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Vocab - Energy and the Environment

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists say too much CO2 in the _______ causes global warming.

a)

atmosphere

b)

earth

c)

ocean

d)

pollution

2.

_______ from the sun is called solar power.

a)

nuclear

b)

energy

c)

atmosphere

d)

impact

3.

_______ warming affects everyone on Earth.

a)

population

b)

care for

c)

global

d)

take action

4.

Cars and factories cause air _________

a)

research

b)

waste

c)

alarming

d)

pollution

5.

One way people can protect the environment is to ________ their waste.

a)

research

b)

coal

c)

reduce

d)

harmful

6.

Only 10 people on the plane ________ the crash.

a)

survived

b)

destroyed

c)

enjoyed

d)

took action

7.

The municipality collects household ________

a)

pollution

b)

waste

c)

harmful

d)

atmosphere

8.

The children are being ________ by a relative.

a)

taken action

b)

researched

c)

cared for

d)

threatened

9.

Air traffic has increased 30% in the last ________ .

a)

decade

b)

disaster

c)

evidence

d)

data

10.

It's important to protect your skin from the ________ effects of the sun.

a)

atmosphere

b)

global

c)

reduce

d)

harmful

11.

the usual weather conditions of an area

a)

resource

b)

climate

c)

environment

d)

atmosphere

12.

the air, land, and water where people, animals, and plants live

a)

atmosphere

b)

evidence

c)

research

d)

environment

13.

the change or effect that a person or action has on someone or something else

a)

impact

b)

threat

c)

alarming

d)

nuclear

14.

the number of people or animals or other living things in a certain area

a)

data

b)

population

c)

evidence

d)

resource

15.

the study of anything in detail in order to understand it better

a)

evidence

b)

data

c)

research

d)

resource

16.

start doing something to solve a problem or to make a positive change

a)

take action

b)

care for

c)

ensure

d)

rescue

17.

causing worry or fear

a)

protect

b)

nuclear

c)

resource

d)

alarming

18.

a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece of this

a)

nuclear

b)

coal

c)

protect

d)

destroy

19.

something that causes great harm, damage or death, or which causes very real difficulty

a)

resource

b)

destroy

c)

disaster

d)

research

20.

to support or approve of something

a)

in favour of

b)

take action

c)

care for

d)

convince

21.

What does 'data' mean?

a)

a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece of this

b)

the effect that a person, event, or situation has on someone or something

c)

information or facts about something

d)

to keep someone or something safe from something dangerous or bad

22.

What is 'evidence'?

a)

something that makes you believe that something is true or exists

b)

to make something certain to happen

c)

the number of people living in a particular area

d)

to support or approve of something

23.

nuclear

a)

the study of a subject in order to discover new information

b)

relating to the energy that is made when the nucleus of an atom is divided

c)

the effect that a person, event, or situation has on someone or something

d)

to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation:

24.

What meaning best describes 'protect'?

a)

to make something certain to happen

b)

belonging or relating to a town or city

c)

start doing something to solve a problem

d)

to keep someone or something safe from possible danger

25.

What is a 'resource' ?

a)

when you persuade someone or make someone do something

b)

something that you support or approve of

c)

something that a country, person, or organization has that they can use such as water or food or money

d)

the effect that a person, event, or situation has on someone or something

26.

What meaning best describes 'threat'?

a)

the possibility that something very bad will happen

b)

keeping someone or something safe from danger

c)

belonging or relating to a town or city

d)

handling a difficult situation successfully

27.

What does 'alternative' mean?

a)

a large, round object in space that moves around the sun or another star

b)

A different way to do something, or another plan to get something

c)

to persuade someone to turn around or make someone certain

d)

belonging or relating to a town or city

28.

convince

a)

knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing

b)

to deal successfully with a difficult situation

c)

the number of people living in a particular area

d)

to persuade someone or make someone certain

29.

Which meaning is closest to 'ensure'?

a)

to make something certain to happen

b)

to deal successfully with a difficult situation

c)

a large, round object in space that moves around the sun or another star

d)

knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing

30.

What does 'rescue' mean?

a)

to use paper, glass, plastic or some other material again and then throw it away in the river

b)

to play on a swing near a waterfall with your family

c)

to help someone or something get out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation

d)

to observe a large, round object in space that moves around the sun or another star

31.

to damage something so badly that it is gone or cannot be used

a)

destroy

b)

convince

c)

rescue

d)

disaster

32.

A large amount of water that covers an area of land that is usually dry. Way too much water!

a)

destroy

b)

harmful

c)

disaster

d)

flood

33.

a large, round object in space that moves around the sun or another star

a)

global

b)

planet

c)

rural

d)

resource

34.

to use paper, glass, plastic, etc. again and not throw it away

a)

resource

b)

recycle

c)

rescue

d)

research

35.

relating to the countryside or small farming villages - not big towns or cities

a)

urban

b)

global

c)

evidence

d)

rural

36.

relating to big towns or cities - not the countryside, farms or small villages

a)

data

b)

rural

c)

resource

d)

urban

37.

knowing that something exists or is true, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing

a)

aware

b)

significant

c)

evidence

d)

research

38.

to deal successfully with a difficult situation

a)

take action

b)

care for

c)

cope with

d)

ensure

39.

slowly over a period of time or a distance

a)

quickly

b)

certainly

c)

gradually

d)

surely

40.

important or noticeable, something that stands out

a)

convince

b)

significant

c)

ensure

d)

rescue