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Climate Change

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
The layer of gases surrounding our planet is called ___
a)
the biosphere
b)
the atmosphere
c)
the hydrosphere
d)
the geosphere
3.

What is the definition of climate?

a)

The condition of the air around the Earth

b)

The rainforest

c)

The pattern of weather over time

d)

How hot it is in a certain place

4.

How can we stop climate change?

a)

Walk to close places instead of using the car

b)

Turn off the lights when you're not in a room

c)

Recycle more

d)

All of them

5.
What is the main gas that is trapping more heat close to the Earth, acting like a blanket?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
argon
6.

What causes climate change?

a)

The increase in greenhouse gases

b)

The decrease in greenhouse gases

7.

What are some effects of climate change?

a)

Glaciers and ice sheets melting

b)

Seas rising

c)

Storms getting stronger

d)

All of them

8.

What is the definition of "Greenhouse Effect?"

a)

Gases that increase Earth's temperature

b)

when the gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm

c)

the pattern of weather that occurs over time

d)

When our climate changes

9.

There are only two different types of climates found on Earth: tropical and desert

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What are examples of renewable energy sources? [CHOOSE TWO]

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Coal

d)

Gas

11.

What are examples of non-renewable energy sources? [CHOOSE TWO]

a)

Geothermal

b)

Coal

c)

Oil

d)

Hydro

12.

The patterns that weather forms in an area over seasons and years is known as that region's ____________

a)

Weather

b)

Season

c)

Climate

d)

Global Warming

13.

What activities release greenhouse gases (cause climate change)?

a)

Burning oils to make planes and cars move

b)

Dumping trash on landfills

c)

Cutting down trees

d)

All of them

14.

Who keeps the Earth warm?

a)

The Sun

b)

The greenhouse gases

c)

Both of them

d)

None of them

15.

Why does climate change happens?

a)

Is a long-term alternation of temperature and typical weather patterns in a place

b)

Is a short-term alternation of temperature and typical weather patterns in a place

c)

The weather gets hot and you start to sweat alot

d)

Oxygen in atmosphere increase