Starter quiz
- Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap...
- 'heat' ✓
- What is a heatwave?
- Something that only happens in the summer.
- A period of time when the weather is a lot hotter than usual. ✓
- A way of heating buildings.
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- Drought is when...
- there is a long period without enough rain. ✓
- there can be water shortages. ✓
- there is too much water
- water pipes break
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- Climate change means that...
- the world is getting warmer ✓
- the world is cooling
- weather patterns are changing ✓
- some countries are getting hotter
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- Match these terms with the correct definition.
- weather⇔the day to day conditions outside, e.g. sunny, snowing, warm. ✓
- temperature⇔how hot or cold a place is. ✓
- climate⇔average weather conditions taken over a long time, usually 30 years. ✓
- How can we show climate information for each month in a location?
- We collect rainfall data
- We collect temperature data
- We show rainfall and temperature data on a climate graph ✓
- We record the weather
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Exit quiz
- What is the name of the planet that we live on?
- 1⇔E
- 2⇔A
- 3⇔R
- 4⇔T
- 5⇔H
- Greenhouse gases from human activity trap heat in the atmosphere and cause the Earth to heat up. This is known as...
- Global cooling
- Global warming ✓
- A heatwave
- A drought
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- Global warming has an impact on temperature and rainfall patterns around the world. This is contributing to...
- 'climate change' ✓
- Match these statements about temperatures rising because of climate change.
- Ice melts at the poles⇔Polar animals lose their habitat ✓
- Temperatures increase in summer⇔Places with mild climates, like the UK, have more heatwaves ✓
- A long time with no rain⇔More places experience drought ✓
- Very dry landscapes⇔Are at a greater risk of having wild fires ✓
- Climate change means that plants and animals in some places have to ______ to survive in the changing conditions.
- 'adapt' ✓
- We can take action and change how we behave to make a difference and help reduce climate change. We can...
- walk more and drive less ✓
- switch off lights at home ✓
- re-use and recycle instead of throwing things away ✓
- use water by taking more baths
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Key learning points
- Climate is changing due to human activity releasing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, causing a climate crisis.
- Climate crisis means the world’s climate is changing faster than plants and animals (including humans) can adapt to.
- Increased temperatures and changes to rainfall patterns threaten the food and freshwater supply for living things.
Common misconception
That greenhouse gases come from greenhouses or are caused by greenhouses. This often happens when pupils don't know what a greenhouse is or how it is used.
Explain what a greenhouse is, where we can find them and how they work. Greenhouses provide artificially warmer conditions to make plants grow quicker and healthier. The are often made from glass, which traps heat from the sun inside the greenhouse.
Keywords
Greenhouse gases - Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat.
Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures.
Drought - Drought is when there is a long time without enough rain and can cause a water shortage.
Heatwave - A heatwave is a period of time in which the weather is a lot hotter than usual.