WorksheetsWhat do you know about electricity & climate change?
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Powerplants rely on burning fossil fuels to heat up (a) which turns a turbine. Fill in the blank.
2.
Electricity and Magnetism are connected.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
3.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
a) A type of weather pattern
b)
b) The trapping of heat as it is absorbed by gases in the Earth’s atmosphere
c)
c) The effect of sunlight on plants in a glass houses that make everyone upset
d)
d) The increase of rainfall due to climate change
4.
Which gas is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
a) Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
b)
b) Methane (CH₄)
c)
c) Oxygen (O₂)
d)
d) Water vapor (H₂O)- This one is a greenhouse gas!
5.
What is the main source of carbon dioxide from human activity?
a)
a) Breathing
b)
b) Volcanoes
c)
c) Burning fossil fuels
d)
d) Planting trees
6.
Where does the carbon in fossil fuels come from?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Dead plants and animals
c)
Minerals
d)
It is absorbed from the air as carbon dioxide into the soil.
7.
Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources?
a)
a) They are expensive to use
b)
b) They come from the ocean
c)
c) They take millions of years to form
d)
d) They are made in laboratories
8.
Fossil fuel power plants connect to climate change because:
a)
A. They spin a turbine
b)
B. They generate a direct current
c)
C. They release CO₂
d)
D. They release hot water because steam was made
9.
In complete sentences, explain how greenhouse gases affect Earth's temperature.
4 lines
10.
Which of these is least like the other in terms of how it generates electricity?
a)
A. Hydroelectric powerplant (Dam)
b)
B. Wind Turbine
c)
C. Solar Panel
11.
Explain your choice.
4 lines
12.
Draw a picture of the greenhouse effect. Include: sun, Earth, sun rays, CO2 (other greenhouse gases are optional)
100 %
