AQA GCSE · Geography 8035

Climate change: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Climate change.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which natural factor contributes to climate change by altering the amount of solar radiation the Earth receives over thousands of years?

Question 2

1 mark

Which of the following is a mitigation strategy used to reduce the causes of climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

Question 3

1 mark

Using the Milankovitch Cycles theory, which orbital change describes the variation in the tilt of the Earth's axis over a cycle of approximately 41,000 years?

Question 4

1 mark

Which of the following is defined as a human factor that contributes to climate change according to the AQA specification?

Question 5

1 mark

Which natural factor involves changes in the Earth’s orbit around the sun that can cause long-term climate change?

Question 6

2 marks

State two human factors that are considered possible causes of climate change according to the AQA specification.

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Question 7

3 marks

Outline how orbital changes (Milankovitch cycles) act as a natural cause of climate change over long geological timescales.

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Question 8

2 marks

Identify and briefly explain one natural factor, occurring over thousands of years, that causes climate change according to the Quaternary record.

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