Grade 7 Climate Science Worksheet
Explore the fundamentals of climate, weather, the greenhouse effect, and climate change with this comprehensive Grade 7 science worksheet.
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Grade 7 Climate Science
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is long-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is short-term.
Weather is daily atmospheric conditions, while climate is average weather patterns over a long period.
They are the same thing.
Climate refers to temperature only, weather refers to precipitation only.
2. What is the primary source of energy that drives Earth's climate system?
The Earth's core
Volcanic eruptions
The Sun
Ocean currents
3. The natural process by which some gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat is called the .
4. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, and .
5. Explain how deforestation contributes to global warming.
6. Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
True
False
7. The diagram below illustrates the greenhouse effect. Label the incoming solar radiation and trapped heat.
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