Y8 Climate change Quiz

Global warming and climate change are the same.

• True

• False

Climate change is the ............... change in the Earth’s climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature.

• long term

• short term

• medium term

Global warming means...

• warming of the sun

• warming of all the planets

• warming of the Earth's surface

The greenhouse effect is...

• The recent increase in global temperatures

• Gases such as carbon dioxide and methane which absorb heat from the earth

• Warming of the lower atmosphere by heat released from the earth

Climate change is just caused by humans.

• True

• False

Select the methods by which evidence of climate change can be found.

Select ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.

• Ice cores

• Melting glaciers

• Tree rings

• Polar bears dying

Renewable energy means it will eventually run out.

• True

• False

Non-renewable energy has a limitless supply.

• True

• False

What is the main gas produced by using non-renewable energy?

• Methane

• Sulphur dioxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Ozone

Select the odd one out...

• Solar power

• Natural gas

• Wind power

• HEP