Year 8 KS3 Climate change and the Earth's atmosphere
Quiz by Jolyon Matthews-Wright
Key Stage 3
Science
English National Curriculum
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- Q1Which of the following gases is the most common in our atmosphere?NitrogenCarbon dioxideArgonOxygen30sKS3.1.a
- Q2Which gas is responsible for the green house effectNitrogenArgonOxygenCarbon dioxide30s
- Q3What is climate Change?Global coolingRegional weather changeGlobal warming30s
- Q4Where did oxygen come from during the development of our atmosphere?Through the evolution of marine animalsVolcanic activityCarbon dioxide dissolving in the oceanphotosynthesis by plants and algae30s
- Q5What happened to the water vapour as the Earth began to cool downReacted with Oxygen to form carbon dioxideFormed iceFormed OceansEvaporated into space30s
- Q6How much oxygen approximately is found our present atmosphere?42%78%0.1%21%30s
- Q7Why has the amount of nitrogen not changed much over the Earth's existence?Nitrogen is reactive so is constantly used up.Plants release and absorb equal amounts through photosynthesisNitrogen is an un-reactive gasAnimals release and absorb equal amounts through respiration30s
- Q8what are the products (what you end with) of photosynthesisOxygen and waterMethane and waterCarbon dioxide and waterOxygen and Glucose30s
- Q9Which gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere?NitrogenCarbon dioxideWaterOxygen30s
- Q10Which of the following is way carbon dioxide was removed from our atmosphererespiration by plantsdissolved in the oceansescaped into spaceformed the oceans30s
