WorksheetsEnvironmental science
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
2.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
grassland
d)
tropical rainforest
3.
Which biome is found on the mountain above the tree line?
a)
grassland
b)
deciduous forest
c)
tundra
d)
tropical forest
4.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
pine forest
5.
One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as
a)
glaciation
b)
permafrost
c)
crystallization
d)
soilfrost
6.
How much of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen gas?
a)
87%
b)
38%
c)
78%
d)
21%
7.
How do plants get the nitrogen they need?
a)
from the air
b)
from the soil or water in which they live
c)
from the Sun
d)
from broken-down rocks
8.
Why do all organisms need nitrogen?
a)
To live and grow
b)
To build phosphorus
c)
To make oxygen levels grow
d)
To help blood circulate better
9.
Why do all organisms need nitrogen?
a)
To live and grow
b)
To build phosphorus
c)
To make oxygen levels grow
d)
To help blood circulate better
10.
How does carbon in a grass plant get into a lion?
a)
The lion eats the grass
b)
Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.
c)
The carbon ends up in the food the lion eats.
d)
The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant
11.
How nitrogen is "fixed" into useable form for plants...
a)
through action of bacteria only
b)
through lightning only
c)
through action of bacteria & lightning
d)
through photosynthesis
12.
What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?
a)
nitrogen composition
b)
ammonia
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
denitrification
13.
Organisms require nitrogen to make which of the following?
a)
glucose and starch
b)
lipids and nucleic acids
c)
proteins and nucleic acids
d)
carbohydrates and proteins
14.
Upcycling is
a)
turning trash into valuable objects
b)
another name for recycling
c)
turning trash into something less valuable
d)
none of the above
15.
The garbage in landfills takes anywhere from
a)
weeks to centuries to breakdown
b)
two weeks to two months to breakdown
c)
three weeks to three years to breakdown
d)
three weeks to three months to breakdown
16.
Levels of global trash will continue to ____ if we don't act now to ___ the amount of garbage we create every year.
a)
rise, decrease
b)
rise, increase
c)
rise, reduce
d)
level off, reduce
17.
Creating paper and plastic products that become trash is using up natural resources faster than
a)
all of the above
b)
they are thrown away
c)
they are used
d)
the earth can replace them
18.
Which of the following organisms are producers?
a)
consumers and phytoplankton
b)
plants and consumers
c)
plants and phytoplankton
d)
phytoplankton and chlorophyll
19.
What is the Nitrogen Cycle?
a)
The process where nitrogen passes from air to soil to organisms and back to air or soil
b)
The process where nitrogen is distributed to us
c)
The process where Nitrogen is made to help plants and animals
20.
What is the Water Cycle?
a)
The water cycle is where clouds make precipitation
b)
The process of moving water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere
c)
All the water on Earth turning into precipitation
21.
What is the Carbon Cycle?
a)
The process where carbon goes through many forms and moves through the environment
b)
The process where carbon is being released
c)
The process where carbon is made
22.
Compare carnivores from herbivores.
a)
Carnivores eat grass, herbivores eat meat
b)
Carnivores eat meat, herbivores eat plants
c)
Carnivores eat people, herbivores don't
d)
The both eat meat and plants.
23.
The __________ Revolution was characterized by a shift from human and animal power to fossil fuels (coal and oil)
a)
Agricultural
b)
Industrial
c)
Tragedy of the Commons
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