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The Environment Pre-Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following terms best fits with this image?

a)

Sustainable

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Deforestation

d)

Non-renewable

e)

Food chain

2.

Which term goes best with this image?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Water pollution

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

Unsustainability

e)

Deforestation

3.

In which of the sentences below is the term pollution used incorrectly?

a)

Rock n' roll is just noise pollution

b)

His ideas have been polluting those around him for years

c)

The river flowed clean with pollution

d)

Tackling water pollution is the greatest challenge of our time

4.

Is the energy source shown here an example of renewable or non-renewable energy?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

c)

Other

5.

Is the energy source here sustainable or unsustainable?

a)

Sustainanable

b)

Unsustainable

6.

What is being defined here -

"the natural world, as a whole or in a particular area, especially as affected by human activity?"

a)

Pollution

b)

Climate Change

c)

The environment

d)

Resources

e)

Natural consequences

7.

Which of the images below best illustrates the Greenhouse Effect?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Can forestry (the cutting down of trees for timber) be a sustainable practice?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Which concept below could be defined by the following, "the state of being in short supply?"

a)

Drought

b)

Scarcity

c)

Pollution

d)

Limitations

10.

Which of the terms below are most closely related to the causes for Climate Change?

a)

Sustainability

b)

The environment

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

Recycling

11.

Which of the terms below would mean the opposite of scarce?

a)

Plentiful

b)

Limited

c)

Infinite

d)

Easily accessible

e)

Gone

12.

Something that is available and can be used for support or help is known as a what...?

a)

A help

b)

A solution

c)

A resource

d)

A stockade

e)

Ecosystem

13.

Which of the following lists contains only cultural resources?

a)

Gold, oil, coal

b)

Cars, solar energy, trees

c)

Dairy cows, airplanes, fruit

d)

Knowledge, computers, roads

14.

In which of the sentences below is the term scarcity used incorrectly?

a)

There is a scarcity of fresh water in many parts of the world

b)

There is a scarce supply of manpower in this city

c)

It is never too late to improve the scarcity of the world

d)

Heavy use of fossil fuels is leading to a scarcity of oil, coal and gas

15.

Select the cultural resource from the images below.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Select the image below that shows only a natural resource

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Which image below best illustrates the concept of global warming?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
18.

The cutting down and removal of all or most of the NATIVE trees in an area is known as...?

a)

Logging

b)

Deforestation

c)

Unforesting

d)

Xenophobia

e)

Forest deconstruction

19.

What is the theory of global warming likened to?

a)

A swimming pool

b)

A greenhouse (glasshouse)

c)

A baloon

d)

A runaway train

20.

Which of the following is not an example of a environmentally sustainable practice?

a)

Recycling

b)

Printing in black and white

c)

Cycling to work/school

d)

Planting trees

e)

Eating local produce

21.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a resource?

a)

A pilot

b)

Wheat

c)

The sun

d)

Snow

e)

None of these

22.

Changing lightbulbs in your house to LED's that last longer and use less energy is an example of a...?

a)

Unsustainable practice

b)

Greenhouse Effect

c)

Use of renewable resources

d)

Sustainable practice

23.

What is something that is not able to be maintained at the current rate or level?

a)

Excess

b)

Unsustainable

c)

Renewable resource

d)

Waste

e)

Pollution

24.

What process is seen in this image?

a)

Global Warming

b)

Deforestation

c)

The Carbon Cycle

d)

Environmental pollution

e)

Logging

25.

Which of the following is not a major type of environmental pollution?

a)

Air

b)

None of these

c)

Water

d)

Soil/land

e)

Light