WorksheetsEnvironmental Challenges
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Industrialization increases the demand for _____ .
a)
Land
b)
Oil
c)
Water
d)
All of these
2.
As a result of industry and technology, _____ has also increased.
a)
clean air
b)
clean water
c)
aerable land
d)
pollution
3.
A protective layer of atmosphere surrounding the Earth.
a)
Sun spots
b)
Moon glow
c)
Aurora Borealis
d)
Ozone
4.
The Greenhouse Effect is also known as _____ .
a)
Global Warming
b)
Reflex Impact
c)
Sun spots
d)
Intense Rays
5.
What is the primary cause of global warming?
a)
Plant life
b)
Animals, especially cats
c)
Radiation
d)
Carbon Dioxide
6.
Where does most CO2 come from?
a)
Factories and automobiles
b)
Retail operations
c)
Colleges and universities
d)
Farming
7.
What are some of the effects of a warming world?
a)
Ice caps melt
b)
Drought
c)
Crop failures
d)
All of these
8.
Air pollution is _____ .
a)
improving all over the world.
b)
worse in the Americas than anywhere else.
c)
a significant health hazard.
d)
overall, not a very serious issue.
9.
The most polluted cities on earth are in _____ .
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
10.
What natural resources are under strain as a result of industrialization?
a)
Water
b)
Forests
c)
Air
d)
All of these
11.
What percentage of the world's population does NOT have access to clean water?
a)
One-fourth
b)
One-third
c)
One-half
d)
Two-thirds
12.
What are some of the environmental issues that California is facing?
a)
Drought
b)
Flooding
c)
Wildfires
d)
All of these
13.
Over _____ of the world's rain forests have been destroyed by logging or farming.
a)
1/8th
b)
1/4th
c)
1/3rd
d)
half
14.
Creating economic growth while preserving the environment is known as _____ .
a)
Sustainable development
b)
Economic policy
c)
Environmental policy
d)
Wholesale development
15.
Which of these energy sources is NOT renewable?
a)
Tidal
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Oil
16.
The highly developed nations of Earth consume _____ percent of the world's energy.
a)
30%
b)
45%
c)
60%
d)
70%
17.
America's worst environmental disaster was the _____ oil spill in 1989.
a)
Deepwater Horizon
b)
Texaco Gypsy of the Seas
c)
Mobil Sea Witch
d)
Exxon Valdez
18.
He was blamed for America's worst environmental disaster.
a)
Captain Anderson
b)
Captain Kidd
c)
Captain Hazelwood
d)
Captain Rochester
19.
One of the biggest improvements in CO2 emissions has been the introduction of _____ .
a)
leaded gas
b)
larger cars
c)
whitewall tires
d)
electric cars
20.
In the long run, _____ may help save the environment.
a)
technology
b)
big business
c)
governments
d)
drones
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