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The Day After Tomorrow movie Quizz

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent were the main characters taking ice samples from in the beginning of the movie?

a)

America

b)

Antartica

c)

Russia

d)

Asia

2.

What type of work are the scientists doing in Antartica?

a)

Camping

b)

Looking for treasure.

c)

Mapping trails for polar bears

d)

Drilling ice cores

3.

Antartica is found at the ________ Pole.

a)

North

b)

South

4.

What happened to the ice shelf?

a)

broke off

b)

melted

c)

froze

d)

hit a ship

5.

What is global warming?

a)

Every place in the world getting hotter

b)

The average temperature of all places on Earth rising

c)

Nothing, it's fake

d)

The world getting colder

6.

What or who is the leading cause of global warming?

a)

Animals

b)

Trees

c)

Humans

d)

Donald Trump

7.

How are humans contributing to global warming?

a)

Using too much fossil fuels, releasing carbon dioxide into atmosphere

b)

Overpopulation, too much body heat from humans

c)

Breathing, because we breathe out carbon dioxide

d)

Too much clothing being made

8.

What will begin happening with the weather throughout the world as global warming continues?

a)

Weather can't change

b)

It will become opposite

c)

It will turn night to day and winter to summer

d)

It will slowly start shifting to (get cooler/hotter, rainier/drier, etc.)

9.

What type of precipitation fell in Tokyo?

a)

rain

b)

sleet

c)

hail

d)

snow

10.

Can hurricanes form over cold areas?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe, it was in the movie

d)

Hurricanes don't exist

11.

What type of weather hit Los Angeles?

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

tsunami

d)

blizzard

12.

What ocean current was responsible for the weather change in the movie

a)

Pacific Current

b)

Atlantic Current

c)

Indian Current

d)

Himalayan Current

13.

What city was Sam stranded in?

a)

Memphis

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Washington DC

d)

New York

14.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
b)
cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere
15.
We need the natural greenhouse effect for Earth to be habitable.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What would happen if greenhouse gases destroyed Earth's ozone layer?
a)
Radiation exposure would increase
b)
liquid water would vaporize
c)
we might have solar flares
d)
all of the above
17.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
18.
Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:
a)
Eat more ice cream.
b)
Keep your freezer door open.
c)
Keep your air conditioner on high.
d)
Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.
19.

What do rising sea levels do?

a)

Destroy houses and other properties

b)

Damage crops

c)

Causes floods

d)

All of the above

20.

What can governments do to reduce carbon emissions?

a)

offering financial incentives to businesses and households

b)

introduce new laws

c)

offering more recycling facilities

d)

all of the above

21.

What data does the buoy record and send back to the lab that they found so significant?

a)

Water depth

b)

ship traffic

c)

wave height

d)

water temperature

22.

In what hemisphere are the buoys that are recording data from the ocean? (Hint: It is the hemisphere we are living in.)

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

23.

The body of the mammoth was preserved with food still in its mouth. What does this indicate?

a)

It froze instantly while grazing.

b)

It takes a long time for mammoths to eat.

c)

Food was placed there after death.

d)

The mammoth died slowly while eating.

24.

How cold does it have to be for the fuel in the helicopters to freeze?

a)

0ºC

b)

110ºC

c)

-110ºC

25.

On the radar the storm system looks like a hurricane. What is the difference between a hurricane and the "super cell" system over Scotland?

a)

Hurricanes don't occur in Europe.

b)

Hurricanes don't form over land.

c)

Hurricanes don't form over water.

d)

Hurricanes don't occur over warm water.

26.

Why are they NOT evacuating people in the Northern states?

a)

There is not enough room in the southern states.

b)

People who live in the North are used to the cold.

c)

There is not enough military to evacuate the whole country.

d)

They will not be able to get far enough south in time.

27.

What first indicated that they were in the eye (center) of the storm?

a)

The weather cecame worse and more snow fell.

b)

The sky became clear and the wind stopped blowing.

c)

They were warned by meteorologists on TV.

28.

Name two types of weather phenomena were occurring in the Los Angeles area that would not be normal for that area?

a)

hurricanes and hail

b)

tornadoes and typhoons

c)

typhoons and hurricanes

d)

hail and tornadoes

29.

In the meeting at NOAA Jack suggests the salinity of the North Atlantic current may be causing the severe weather events. What is causing the increase of fresh water in the ocean?

a)

large amounts of precipitation

b)

runoff from rivers and streams

c)

melting polar ice caps

d)

flooding of low level areas

30.

When Jack Hall was talking on the phone to Terry Rapson he said "This one storm is going to change the face of our planet." What was his response?

a)

"I don't know what to do"

b)

"Try and save everyone"

c)

"Save as many as you can"

31.

Why are they NOT evacuating people in the Northern states?

a)

There is not enough room in the southern states.

b)

People who live in the North are used to the cold.

c)

There is not enough military to evacuate the whole country.

d)

They will not be able to get far enough south in time.

32.

The body of the mammoth was preserved with food still in its mouth. What does this indicate?

a)

It froze instantly while grazing.

b)

It takes a long time for mammoths to eat.

c)

Food was placed there after death.

d)

The mammoth died slowly while eating.

33.

Where did the survivors stay while the changes were happening?

a)

museum

b)

store

c)

library

34.

What was Jack's main method of transportation when going to New York to rescue Sam?

a)

driving

b)

walking

c)

flying

35.

What did Sam and the rest of the people in the library throw into the fireplace to keep warm?

a)

books

b)

clothing

c)

wood

36.

Also at the end of the film, a person from the government came into a room and was talking to the Vice President, what were his first words?

a)

"Hello, Mr. President"

b)

"There are survivors"

c)

"Mr. Vice President?"

37.

In the President's speech on TV, he says that we were wrong to operate under the belief that we could continue consuming our planet's ___________ without consequence.

a)

economic resources

b)

political resources

c)

natural resources

d)

solar resources