Questions

Answer the questions based in the above text:

1.     Based in the third paragraph:

I.      Scientists can predict the exact degree of climate change expected in the future

II.    Scientists don’t know exactly everything about the changes in climate and its future consequences.

III.  Scientists know exactly how changes will vary from region to region around the globe.

The correct  item(s) is/are:

a)     only I           c) just I and II

b)    only II          d) only III

2. Based in the fourth paragraph (Occasionally…), it is correct to say that

a)     the man is the only one that influences in changes in global temperatures.

b)    Volcanic eruptions and cycles such as El Niño temporarily have some effects in the Earth temperature.

c)     there are not other factors that influence in changes in global temperatures.

d)    The effects caused by El Niño last forever.

3. Question based in the fifth paragraph:

a)       The humans send more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere since the industrial revolution.

b)       The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the same comparing to the time before   the industrial revolution.

c)       The humans stopped to send carbon dioxide to the atmosphere since the industrial revolution.

4. Com base no último parágrafo do texto, o Protocolo de Kyoto tem como objetivo:  (ponha V- verdadeiro ou F-falso nas assertivas)

a) (      ) combater o aumento de emissões de gases causadores do efeito estufa.

b) (      ) provar que todos os governos nacionais assinaram tal Protocolo.

5.  According to the first paragraph, what is the Global Warming?

a) It is just one new video in Globo.com

b)    It is the way how the Earth planet keeps a constant temperature – it does not change.

c)    It is a topic that has no effect to life in the Earth planet.

d)     It is a changing - the increase - in the temperature of the Earth planet.

Obs.: Esta avaliação contém 8 questões e, pela sistemática de avaliação adotada na escola, vale 3 pontos.