WorksheetsEnvironmental Science
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following are examples that environmental engineers would be concerned with?
a)
Recycling
b)
Waste Disposal
c)
Water Quality
d)
All of these
2.
What caused the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
a)
The Valdez Narrows were only 500 feet wide
b)
The ship crashed into an iceberg
c)
The water in the area was far too shallow
d)
There was a tropical storm in the region
3.
Which part of the water cycle occurs when ocean water is heated?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Runoff
4.
Which part of the water cycle occurs when water vapor rises to an elevation where the air is cooler?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
5.
Which part of the water cycle occurs immediately after condensation?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Runoff
c)
Groundwater
d)
Evaporation
6.
What is water that falls as precipitation and then goes through infiltration?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Runoff
d)
Groundwater
7.
What percentage of Earth's water supply is ocean water?
a)
97%
b)
90%
c)
75%
d)
50%
8.
Where is the majority of Earth's freshwater found?
a)
Groundwater
b)
Rivers
c)
Lakes
d)
Glaciers and polar ice caps
9.
Approximately what percent of Earth's freshwater is surface water?
a)
1%
b)
10%
c)
15%
d)
40%
10.
What is surface water?
a)
Glaciers
b)
Water that has gone through infiltration
c)
Water found deep within Earth
d)
Rivers, lakes, ponds, etc.
11.
What happens to rain that falls through a polluted atmosphere?
a)
It becomes water vapor
b)
It becomes acid rain
c)
It disappears
d)
It evaporates
12.
How does pollution impact the water cycle?
a)
By entering the waterways
b)
By damaging the ecosystem
c)
By impacting the plants, animals, and food chains
d)
All of these
13.
During Kind Edward I's reign, why did he impose a death penalty?
a)
Driving vehicles
b)
Using gasoline
c)
Burning coal
d)
Making fires
14.
Why were Queen Elizabeth's laws to stop people from burning coal unsuccessful?
a)
Coal was cheap
b)
She was not respected
c)
There was an excess of coal
d)
There were no negative effects of burning coal
15.
Why did air pollution become so much worse in the 1800's?
a)
Motor vehicles were created
b)
Nuclear energy was developed
c)
Home-based manufacturing shifted to large-scale factory production
d)
People were using oil to heat their homes
16.
Why did air pollution worsen in the 1900's?
a)
The introduction of motor vehicles
b)
Major laws were passed regarding air pollution
c)
The use of lead in paint
17.
What major event to regulate air pollution occurred in 1990?
a)
Congress passes the Clean Air Act
b)
Major car companies funded a $40 million research study to reduce emissions
c)
More than 20 nations sign an agreement to limit CFC production
d)
US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality
18.
What major event to regulate air pollution occurred in 1989?
a)
Congress passes the Clean Air Act
b)
Major car companies funded a $40 million research study to reduce emissions
c)
More than 20 nations sign an agreement to limit CFC production
d)
US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality
19.
What major event to regulate air pollution occurred in the 1970s?
a)
Congress passes the Clean Air Act
b)
Major car companies funded a $40 million research study to reduce emissions
c)
More than 20 nations sign an agreement to limit CFC production
d)
US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality
20.
What major event to regulate air pollution occurred in 1987?
a)
Congress passes the Clean Air Act
b)
Major car companies funded a $40 million research study to reduce emissions
c)
More than 20 nations sign an agreement to limit CFC production
d)
US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality
21.
Which of the following is one of the 3 main ways pollutants affect Earth on a global scale?
a)
Carbon dioxide and methane hold in infrared radiation and act as a blanket for the planet
b)
CFCs deplete the protective ozone layer allowing more UV light to enter the atmosphere
c)
Particulate matter collects on the polar ice caps and results in more energy being absorbed rather than reflected
d)
All of these are one of the 3 main ways pollutants affect Earth on a global scale
22.
Which molecule occurs most commonly in healthy air?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Argon
d)
Carbon Dioxide
23.
How much of healthy air is nitrogen?
a)
78%
b)
52%
c)
33%
d)
10%
24.
How much of healthy air is oxygen?
a)
81%
b)
51%
c)
21%
d)
11%
25.
In which layer of Earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Mesosphere
26.
Coal, gas, and oil are all examples of these
a)
Smog
b)
Fossil fuels
c)
Air pollution
d)
Ozone
27.
Car engines, power plants, factories, furnaces, and stoves are all sources
a)
Air pollution
b)
Acid rain
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Smog
28.
This gas is released in the highest quantity by the burning of fossil fuels
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Oxygen
c)
Helium
d)
Neon
29.
This what protects Earth from harmful solar radiation
a)
Methane
b)
Ozone layer
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Volcanoes
30.
A mixture of smoke and fog
a)
Smog
b)
Carbon dioxide
c)
Methane
d)
Acid rain
31.
This occurs when pollutants in the atmosphere combine with water droplets
a)
Acid rain
b)
Air pollution
c)
Cancer
d)
Ozone
32.
Which of the following are examples of natural sources of air pollution?
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Fires
c)
Cows
d)
All of these are examples of natural sources of air pollution
33.
A molecule of 3 oxygen atoms.
a)
Ozone
b)
Carbon monoxide
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
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