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WorksheetsEnvironmental change
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The capacity of the environment to continue to support our lives and the lives of other living creatures into the future
sustainability
climate change
environmentalism
service function
Changes in long-term weather patterns that are a result of natural processes?
climate change
greenhouse effect
solar radiation
volcanic activity
A process of land degradation that leads to land becoming drier/arid or more ‘desert-like’?
desertification
deforestation
drought
farming
How does an increase in carbon dioxide affect global temperature?
increases temperature
decreases temperature
temperature stays the same
does not affect the temperature
How is climate change affecting biodiversity?
increase in biodiversity
decrease in biodiversity
no change in biodiversity
has no effect on biodiversity
Why are we researching new fuel sources?
use more renewable energy
use more non-renewable energy
use less renewable energy
build more power stations
Which greenhouse gas affects the environment the most?
carbon dioxide
methane
carbon monoxide
CFCs
What are some effects of climate change?
flooding and rising sea levels
melting of ice caps and lower sea levels
decrease in carbon dioxide levels
increase of tree growth
all of the following are examples of human induced change except one
volcanic eruptions
pollution
use of pesticides
land clearing
The number and variety of organisms in an area at one time is called ...?
biodiversity
overpopulation
ecosystem
biome
