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Climate Change

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the cause of greenhouse gases?

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Cutting down trees

c)

Using transportation

d)

All of the above

2.

What can we do to stop climate change?

a)

Eat more vegetables

b)

Manufacture more goods

c)

Cut down more forests

d)

Produce more food

3.

What is the meaning of climate change?

a)

Global warming

b)

The change of climate

c)

Refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions

d)

None of the above

4.

Do sea levels rise because of climate change

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Don’t know

5.

Which of these are carbon sinks?

a)

grasses

b)

oceans

c)

trees

6.

Which of these are fossil fuel sources that have carbon dioxide as a byproduct?

a)

nuclear energy

b)

gas

c)

coal

d)

oil

7.

What are two indirect results that are likely to increase as a result of climate change?

a)

famine

b)

war

c)

increased fruit production in the current growing locations

d)

increased grain production in the current growing locations

8.

What are two important functions of thermohaline circulation?

a)

it redistributes warm & cool air

b)

it regulates the tides

c)

it mixes warm & cool waters increasing ocean life production

d)

it increases acidification of the oceans

9.

Climate change has potential to shutdown the global conveyor belt

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Climate change has disrupted natural cycles and "confused" ecosystems

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

How has the average global temperature already changed in the last fifty years?

a)

decreased 1.5 C

b)

increased 1.5 C

c)

increased and decreased +/- 0.5 C

d)

global temperature changes cannot be measured

12.

Changing human behavior cannot create a more positive outcome with respect to climate change

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Climate change has increased acidification of the oceans

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
15.

Climate change has resulted in displacement of organisms & likely to cause additional extinctions due to sea level rise

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Climate change has started, and will continue, to redistribute growing conditions and fresh water

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Which of the following is NOT a natural air pollutant?

a)

Debris from forest fires

b)

Gases escaping volcanoes

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Dust blown by the wind

18.
T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
19.

Humans have had - and continue to have - a significant impact on the environment

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Clues to ancient climates were like come from...

a)

ice cores

b)

fossil tree rings

c)

plant pollens

d)

all of the above

21.

All frozen water on Earth is...

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Atmosphere

22.

How much has the Earth warmed, because of anthropogenic climate change?

a)

1º F

b)

6º F

c)

1º C

d)

6º C

23.

All living things on earth are part of the....

a)

Biosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Cryosphere

24.

Which of the following has caused repeating 125,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

a)

an increase in sun spots

b)

several major volcanic eruptions

c)

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

d)

continental drift

25.

air/water p (a)   (Write the whole missing word, don't use capital letters.)

26.

what are climate changes?

a)

noticeable changes in the climate pattern that take place over periods of time.

b)

Temporary changes of the climate

c)

Sudden changes of the Climate

27.

Any amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of _______________ on the surface of the sun.

a)

sun spots

b)

air masses

c)

seasonal winds

d)

currents

29.

What is causing the Earth to get hotter (global warming)?

a)

There are holes in the ozone layer that let more sun in

b)

The sun is stronger than it used to be

c)

Humans are making more greenhouse gases

30.

What are two important functions of thermohaline circulation?

a)

it redistributes warm & cool air

b)

it regulates the tides

c)

it mixes warm & cool waters increasing ocean life production

d)

it increases acidification of the oceans

31.

Which of these locations would be directly impacted by rising sea levels?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Philipinnes & Indonesia

d)

United States

32.

Climate change has potential to shutdown the global conveyor belt

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

Climate change has started, and will continue, to redistribute growing conditions and fresh water

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

34.

How has the average global temperature already changed in the last fifty years?

a)

decreased 1.5 C

b)

increased 1.5 C

c)

increased and decreased +/- 0.5 C

d)

global temperature changes cannot be measured

35.

Climate change has resulted in displacement of organisms & likely to cause additional extinctions due to sea level rise

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
37.

Changing human behavior cannot create a more positive outcome with respect to climate change

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

Climate change has disrupted natural cycles and "confused" ecosystems

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

Climate change has increased acidification of the oceans

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

Which of these are fossil fuel sources that have carbon dioxide as a byproduct?

a)

nuclear energy

b)

gas

c)

coal

d)

oil

41.

What are two indirect results that are likely to increase as a result of climate change?

a)

famine

b)

war

c)

increased fruit production in the current growing locations

d)

increased grain production in the current growing locations

42.

What are two important functions of thermohaline circulation?

a)

it redistributes warm & cool air

b)

it regulates the tides

c)

it mixes warm & cool waters increasing ocean life production

d)

it increases acidification of the oceans

43.

What would be three impacts if the global conveyor belt shutdown?

a)

all weather patterns would change

b)

oceans become more shallow

c)

increase of anaerobic bacteria & hydrogen sulfide

d)

oceans become a stagnant puddle and mass extinctions

44.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
45.

Climate change has resulted in displacement of organisms & likely to cause additional extinctions due to sea level rise

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

Changing human behavior cannot create a more positive outcome with respect to climate change

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

Climate change has potential to shutdown the global conveyor belt

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

48.

Climate change has increased acidification of the oceans

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

49.

Climate change has started, and will continue, to redistribute growing conditions and fresh water

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

50.

Climate change has disrupted natural cycles and "confused" ecosystems

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

51.

How has the average global temperature already changed in the last fifty years?

a)

decreased 1.5 C

b)

increased 1.5 C

c)

increased and decreased +/- 0.5 C

d)

global temperature changes cannot be measured

52.

All frozen water on Earth is...

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Atmosphere

53.
Earth's ozone layer is _____________________________.
a)
has been thickening over the past several years
b)
filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun
c)
exists only over Antarctica
d)
traps carbon dioxide in the stratosphere
54.

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

a)

an increase in sun spots

b)

several major volcanic eruptions

c)

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

d)

continental drift

55.

A legally-binding international agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions signed by developed countries in 1995.

a)

United Nations

b)

Kyoto Protocol

c)

Paris Agreement

56.

What rock holds a very significant amount of Carbon?

a)

Granite

b)

Sandstone

c)

Basalt

d)

Limestone

57.

Which of the following have been changed or altered due to climate change ?

a)

droughts

b)

flooding

c)

melting of polar ice caps

d)

all of the above

58.

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

a)

deforestation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

oceans

d)

all of the above

e)

the loss of animal species

59.

What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?

a)

Urethane

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

60.

Which of these locations would be directly impacted by rising sea levels?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Philipinnes & Indonesia

d)

United States

61.

What are two indirect results that are likely to increase as a result of climate change?

a)

famine

b)

war

c)

increased fruit production in the current growing locations

d)

increased grain production in the current growing locations

62.

Climate change has resulted in displacement of organisms & likely to cause additional extinctions due to sea level rise

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

63.

Climate change has started, and will continue, to redistribute growing conditions and fresh water

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

64.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
65.

Climate change has potential to shutdown the global conveyor belt

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

66.

Changing human behavior cannot create a more positive outcome with respect to climate change

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

67.

How has the average global temperature already changed in the last fifty years?

a)

decreased 1.5 C

b)

increased 1.5 C

c)

increased and decreased +/- 0.5 C

d)

global temperature changes cannot be measured

68.

Climate change has increased acidification of the oceans

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

69.

Climate change has disrupted natural cycles and "confused" ecosystems

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

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