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WorksheetsReview of Climate Change
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.
texting on cellphones
burning fossil fuels
eating meat
What is the greenhouse effect?
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?
Urethane
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas
true
false
T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
true
false
Because of global warming, what is happening in the tundra?
The animals are getting heat stroke and are dying
It is flooding more often
Its getting hotter, which means the plants are dying, which means herbivores don't have enough food to eat
The Permafrost is melting which means the Ocean level is rising, which leads to more floods
Nothing because Global Warming is a hoax(fake)
When permafrost warms and thaws, it releases carbon dioxide and ____ into the atmosphere.
Water
Methane
Fire
Dirt
What happens during El Niño?
Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves eastward
Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves westward
Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves westward
Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves eastward
What happens during La Niña?
Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves eastward
Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves westward
Trade winds strengthen and warm surface water moves eastward
Trade winds weaken and warm surface water moves westward
What is the relationship between El Niño and La Niña?
They have no relationship
El Niño and La Niña are the same phenomenon
El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a cycle
El Niño and La Niña occur simultaneously
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
acidic
basic
neutral
ionic
How is acid rain formed
When polluted air mixes into the atmosphere mixing with hydrogen
When sulfur and nitrogen oxides dissolve in rain
It is cause by carbon dioxide, creating the strongest acid
what is the maximum pH rain should have to be considered acid rain?
6.0
5.0
7.0
9.0
_______________ are any type of pollutant directly into the environment.
asbestos
smog
primary pollutants
secondary pollutants
What is the number given to the public that describes how many particles are in the air called?
Air Quality Rating
Air Quality Description
Air Quality Index
Air Quality Number
If the air quality index for the day is 210, it is dangerous for all people to spend a lot of time outside.
True
False
Green means...
Safe for all
Unsafe for people in sensitive groups
Unhealthy for all people to spend a lot of time outside
Hazardous for anyone to be outside
What time of the year is ground level air pollution (ozone) the worst?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
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?
because lower carbon dioxide levels mean more
heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere
because higher carbon dioxide levels mean
more heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere
because lower carbon dioxide levels mean less
heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere
because higher carbon dioxide levels mean less
heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere
