CLIMATE CHANGE

1. All of the gases on the planet make up the earth’s…

• a. Biosphere

• b. Atmosphere

• c. Barometer

• d. Climate

2. The pattern of weather conditions over many years is called…

• a. Forecast

• b. Climate

• c. Temperature

• d. Atlas

3. The increase in the average temperature of the

earth’s atmosphere is referred to by scientists as…

• a. Global heating

• b. Thermo-climate

• c. Earth charge

• d. Core temperature change

4. What is the name of gas released into the atmosphere when we

burn fossil fuel for energy like coal, oil and natural gas?

• a. Carbon dioxide (CO2)

• b. Oxygen

• c. Hydrogen

• d. Plutonium

5. What are the gases called that become trapped in the earth’s

atmosphere and are heating the planet?

• a. Humidity

• b. Precipitation

• c. Greenhouse gases

• d. Nitrates