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Climate Change Quizziz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

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.

What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

a)

More warming of the atmosphere

b)

More air in the atmosphere

c)

More cooling of the atmosphere

d)

Less air in the atmosphere

5.

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

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Neon

7.

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

a)

heat

b)

water

c)

argon

8.

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

9.

Why does global warming cause sea levels to rise? [Choose 1 to 4 options.]

a)

Warm ocean waters expand more.

b)

Seismic activity in the ocean increases in warmer temperatures.

c)

Glacial ice is melted and this adds water to the oceans.

d)

The Earth's core expands in warm temperatures, elevating the ocean floor.

10.

What is the definition of weather?

a)

The condition of the air/atmosphere around the Earth

b)

The pattern of weather over time

c)

Rain and Snow

d)

When water falls from the sky

11.

In the 1800's why did CO2 levels increase significantly?

a)

New factories were being built that caused more pollution

b)

The civil war caused more pollution

c)

Scientists figured out how to clean up pollution in the air

d)

It did not increase

12.

​ (a)   gases are best described as ​ (b)   that trap ​ (c)   from the sun in the Earth’s ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Greenhouse
gases
energy
atmosphere
Whitehouse
farts
smells
13.

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

14.

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.

15.

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

a)

Urethane

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

16.
Man made carbon dioxide comes from the burning of fossil fuels.  An example of a fossil fuel is
a)
wood
b)
oil
c)
shale
17.
Ocean acidification begins with 
a)
pollution from ships
b)
carbon dioxide released from combustion
c)
dumping of waste from cities into the ocean
18.
Carbon dioxide and seawater combine to form
a)
calcium carbonate
b)
carbon monoxide
c)
carbonic acid 
19.
Marine organisms make their shells from calcium and
a)
chloride
b)
carbonate
c)
seawater
20.
An example of a marine organism that needs calcium carbonate 
a)
a crab
b)
a shark
c)
an octopus
21.
Very slight increases in the acidity of seawater __________  marine organisms that make shells.
a)
doesn't bother
b)
has no effect on 
c)
is unhealthy and stresses
22.
Too many greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere may block heat from escaping into space and trap too much heat next to the Earth’s surface causing
a)
another ice age
b)
earthquakes
c)
volcanic eruptions
d)
global warming
23.
People depend on ocean organisms for __________________.
a)
minerals
b)
fuels
c)
food and water
d)
All of these choices