S.2 Weather and Climate / P.1
S.2 Weather and Climate – Do they matter?
Quiz 2
Time allowed: 25 minutes
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You should write in complete sentences.
Read the following newspaper clipping and answer the questions.
The famous snows of Kilimanjaro are rapidly receding, according to Lonnie Thompson, a professor of geological sciences. At least one-third of the massive ice field atop Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa has melted over the past dozen years. Since the glacier was first mapped in 1912, about 82 percent of it has been lost………. (From Environmental News Network)Glacier: mass of ice moving slowly down a valley
(1)What has happened to the ice field at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro? (1 mark)
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(2)Name the climatic change that causes the loss of the glacier? (2 marks)
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(3)What are the other effects brought by the climatic change? (6 marks)
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(4)Explain the climatic change. (6 marks)
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(5)Suggest ways to stop the climatic change. (5 marks)
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Suggested Answer for Quiz 2 – S.2 Weather and Climate
(1)What has happened to the ice field at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro? (1 mark)
It has melted.
(2)Name the climatic change that causes the loss of the glacier? (2 marks)
It is global warming.
(3)What are the other effects brought by the climatic change? (6 marks)
Rise in world temperature will cause spread of fatal diseases.
Ice melts and it causes rise in sea level.
Coastal cities and farmland will be under water
It changes the world rainfall patterns.
It causes loss of crops and famine.
It may cause the death of human beings and other living things.
(4)Explain the climatic change. (6 marks)
It is caused by greenhouse effect.
Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are released from vehicles, factories and power plants.
They trap more heat.
Forests are removed. Trees are important to absorb carbon dioxide and releases oxygen.
Burning trees also add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
People also produce greenhouse gases from farming such as methane from animal wastes.
(5)Suggest ways to stop the climatic change. (5 marks)
We can grow more trees.
The government can set up laws to restrict the release of greenhouse gases.
The government should ask factories to install filters.
We can use renewable energy such as solar energy.
We should save energy such as switching off lights when you go out.
We should inform ourselves of the knowledge of global warming and environmental protection.
We can join some organizations to protect our Earth.
There should be international co-operation.