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Worksheets36.4-36.5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
clearing of forests for agriculture, lumber, or other uses
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
deforestation
c)
eutrophication
d)
acid rain
2.
process by which atmospheric gases trap heat close to Earth's surface and prevent it from escaping into space
a)
deforestation
b)
acid rain
c)
global warning
d)
greenhouse effect
3.
rise in Earth's average temperature
a)
global warming
b)
acid rain
c)
deforestation
d)
greenhouse affect
4.
rapid growth of algae in bodies of water, due to high levels of nitrogen and often phosphate
a)
acid rain
b)
greenhouse affect
c)
eutrophication
d)
deforestication
5.
precipitation that contains nitric and/or sulfuric acids
a)
acid rain
b)
deforestication
c)
global warming
d)
eutrophication
6.
addition of substances to the environment that result in a negative effect
a)
acid rain
b)
pollution
c)
greenhouse affect
d)
global warming
7.
process by which pollutants become more concentrated in successive trophic levels of a food web (eg. mercury in sharks)
a)
pollution
b)
acid rain
c)
greenhouse affect
d)
biological magnification
8.
atmospheric gas (O3) that absorbs ultraviolet radiation, shielding organisms from its damaging effects
a)
ozone
b)
greenhouse affect
c)
pollution
d)
global warming
9.
variety of life on Earth
a)
ozone
b)
pollution
c)
biodeversity
d)
acid rain
10.
practice of harvesting or hunting to such a degree that remaining individuals may not be able to replenish the population
a)
pollution
b)
deforestation
c)
overexploitation
d)
acid rain
11.
application of biology to counter the loss of biodiversity
a)
deforestation
b)
overexplotation
c)
global warming
d)
conservation biology
12.
use of natural resources in a way that allows them to renew themselves and be available for the future
a)
acid rain
b)
biodiversity
c)
sustainable development
d)
global warming
13.
process by which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas to ammonia
a)
global warming
b)
nitrogen fixation
c)
acid rain
d)
nitrogen acid
14.
process by which certain bacteria convert ammonium to nitrates
a)
global warming
b)
acid rain
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
nitrification
15.
evaporation of water from a plant's leaves
a)
acid rain
b)
transpiration
c)
nitrification
d)
acid rain
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