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Earth in Danger

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What gases do people, plants, and animals need to live?

a)

oxygen and helium

b)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide and nitrogen

d)

helium and nitrogen

2.

What can you compare the atmosphere to?

a)

a shed

b)

a restaurant

c)

a playground

d)

a greenhouse

3.

What do scientists measure to know that Earth is getting hotter?

a)

glaciers

b)

rain

c)

mountains

d)

trees

4.

Humans burn fossil fuels when we...

a)

ride in our cars

b)

heat our homes

c)

go for a run

d)

use electricity

5.

What is a carbon footprint?

a)

a type of tree

b)

the mark on the ground from your shoe

c)

how much carbon dioxide we put in the atmosphere each day

d)

what we recycle every day

6.

What are new sources of energy being used to reduce the amount of fossil fuels we burn?

a)

cars with gas and electricity

b)

solar panels

c)

special light bulbs

d)

windmills

7.

Trash isn't good for the atmosphere. What can we do to have less trash?

a)

recycle

b)

rebuy

c)

reuse

d)

reduce

8.

Why is deforestation bad?

a)

people need lumber to build houses

b)

plants change carbon dioxide into oxygen that we need to breathe

c)

farmers need land for farming

d)

governments can build roads to make transportation easier

9.

What is one thing you can do at home to help reduce your carbon footprint?

a)

leave the lights on in your room when you aren't there

b)

keep the water running while you brush your teeth

c)

decide what you want to eat before opening the refrigerator

d)

put a lot of food on your plate and not eat it all

10.

What are the causes of global warming?

a)

natural process

b)

glaciers are melting

c)

humans burning fossil fuels

d)

humans increasing their carbon footprints