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Review of Climate Change

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

a)

using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.

b)

texting on cellphones

c)

burning fossil fuels

d)

eating meat

2.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

b)

The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

c)

The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

3.

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

a)

Urethane

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

4.

T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

a)

true

b)

false

5.

T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Because of global warming, what is happening in the tundra?

a)

The animals are getting heat stroke and are dying

b)

It is flooding more often

c)

Its getting hotter, which means the plants are dying, which means herbivores don't have enough food to eat

d)

The Permafrost is melting which means the Ocean level is rising, which leads to more floods

e)

Nothing because Global Warming is a hoax(fake)

7.

When permafrost warms and thaws, it releases carbon dioxide and ____ into the atmosphere.

a)

Water

b)

Methane

c)

Fire

d)

Dirt

8.

What happens during El Niño?

a)

Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves eastward

b)

Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves westward

c)

Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves westward

d)

Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves eastward

9.

What happens during La Niña?

a)

Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves eastward

b)

Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves westward

c)

Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves eastward

d)

Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves westward

10.

What is the relationship between El Niño and La Niña?

a)

They have no relationship

b)

El Niño and La Niña are the same phenomenon

c)

El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a cycle

d)

El Niño and La Niña occur simultaneously

11.

Nora, Anika, and Scarlett are conducting an experiment for their science project. They learned that if human activities continue as they are, the ocean is predicted to become more

a)

acidic

b)

basic

c)

neutral

d)

ionic

12.
Ocean acidification begins with 
a)
pollution from ships
b)
carbon dioxide released from combustion
c)
dumping of waste from cities into the ocean
13.
Carbon dioxide and seawater combine to form
a)
calcium carbonate
b)
carbon monoxide
c)
carbonic acid 
14.
What is it called when coral loses its color?
a)
bleaching
b)
white out
c)
colorization
15.

How is acid rain formed

a)

When polluted air mixes into the atmosphere mixing with hydrogen

b)

When sulfur and nitrogen oxides dissolve in rain

c)

It is cause by carbon dioxide, creating the strongest acid

16.

what is the maximum pH rain should have to be considered acid rain?

a)

6.0

b)

5.0

c)

7.0

d)

9.0

17.

_______________ are any type of pollutant directly into the environment.

a)

asbestos

b)

smog

c)

primary pollutants

d)

secondary pollutants

18.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)
Respiratory problems
b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
19.
What is a secondary pollutant? 
a)
pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
b)
pollutants that react with other primary pollutants
20.

What is the number given to the public that describes how many particles are in the air called?

a)

Air Quality Rating

b)

Air Quality Description

c)

Air Quality Index

d)

Air Quality Number

21.

If the air quality index for the day is 210, it is dangerous for all people to spend a lot of time outside.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Green means...

a)

Safe for all

b)

Unsafe for people in sensitive groups

c)

Unhealthy for all people to spend a lot of time outside

d)

Hazardous for anyone to be outside

23.

What time of the year is ground level air pollution (ozone) the worst?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

24.
what is the leading cause of deforestation?
a)
Diseases 
b)
Housing market
c)
Agriculture and Farming
d)
Paper mill
25.
Does deforestation contribute to global warming?
a)
No, trees aren't that important
b)
Sometimes because only the cutting down of Maple trees contributes to global warming
c)
No, deforestation adds methane to the atmosphere, which makes the Earth cooler
d)
Yes; less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.
26.

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