Chapter 5 : Climate change
_iffae Chapter 5 : Climate change
Answer all the questions given.
Which one of the following is the correct definition of Climate change?
Changes in weather patterns that are caused directly by human activities.
Changes in weather patterns that are caused directly or indirectly by animals.
Changes in weather patterns that are caused directly or indirectly by human activities.
Changes in weather patterns that are caused directly or indirectly by animal activities.
What is the term that describes increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere called?
Climate change
Global Warming
Heat waves
Pollution
Match the description below
Smog build up from vehicle engines and industrial smoke
Heat wave
Large sheets of sbow and ice that are found on land all year long
Warmer temperature
Layer of snow and ice on the ground in high mountain ranges and other cold places
Snowpack
Lead to a chain reaction such as warmer oceans and heavy snowfall
Melting glaciers
a long period of unusually hot weather
Air pollution
Hurricanes and tropical storms
Energy come from warm ocean
Which of the following is the effect of heat wave?
Floods
Bushfires
Damage to the environment
Tsunami
Which weather conditions cause forest wildfires?
Cold and dry
Cold and wet
Hot and dry
Hot and wet
What is the layer of snow and ice on the ground in cold and high mountain areas called?
Fog
Ocean
Snowpack
Melting glacier
What is the importance of snowpack?
Provide water to lands gradually as it melts.
Provide water to streams, rivers and lakes gradually as it melts.
Provide foods to the people.
Provide shelter to the people and animals.
What are the large sheets of snow and ice that are found on land all year long called?
Lowland
Glacier
Wetland
Snowpack
Where can most of the glaciers found?
Alaska
Africa
Middle East
Brunei Darussalam
What happens to the glaciers if the temperature gets warmer?
The areas will have more snowpack than they used to have.
The areas will have less snowpack than they used to have.
The glaciers will melt at faster rate than they can gather new snow
The glaciers will melt at slower rate than they can gather new snow.
Which one of the following is the sign of climate change?
Lower temperature
More snowpack
Rising sea levels
Monsoon wind
What causes flood?
Increase temperature
Warm ocean waters
Increase rate of evaporation
Continuous rainfall
Where do hurricanes and tropical storms get their energy from?
Rain
Melting glaciers
Snow fall
Warm ocean water
Warmer temperatures can also lead to the extinction of plants and animals species. What is the meaning of extinction?
Which of the following gas is belongs to greenhouse gases?
Acid
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Sulphur Dioxide
Natural home of animals and plants called as
Habit
Haze
Habitual
Habitat
Identify TWO human activities that cause global warming
Driving cars and planting trees.
Planting trees and rearing cattle in a farm.
Recycle things and cultivation.
Smoke from factories and fumes from vehicles.
Which of the following can reduce the impacts / effects of climate change?
Always switch on the lights when I am not in the room.
Collect cans, plastics and paper to be used for recycling.
Switch on the computer and other electronic devices when not in use.
Use plastic bags for shopping.
Carbon footprint means?
Which of the following activities give out carbon dioxide?
Burning trees
Cutting down trees
Planting more trees
Recycle paper products
Name the mineral used to produce nuclear power?
Iron
Tin
Uranium
Glass
Nuclear power produced waste that is dangerous to people and the environment. What makes the waste dangerous?
What is the energy made from plants or animals called?
Heat wave
Biomass
Hydroelectric
Nuclear
What can be done to reduce the impacts of climate change?
Changing rain patterns
Increase forest fires
Rising sea levels
Use alternative energy sources
Write down 5 eco-steps that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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