WorksheetsCycles on Earth (IGCSE)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
In the term "interglacial periods", what can you conclude about the prefix "inter-?"
It means "between"
It means "cold"
It means "age"
It means "glacier"
How is a glacier different from an ice sheet?
Ice sheets are colder than glaciers
Glaciers are moving rivers of ice; ice sheets are immobile slabs
Glaciers form in the Northern Hemisphere; ice sheets form in the Southern Hemisphere.
Ice sheets form during interglacial periods; glaciers form during ice ages
How is the current era of warming different from the warm periods the earth has experienced in the past?
Right now, the earth is warmer than it's ever been
In the past, warming was tied to rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere; right now, the level of CO2 is falling
The current era of warming has likely been caused by human activity
The current era of warming is simply part of the natural cycle
Trace gases are small amounts of gases in the atmosphere such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and CFCs. When combined, the trace gases only make up 0.1% of Earth's atmosphere.
Which of the following actions would most likely increase the amount of trace gases in the atmosphere?
A shoe manufacturer utilizing fossil fuels to power the factory.
A group of friend traveling in the same car to their destination.
A recycling company cleaning the plastic washed up in the shorelines.
A family planting several oak trees in the backyard.
The pie chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions in the Tennessee. What do the two highest sources of emissions in Tennessee have in common?
They will reduce the amount of air pollution in their regions.
They will supply cleaner & renewable energy for the state.
They help to lower the amount of human fossil fuel use.
They use the combustion of fossil fuels.
According to the data shown on greenhouse emissions, Which two greenhouse gases are major contributors to greenhouse emissions? Select two.
HCFs
nitrous oxide
methane
carbon dioxide
Which of the following is NOT one of the solutions for limiting Global Warming?
Using renewable energy resources
Removing carbon from fossil fuels
Using more oil and natural gas
Being more energy efficient
The earth's atmosphere is composed primarily of what gas?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Argon
Methane
According to the chart, which of the following statements is true?
The data about the temperature of the oceans will continue to spike.
The ice is melting at the same relative rate that the temperature in the oceans is rising.
The temperature of the oceans is rising faster than the temperature of the land, atmosphere and ice.
The temperature of the oceans is rising at the same rate as the temperature of the land, atmosphere and ice.
How do greenhouse gases affect Earth's temperature?
They allow heat to escape into space
They trap heat in the atmosphere
They reflect sunlight away from Earth
They absorb sunlight
In what month did Auckland get the most amount of rain?
May
June
July
August
In what month was it the warmest in Wellington?
Jan
Feb
Nov
Dec
What climate does a desert have?
Tropical
Polar
Arid/Dry
Temperate
