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WorksheetsEffects of Climate Change (All 4 Parts)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
What does a living thing's habitat include?
Everything it needs for survival
Only its food sources
Just its shelter
What is an essential part of the polar bear habitat?
Ice
Rivers
Forests
Deserts
Why are polar bears losing their habitat?
Due to humans invading their space
Because of the increasing number of seals sharing the ice
Due to more ice forming in the Arctic
Because of warmer temperatures melting ice
What happens to salmon in warmer water?
They grow bigger
They migrate to the ocean
Young salmon die
They change color
How does climate change affect weather patterns?
Some places become wetter and others drier
Makes all places drier
No effect on weather patterns
Makes all places wetter
Which species benefit (are helped) by climate change? (pick two)
Mosquitoes
Salmon
Polar Bears
Kudzu Plants
What do many plants and animals do as their habitats change? (pick two)
Stop reproducing
Move toward the poles
Dig underground
Move higher up mountains
Why is it hard for animals to adapt when they reach the top of a mountain?
It's too cold at the top
There's nowhere higher to go
How are Pikas responding to a warming climate?
The are moving closer to the polar regions.
They are beginning to eat more mosquitoes.
The are moving higher up mountains.
The are eating more kudzu plants.
A major consequence of climate change for many species is that they will...
move down moutains, closer to the ocean.
move closer to the equator.
become extinct.
What is one effect of a warming global climate?
Rising sea levels
Lowering of sea levels
Over the past hundred years, how much have global sea levels risen?
5 to 10 centimeters
10 to 20 centimeters
20 to 30 centimeters
30 to 40 centimeters
(pick two)
Solid ice layers made from snow that has built up and compressed year after year create...
glaciers.
permafrost.
arctic tundra.
ice sheets.
What causes sea levels to rise around the world?
Tsunamis
Melting ice on land
Increase in underwater volcanoes
Tidal waves
If glaciers and ice sheets melt faster than they are building up, ____ water ends up in the ocean.
more
less
True or False?....
Warmer ocean water takes up more space than colder ocean water. This also can cause sea levels to rise.
True
False
Why do sea levels not rise the same amount everywhere?
Because of the rotation of the Earth
Because of the shape of the land
Because of the moon's gravity
How much is the global average temperature predicted to rise due to climate change?
3 degrees Celsius
10 degrees Celsius
6 degrees Celsius
8 degrees Celsius
Rising global average temperatures lead to....
less extreme weather.
no changes in weather.
more extreme weather.
True or False?
Warm ocean water gives more power to hurricanes and typhoons.
True
False
True or False?
Warming temperatures have led to more snowstorms.
True
False
The warming climate changes patterns of wind and water currents make some areas drier.
This can create....
Tornadoes
Droughts
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Apply what you have learned in Amplify lesson 1.2.
Each year, the tornado count in the the United States is different.
These differences in data can be described as...
trends.
fluctuations.
