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Directorate of Education, GNCT of Delhi

CBE 2024-25
Subject : English Worksheet No.07
Student’s Name-……… Class: IX Section……….. Roll No. ……...
LO: (L813) Read textual/non-textual materials with comprehension and identify the details, characters, main
idea and sequence of ideas and events while reading.

Q. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

The rise of air temperatures near Earth’s surface over the past one to two centuries is known as global
warming. Earth has experienced periods of gradual warming and cooling throughout its existence as a
result of natural causes. Such natural causes have included volcanic eruptions and variations in the
Sun’s output. However, scientists have attributed the recent increase in global temperatures to human
causes—primarily the release of certain gases into the atmosphere as a result of industrial activity.
These gases are known as greenhouse gases. They absorb and trap heat emitted from Earth’s surface
through a process known as the greenhouse effect.

Global warming is part of the more general phenomenon of climate change. The terms global
warming and climate change are often used interchangeably, but they have distinct meanings. In
addition to the rise in air temperatures, climate change encompasses changes in other elements of
climate. These include variations in precipitation patterns, winds, and ocean currents. Another
distinction between the terms is the time frames that they describe. Climate change includes changes
that have taken place throughout Earth’s history. Some of these changes have occurred very slowly
over long time periods, such as hundreds of millions of years. Others, such as global warming, have
occurred over much shorter time periods. The warming trend of recent times is a rapid and ongoing
phase of climate change.

1. What is the primary cause of the recent increase in global temperatures?

a) Volcanic eruptions b) Variations in the Sun's output


c) Industrial activity releasing greenhouse gases d) Changes in ocean currents

2. What are greenhouse gases responsible for?

a) Cooling the Earth's surface b) Trapping heat through the greenhouse effect
c) Maintaining precipitation pattern d) Decreasing atmospheric pressure

3. Deepika feels that climate change includes rise in air temperature only but her teacher
suggests that it encompasses changes in other elements of climate also. Pick out the elements
that change along with temperature.

a) Precipitation patterns and ocean currents only


b) Precipitation patterns, winds, and ocean currents
c) Precipitation patterns, winds, and volcanic eruptions
d) Precipitation patterns and winds only

(Source: https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/global-warming/311438)

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