Worksheets6th Ch 14 Climate
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 28mins
Causes & Effects of Human Actions on the Climate
Read each statement and determine if it is a cause or effect of climate change.
Burning Fossil Fuels (coal, oil, & natural gas)
Livestock farming increase
Deforestation- cutting down tress
Ice caps melting and Sea level rising
Increase in global temperatures
Extreme weather (floods, droughts, wildfires)
Which of the following human activities would NOT decrease the amount of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere?
Households recycling plastic, glass, and paper products
Cutting trees in a large area to create land for a shopping mall
Installing solar panels on the roof of new homes built around the city
Taking public transportation as a way to commute
Two containers were placed in front of a lamp for 10 minutes. Both containers were filled with air. Additional carbon dioxide was added to one container. The final temperatures of both containers are shown.
What does this experiment prove?
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat.
Carbon dioxide is not a greenhouse gas that traps heat.
The experiment does not prove anything.
Which student best explains climate change and how humans impact climate change with their actions?
Terrell: Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that is released by animal and humans. This proves that greenhouse gases are not harmful and don't affect the climate.
Brenda: Climate change only happens during the summer months when temperatures reach up to 100ºF. Winters are still cold, so humans impact the climate less in the winter than summer.
Isabella: When the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increases, they warm the Earth. This change in climate causes ice caps to melt, habitat destruction, and severe weather changes like droughts.
Jeremy: Humans do not have an impact on climate change but plants do. Global warming creates the perfect climate for plants to grow all around the globe. More plants means warmer Earth.
Sea or land breeze over a large region that can bring heavy rains:
Windward
Leeward
Monsoon
Sunspots
Cold periods in Earth's history during when glaciers covered large parts of the surface:
Sunspots
Ice Age
La Niña
Global Warming
A warm-water event that can change weather patterns causing heavy rains or droughts:
El Niño
La Niña
Sunspots
Global Warming
Which would have a mild climate?
low latitude
rain shadow
high altitude
Where would temperatures be highest?
farm
mountain
shopping mall
Which would have hot summers, cool winters, and little precipitation?
dry climate
mild climate
tropical climate
What is the large scale cutting or burning of a large number of trees?
monsoon
drought
deforestation
Earth's outgoing infrared radiation is absorbed by...
clouds
greenhouse gases
ozone
microclimate on the downwind side of a mountain
rain shadow
specific heat
drought
Type of climate with warm summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation.
polar
tropical
continental
mild
Some ways to slow Global Warming are
Take lots of airplane trips
Making your bed and cleaning your room.
Buying food and items from far away (other countries)
Riding your bike, recycling, save energy, use less water
What do we call the set of complex equations used to predict future climates?
global climate equations
global climate forecast
global climate model
