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KS3 Climate Change

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 14mins

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 cause the earth to cool down

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.

Which one of the choices below is NOT a cause of global warming?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Burning Fossil Fuels

c)

Planting new trees

d)

Opening more factories

4.

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

5.
Gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near Earth are known as 
a)

Global gases.

b)

Greenhouse gases.

c)

Woodlands gases

d)

Science gases.

6.
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is decreasing. 
a)
True
b)
False
7.
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
8.

Which of the following events is not caused by global warming?

a)

Volcano erruption

b)

Sea levels rising

c)

Crops dying

d)

Ice caps melting

9.
What are greenhouse gases?
a)
gases that cause climate change
b)
gases that emit green smoke
c)
gases that are used to make green colored glass
10.
Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What is the average weather for a particular time and region called?
a)
drought
b)
weather
c)
emissions
d)
climate
12.

Tick the TWO things we can do to remove carbon dioxide from the environment.

a)

Plant trees

b)

Burn more fossil fuels

c)

Use our cars more

d)

Store it in the sea