keep your air conditioner on high.
d)
Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.
43.

Manifestations of climate change are

a)

high temperature

b)

sea level rise

c)

Rainfall increases and decreases erratically

d)

all

44.

The main greenhouse gases are

(a)  

45.

Current situation of climate change

a)

lot of ice melts

b)

colder

c)

development ecosystem

46.

Causes of climate change

a)

Human impact

b)

Nature's transformation

c)

Locations of continents change

d)

The change of the Earth's orbit

47.

Measures to improve the climate

a)

Use fossil fuels

b)

Failing to protect forest resources

c)

Improve and upgrade infrastructure

d)

Use a lot of water

48.

Do you know anything about climate change?

a)

Yes

b)

No

49.

Unusual changes today

a)

Strongly developed country

b)

Frequent natural disasters

c)

No epidemics

d)

Good salary

50.

Consequences of climate change

a)

Biodiversity discovery

b)

Melting ice

c)

Drought

d)

cool weather

51.

Which of the following is contributing to an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

deforestation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

Ocean

d)

all of the above

52.

The closer you live to the ocean, the more likely your climate will be a...

a)

subtropical climate

b)

tropical climate

c)

continental climate

d)

marine climate

53.

Melting land ice...

a)

causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean.

b)

does not cause sea levels to rise because the water fills the space left by the melted sea ice.

54.

How does the greenhouse effect work?

a)

Greenhouse gases reflect the sun's energy, causing it to warm the Earth.

b)

Greenhouse gases directly warm oceans and cause dramatic weather.

c)

Greenhouse gases absorb the sun's energy, slowing or preventing heat from escaping into space.

d)

Oceans absorb greenhouse gases, which cause the Earth's temperature to rise.

55.

As air pollution continues to be released into the atmosphere, what becomes more depleted, resulting in an increase of ultraviolet radiation on earth?

a)

coral reefs

b)

rainforests

c)

groundwater

d)

ozone layer

56.

A carbon (a)   is the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, event, organization, service, place or product.

57.

Which country currently has the highest carbon emission per capita in the world?

a)

Qatar

b)

The USA

c)

China

d)

India

e)

Qatar

58.

Which two are likely to result from global warming?

a)

reduction in greenhouse gases

b)

decrease in air pollution

c)

rise in ocean levels

d)

increase in surface temperatures

59.

Which shows the effect of climate change on human health? It ____

a)

causes illnesses such as heat stress

b)

increases respiratory illnesses such as asthma

c)

helps to spread diseases such as dengue fever

d)

all of the above

60.

Which of the following have been linked to climate change? 

a)

droughts

b)

melting of polar ice caps

c)

flooding

d)

all of the above

61.

Global temperatures have been increasing drastically?

a)

since the industrial revolution.

b)

since the Jurassic Era (time of dinosaurs) 65 million yr ago

c)

since the advent of human kind.

d)

Climate change is not real and there is not scientific evidence of temperature change.

62.

Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Worldwide, temperatures have been increasing for more than 100 years.  Is this evidence of global warming?

a)

YES

b)

NO

64.

What are the ways to stop climate change?

4 lines
65.

1 Greenhouse traps heat radiating from Earth toward space.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

2.Injuries affecting people is mainly caused by:-

a)

Increasing allergen

b)

Wildfires & floods

c)

Water and food supply disruptiom

67.

3.To solve the problem of climate change:-

a)

Build more factories

b)

Use green house

c)

Use eco light

68.

4-Extreme temperature cause heart attack:-

a)

True

b)

False

69.

5-Climate change and extreme storms can lead to:-

a)

Mental retardation

b)

Anxiety

c)

None of the above

70.

6-Health is the only absence of disease:-

a)

True

b)

False

71.

7-Global health agenda made by:-

a)

WHO

b)

UN

c)

UNICEF

72.

8-Sustainable development goals (SDGs) of global health agenda:-

a)

Specific

b)

Non specific

73.

9-Early goal of SDGs works separately ?

a)

True

b)

False

74.

10-Climate change are challenge of global health?

a)

True

b)

False

75.

1. What does climate mean?

a)

Atmosphere change in a period of time.

b)

Weather change in one week period of time

c)

Weather condition in average or extremes of a region in one year period of time.

d)

Accumulation of weather condition

76.

What does anthropogenic drivers of global climate change mean?

a)

The driving causes of global climate change which came from fossils.

b)

The driving causes of global climate change which came from ancient human history.

c)

The driving causes of global climate change which came from volcanic eruptions.

d)

The driving causes of global climate change which came from human activities.

77.

What phenomenon can be related to global climate change?

a)

The burning of forests in Kalimantan and other islands in every dry season..

b)

The increasing number of refugees in many parts of the world.

c)

The eruption of volcanic mountains.

d)

The increasing of flood, drought season in many places, extreme weather, and typhoon.

78.

What factors do you think have potential to cause global climate change?

a)

Political conflicts in some parts of the world.

b)

The increasing CO2 pollution in the atmosphere, volcano eruption, and forest fire..

c)

Gasses coming from volcanic mountains.

d)

Increasing number of human population.

79.

Which of the following is (are) the anticipated effect(s) of Global warming?

a)

Changing precipitation

b)

Rising sea levels

c)

Expansion of deserts

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

80.

How will melting permafrost in polar regions lead to a positive feedback loop that will continue to warm the climate, which will allow for more permafrost to melt?

a)

carbon dioxide is sequestered in the water infiltrating the landscape

b)

methane will be released as the vegetation thaws

c)

buried CFCs will be released from contaminants in frozen vegetation

d)

nitrous oxide will be trapped in the meltwater generated and pulled out of the atmosphere

81.

Certain gasses in the atmosphere: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, help maintain the Earth's temperatures and climate. These are called: ______ .

a)

solar gases

b)

ozone gases

c)

greenhouse gases

d)

premium gases

82.

It is an exceptionally cold winter's day and one of your classmates makes a comment writing-off the idea of global warming. What is the scientifically correct analysis of that?

a)

Your classmate is correct. The presence of 1 day of cold weather means that there is no global warming.

b)

Your classmate is incorrect. Weather is a short-term phenomenon and we cannot make conclusions about the climate based on single-day temperature readings. 

c)

Your classmate is correct: While cold weather can still exist with global warming, the fact that today is colder than usual refutes global warming.

d)

Your classmate is incorrect. One day of exceptional cold shows that the jet stream has been stabilized due to global warming.

83.

The greenhouse effect is beneficial as it helps to sustain life on earth by naturally trapping heat in the atmosphere.

a)

False

b)

True

84.

Greenhouse gases occur....

a)

both naturally and due to human impacts

b)

naturally only

c)

due to human activity only

d)

occur due to photosynthesis

85.

So far, the strongest impacts of climate change have been observed in:

a)

Northern latitudes

b)

The tropics

c)

Southern latitudes

d)

All latitudes equally

86.

…………… is a global problem – if it is not tackled everywhere, it will affect everyone.

a)

Recycling

b)

Honest governments

c)

Climate change

d)

Elon Musk projects

87.

Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....

a)

will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic

b)

will result in sea levels rising

c)

Will have no effect on ecosystems

d)

None of the above

88.
Any amount of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.
a)

True

b)

False

89.

Living vegetation and the ocean are known as "carbon sinks" because

a)

they are made of carbon.

b)

they create carbon.

c)

they destroy carbon.

d)

they store carbon.

90.

Poorer nations are generally more vulnerable to the consequences of global warming

a)

True

b)

False

91.

Assuming that the main moral goal of responding the global climate change problems is reducing the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere, what kinds of action should be taken?

a)

Reducing the number of vehicles, factories, and other sources of green house gas emissions.

b)

Reducing green house gas emissions, reducing deforestation activities, and increasing sustainable farming practices.

c)

Increasing palm oil production.

d)

Increasing organic farming practices.

92.

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

a)

using renewable sources of energy

b)

being more energy-efficient

c)

burning fossil fuel

d)

removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

93.

As air temperatures increase, evaporation increases. Warmer temperatures also increase the capacity to absorb water vapor. More water vapor in the atmosphere accelerates the greenhouse effect. This is known as the

a)

ice-albedo feedback.

b)

water-vapor feedback.

c)

permafrost-carbon feedback.

d)

wildfire-carbon feedback.

94.

Which type of organism will have issues reproducing due to rising temperatures in the ocean? Use the provided graph for information.

a)

Marine life by coastal areas

b)

terrestrial life

c)

Human being

d)

wookies

95.

When did the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change happen?

a)

30 years ago

b)

29 years ago

c)

28 years ago

d)

27 years ago

96.

What causes climate change?

a)

by trapping excess carbon in Earth’s atmosphere

b)

by trapping excess nitrogen in Earth’s atmosphere

c)

by trapping excess oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere

d)

by trapping excess radiation in Earth’s atmosphere

97.

These are indicators for a warming world.

a)

Species migrating poleward and upward

b)

the longest day and shortest nights

c)

spring coming earlier

d)

frequent appearance of the supermoon

98.

Pollution gasses will remain in the atmosphere for about (a)   years.

99.

An energy power plant that uses the green power

a)

nuclear power plant

b)

hydro-electric plant

c)

geothermal plant

d)

diesel power plant

100.

At least how many hours will be spent per semester for environmental concerns as stated in Section 2 of EO No. 579 s. 2006?

a)

34 hours

b)

35 hours

c)

36 hours

d)

72 hours

101.

what are the "R's" that minimize greenhouse gasses?

a)

reduce

b)

recycle

c)

repurpose

d)

reproduce

102.

Known as the NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

a)

RA 9512

b)

RA 9003

c)

RA 9513

d)

RA 9182

103.

Which of the following activities has a great contribution to minimizing climate change?

a)

use lead bulb for lighting

b)

use Euro 4 or blue core engines

c)

walking or biking for transportation

d)

planting more trees

104.

Which of the following has the greatest contribution to climate change?

a)

smoke from motor vehicles

b)

freon gasses from air conditioners

c)

use nuclear power plants

d)

agricultural wastes