WorksheetsCarbon Cycle and Global Warming Quiz
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 3570secs
Human activities affect the carbon cycle by:
Increasing carbon dioxide emissions
Decreasing carbon dioxide emissions
Having no effect on carbon dioxide levels
Balancing carbon dioxide levels
Global warming has several impacts. Which of the following is one of them?
Rising sea levels
Decreased air pollution
Increased ice coverage
Lower global temperatures
Explain why global warming happens.
You take a deep breath of fresh air. What gases are entering your lungs?
Oxygen and nitrogen
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
Oxygen and hydrogen
What has caused the increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere since 1800?
Industrial Revolution
Deforestation
Increased use of fossil fuels
All of the above
Humans add extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by:
Burning fossil fuels
Planting trees
Using solar panels
Recycling waste
Match the keyword to the correct definition.
Climate change
Greenhouse gas
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
Write a sentence that includes the 4 key terms above.
Write a sentence that includes the 4 key terms above.
Write a paragraph that includes the 4 key terms above.
Write a sentence that excludes the 4 key terms above.
Write a sentence that includes 3 key terms above.
Which of the following sentences includes the 4 key terms above?
Write a sentence that includes the 4 key terms above.
This is a sample sentence without the key terms.
Another example sentence that does not include the key terms.
Yet another sentence missing the key terms.
Global warming describes how energy from the Sun is trapped by gases in the atmosphere.
True
False
We would not be able to live on the Earth without the greenhouse effect.
True
False
Global warming is the term given to an increase in global average air temperature due to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
True
False
Scientists predict that the global average air temperature could decrease by up to 5 °C by 2100.
True
False
The greenhouse effect is the term given to changes in weather patterns due to global warming.
True
False
Global warming is causing the melting of polar ice, leading to flooding on low-lying coasts.
True
False
Human activities increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere through:
Burning fossil fuels and deforestation
Planting trees and using renewable energy
Recycling and reducing waste
Using public transportation and carpooling
Which of the following are impacts of climate change on the environment?
Rising sea levels and increased frequency of extreme weather events
Decreased global temperatures and reduced greenhouse gas emissions
Stabilized weather patterns and increased biodiversity
Reduced air pollution and improved water quality
Global warming refers to the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system.
A decrease in Earth's average temperature
A long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system
A short-term weather pattern change
A phenomenon unrelated to temperature
The greenhouse effect keeps the Earth warm by:
Trapping heat in the atmosphere
Reflecting sunlight back into space
Absorbing ultraviolet radiation
Increasing the Earth's albedo
One way of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases is:
Using renewable energy sources
Increasing fossil fuel consumption
Deforestation
Increasing industrial emissions
Human activities increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere through:
Burning fossil fuels and deforestation
Planting more trees and using renewable energy
Recycling and reducing waste
Using public transportation and carpooling
Which of the following are impacts of climate change on the environment?
Rising sea levels and increased frequency of extreme weather events
Decreased biodiversity and reduced agricultural productivity
Improved air quality and stabilized weather patterns
Increased forest cover and reduced desertification
Global warming refers to:
The increase in Earth's average surface temperature due to rising levels of greenhouse gases
The decrease in Earth's average surface temperature due to reduced levels of greenhouse gases
The stabilization of Earth's average surface temperature
The fluctuation of Earth's average surface temperature without any specific trend
The greenhouse effect keeps the Earth warm by:
Trapping heat in the atmosphere
Reflecting sunlight back into space
Absorbing heat from the Earth's core
Blocking ultraviolet radiation
One way of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases is:
Using renewable energy sources
Increasing fossil fuel usage
Deforestation
Increasing industrial emissions
Global warming has resulted in melting ice caps and (a) .
If there were no carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, Earth would be too cold for life. The _______ heats the Earth's surface. The warm Earth emits radiation. Some of this radiation goes back into atmosphere.
sun
radiation
space
_______ in the atmosphere absorbs some of the radiation produced by the Earth so it does not go back into space.
Carbon dioxide
warmer
greenhouse effect
Carbon dioxide is a _______. Extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes global. This causes climate.
greenhouse gas
global warming
climate change
