Global Warming and Climate Change Multiple Choice Test

©Sheri Amsel • www.exploringnature.org

Name ______________________________________________________ Date ________________

1 Earth’s temperatures are stable because we 6 The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth
are surrounded by ________ which allows the is called the: _____________.
right amount of sunlight in to warm the Earth.
A troposphere
A a cloud layer B stratosphere
B an atmosphere C exosphere
C gravity D mesosphere
D water

2 This layer keeps us “not too hot in the 7 How are humans making greenhouse gases
summer” and “not too cold in the winter.”
of our own?
Scientists call this the ________ effect.
A burning fossil fuels in our cars
A greenhouse effect
B burning forests
B seasonal effect
C with large-scale agriculture
C ocean effect
D all of these
D lake effect

3 Certain gases in the atmosphere – water va-

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por, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous ox-
ide – help maintain the Earth’s temperatures
and climate. These are called: __________ .
Too many greenhouse gasses in the
atmosphere may block heat from escaping
into space and trap too much heat next to the
Earth’s surface causing: ____________.

A ozone gases A another ice age

B solar gases B global warming
C greenhouse gases C earthquakes
D stomach gases D volcanic eruptions

4 The solar energy that warms the Earth 9 Something that might happen because of
includes visible light, infrared and _____ global warming is: __________.
coming from the sun.
A melting polar ice caps
A gamma rays B more reflected sunlight off the ice pack
B ultraviolet radiation C lower sea levels
C microwaves D a sale on bathing suits
D sunspots

5 10
The solar radiation that bounces off the Things you can do to help decrease global
Earth back toward the atmosphere is warming include:
mostly _____ (with a longer wavelength).
A Keep your air conditioner on high.
A gamma radiation B Turn off your lights when you’re not using
B x-ray radiation them.
C nuclear radiation C Keep your freezer door open.
D infrared radiation D Eat more ice cream.
 Global Warming and Climate Change Multiple Choice Test
©Sheri Amsel • www.exploringnature.org

Name ______________________________________________________ Date ________________

1 Earth’s temperatures are stable because we 6 The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth
are surrounded by ________ which allows the is called the: _____________.
right amount of sunlight in to warm the Earth.
A troposphere
A a cloud layer B stratosphere
B an atmosphere C exosphere
C gravity D mesosphere
D water

2 This layer keeps us “not too hot in the 7 How are humans making greenhouse gases
summer” and “not too cold in the winter.”
of our own?
Scientists call this the ________.
A burning fossil fuels in our cars
A greenhouse effect
B burning forests
B seasonal effect
C with large-scale agriculture
C ocean effect
D all of these
D lake effect

3 Certain gases in the atmosphere: water vapor,

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carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide,
help maintain the Earth’s temperatures and
climate. These are called: __________ .
Too many greenhouse gasses in the
atmosphere may block heat from escaping
into space and trap too much heat next to the
Earth’s surface causing: ________________.

A ozone gases A another ice age

B solar gases B global warming
C greenhouse gases C earthquakes
D stomach gases D volcanic eruptions

4 The solar energy that warms the Earth 9 Something that might happen because of
includes visible light, infrared and _____ global warming is: __________.
coming from the sun.
A melting polar ice caps
A gamma rays B more reflected sunlight off the ice pack
B ultraviolet radiation C lower sea levels
C microwaves D a sale on bathing suits
D sunspots

5 10
The solar radiation that bounces off the Things you can do to help decrease global
Earth back toward the atmosphere is warming include:
mostly _____ (with a longer wavelength).
A Keep your air conditioner on high.
A gamma radiation B Turn off your lights when you’re not using
B x-ray radiation them.
C nuclear radiation C Keep your freezer door open.
D infrared radiation D Eat more ice cream.