Free Printable INV 9 Test FOSS WW

Worksheets

INV 9 Test FOSS WW

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name

Class

Date

Greenhouse gases are of concern to scientists interested in climate change. Check each statement that helps explain why scientists are concerned about greenhouse gases; leave each statement that does not help explain the concern blank.

Greenhouse gases absorb thermal energy radiated by the Sun.

Carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) is breathed out by billions of people all over the world.

Greenhouse gases absorb more energy from visible light than from infrared radiation.

Thermal energy that encounters greenhouse gases cannot escape the atmosphere.

Define paleoclimatolgy.

the study of climates

the study of ancient climates

the study of ancient places

the study of ancient organisms

How do we know what the climate was like in the past?

Record nitrogen levels

Utilize solar panels

Record the surface temperatures aroudn the globe

Analyze ice cores

As we add greenhouse-gases like carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, we can expect...

more oxygen gas in the atmosphere.

a contiuously cooling global climate.

the Antarctic ice sheets to grow.

a contiuously warming global climate.

Why are ice cores important for understanding past climate?

Air bubbles trapped in ice provide information about the atmosphere of the past.

Ocean and lake sediments include tiny fossils and chemicals that are used to interpret past climates.

Coral skeleton formed in the winter has a different density than that formed in the summer.

Tree-ring growth is influenced by climate conditions.

Here is the CO2 and Temperature Relationship graph. Describe the general pattern of the data (before the Industrial Revolution).

The global CO2 levels spike to 280 ppm and back down to 180 ppm repeatedly.

The global CO2 levels spike to 380 ppm and back down to 180 ppm repeatedly.

The global CO2 levels spike to 380 ppm.

The global CO2 levels are always around 280 ppm.

Here is the CO2 and Temperature Relationship graph. What does this graph suggest about Earth's "natural" state of CO2?

The global CO2 levels we see in the present are at a natural level.

The global CO2 levels are exactly the same as the temperature in Celsius.

The global CO2 levels naturally fluctuate between 280 and 180 ppm.

The global CO2 levels we see in the present are around 280 ppm.

When you increase the greenhouse-gas concentration, what happens to the amount of infrared energy in the atmosphere?

Increases

Decreases

Stays the same

Carbon Sinks (places that absorb carbon more than release it) include...

forests, wildfires, and deforestation

burning fossil fuels, wildfires, and deforestation

forests, atmosphere, and volcanoes

forests, fossil fuel formation, and oceans

fossil fuel formation, living things, and volcanoes

10.

Carbon Sources (places that release carbon more than absorb it) include...

forests, wildfires, and deforestation

burning fossil fuels, wildfires, and deforestation

forests, atmosphere, and volcanoes

forests, fossil fuel formation, and oceans

fossil fuel formation, living things, and volcanoes

11.

What are some ways society could reduce carbon dioxide emissions?

Use electricity and use public transportation

Harness more solar-, wind-, and water-powered energy

Start a gasoline engine

Stop providing public transportation

Make products less efficient

12.

True or False: The troposphere has gone up by 0.6 degreese Celsius in the past 100 years.

True

False

13.

What are the consequences of rising sea levels?

flooding of low-lying farmland

flooding of mountain homes

droughts near the coastlines

erosion of the coastline

14.

Predicted changes due to climate change include...

increased frequency of storms and hurricanes

permanent decrease in Earth's temperatures

loss of seasons worldwide

glaciers growing larger

all regions on Earth receiving the same amount of rainfall each year

15.

This is an image demonstrating...

Tornado Formation

The Greenhouse Effect

Hurricane Formation

16.

The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is

methane

carbon dioxide

CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

ozone

17.

What is the primary cause of current climate change?

Solar flares

Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels

Natural variations in Earth's orbit

Volcanic eruptions

18.

Global warming refers specifically to an increase in

Earth's average surface temperature.

temperatures everywhere on Earth.

precipitation from Earth's atmosphere.

the number of storms on Earth.

19.

Which of the following is a direct effect of increased atmospheric greenhouse gases?

Stabilization of sea levels

Decrease in global average temperature

Increase in global average temperature

Reduction in extreme weather events

20.

Which human activity contributes most to the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Planting trees

Burning fossil fuels

Using solar panels

Recycling plastics

21.

What is one method scientists use to study ancient atmospheric conditions?

Measuring current rainfall

Analyzing tree rings

Observing animal migration

Counting sunspots

Reset

INV 9 Test FOSS WW

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 27mins

Similar Resources on Wayground