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interefering with nature

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "interfere with" mean?
a)
to get involved in and try to influence a situation that does not concern you, in a way that annoys other people
b)
to get involved in and try to influence a situation that does not concern you, in a way that makes other people happy
c)
not to get involved in and try to influence a situation that does not concern you
2.
"catastrophe" means ...
a)
disaster
b)

small accident

c)
celebration
d)
funny event
3.
Climate change is caused by ...
a)
only animals
b)
useful chemicals
c)
particularly carbon dioxide
4.
It's estimated that average global temperatures will rise by between .... and .... degrees by the end of this century.
a)
6 - 4
b)
2 - 6
c)
3 - 6
d)
5 - 6
5.

Pump even more chemicals into the atmosphere !

This idea was created by ...

a)
academics from Turkish universities
b)
academics from American universities
c)
academics from British universities
d)
academics from German universities
6.
"Wipe out" means ...
a)
to clean somebody/something completely
b)
to change somebody/something completely
c)
to build something
d)
to destroy or remove somebody/something completely
7.
"Stir up" means ...
a)
to make something move around in water or air
b)
to make something disappear in water or air
c)
to make something smaller in water or air
d)
to make something bigger in water or air
8.

Cold water comes would come to the surface and absorb heat and CO2, and so cool the planet.

Which solution is this in the first part of the reading?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
What is undoubtedly the best solution?
a)
Stopping burning fossil fuels
b)
Stirring up the oceans
c)
Pumping more chemicals into the atmosphere
10.
When did an asteroid strike Siberia?
a)
in 1907
b)
in 1908
c)
in 1991
d)
in 1910
11.
What is the cost of building a huge nuclear bomb?
a)
ten million euros
b)
thousands of euros
c)
billions and billions of dollars
d)
millions and millions of dollars
12.
What is a "magnifying glass"?
a)
a round piece of glass that makes things look smaller than they really are
b)
a round piece of glass that makes things look bigger than they really are
13.
What could deflect the asteroids away from the earth? 
a)
A giant umbrella in space
b)
A huge nuclear bomb
c)
Nothing
14.
What is the last solution in the reading passage?
a)
Do anything and see
b)
Do something and wait
c)
Do nothing and hope
d)
Do everything and enjoy
15.
What is that phenomenon called ?
a)

Volcanic Era

b)
Volcanic Explosion
c)
Volcano Bomb
d)
Volcanic Eruption