WorksheetsYear 5 Climate Change End of Topic Quiz
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is climate?
How hot or cold something is.
Day to day conditions of the atmosphere
The average weather conditions that exist in an area over a long period.
Where you live in the world
What is climate change?
Day to day conditions in the atmosphere
Climate change refers to long-term changes in climate
Changes in the weather
The weather conditions that exist in an area over a long period.
What impact is climate change having on our weather? Tick all that apply.
longer days
shorter days
Increased rainfall
Drought
What impact is climate change having on animals? Tick all that apply.
No impact
Habitat loss
Natural disasters
Rising sea levels
What is global warming?
The Earth's temperature increasing
Turning the temperature up in the classroom
Earth and all the plants in the solar system
The Earth's temperature decreasing
What are greenhouse gases?
Gases that help plants to grow
The gases produced inside a greenhouse
Gases in the Earth's atmosphere that trap heat, preventing it from escaping
The heat inside a greenhouse
What impact are humans having on climate change/global warming? Tick all that apply.
Chopping down trees, which reduces the amount of trees available to absorb carbon dioxide
Humans are having no impact on global warming
Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas to provide us with energy
Farming more animals to provide meat
What is a carbon footprint?
A measure of the total greenhouse gases produced by a person, organisation, or product
a footprint made of carbon
A measure of how much carbon is in each footstep taken
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Why are greenhouse gases a problem?
All the gases make it hard to see
They escape from the atmosphere and reduce the oxygen available to humans
They allow thermal energy to escape the atmosphere, making the Earth colder
They prevent thermal energy from escaping in the atmosphere, making the Earth hotter
