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Year 5 Climate Change End of Topic Quiz

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is climate?

a)

How hot or cold something is.

b)

Day to day conditions of the atmosphere

c)

The average weather conditions that exist in an area over a long period.

d)

Where you live in the world

2.

What is climate change?

a)

Day to day conditions in the atmosphere

b)

Climate change refers to long-term changes in climate

c)

Changes in the weather

d)

The weather conditions that exist in an area over a long period.

3.

What impact is climate change having on our weather? Tick all that apply.

a)

longer days

b)

shorter days

c)

Increased rainfall

d)

Drought

4.

What impact is climate change having on animals? Tick all that apply.

a)

No impact

b)

Habitat loss

c)

Natural disasters

d)

Rising sea levels

5.

What is global warming?

a)

The Earth's temperature increasing

b)

Turning the temperature up in the classroom

c)

Earth and all the plants in the solar system

d)

The Earth's temperature decreasing

6.

What are greenhouse gases?

a)

Gases that help plants to grow

b)

The gases produced inside a greenhouse

c)

Gases in the Earth's atmosphere that trap heat, preventing it from escaping

d)

The heat inside a greenhouse

7.

What impact are humans having on climate change/global warming? Tick all that apply.

a)

Chopping down trees, which reduces the amount of trees available to absorb carbon dioxide

b)

Humans are having no impact on global warming

c)

Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas to provide us with energy

d)

Farming more animals to provide meat

8.

What is a carbon footprint?

a)

A measure of the total greenhouse gases produced by a person, organisation, or product

b)

a footprint made of carbon

c)

A measure of how much carbon is in each footstep taken

d)

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

9.

Why are greenhouse gases a problem?

a)

All the gases make it hard to see

b)

They escape from the atmosphere and reduce the oxygen available to humans

c)

They allow thermal energy to escape the atmosphere, making the Earth colder

d)

They prevent thermal energy from escaping in the atmosphere, making the Earth hotter