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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Occurs when the presence of toxic chemicals, pollutants or contaminants in the soil is in high enough concentrations to be of risk to plants, wildlife, humans and of course, the soil itself.

a)

Global warming

b)

Soil pollution

c)

Water pollution

d)

Overpopulation

4.

More than half of the world's population lives in...

(Més de la meitat de la població mundial viu en...)

a)

rural areas (àrees rurals)

b)

urban areas (àrees urbanes)

c)

deserted areas (àrees desèrtiques)

d)

flooded areas (àrees inundades)

4.

More than half of the world's population lives in...

(Més de la meitat de la població mundial viu en...)

a)

rural areas (àrees rurals)

b)

urban areas (àrees urbanes)

c)

deserted areas (àrees desèrtiques)

d)

flooded areas (àrees inundades)

4.

More than half of the world's population lives in...

(Més de la meitat de la població mundial viu en...)

a)

rural areas (àrees rurals)

b)

urban areas (àrees urbanes)

c)

deserted areas (àrees desèrtiques)

d)

flooded areas (àrees inundades)

5.

The greenhouse effect is the... (L'efecte hivernacle és...)

a)

process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without its atmosphere (procés mitjaçant el qual la radiació de la atmosfera del planeta escalfa la superfície del planet més del que ho faria sense atmosfera)

b)

a myth (un mite)

c)

a hoax (una estafa)

d)

a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect (Un increment gradual en la temperatura general de l'atmosfera de la terra normalment atribuïda a l'efecte hivernacle)

7.

Which of the following is a renewable natural resource? (Quin dels següents és un recurs natural?)

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which of the following is a renewable natural resource? (Quin dels següents és un recurs natural?)

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which are the three R's? (Quines són les tres Rs?)

a)

Renew, Run, Recycle (Renova, Corre, Recicla)

b)

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle (Reutilitza, Redueix, Recicla)

c)

Remake, Revive, Recycle (Torna a fer, Rep, Recicla)

d)

None of the answers are correct (Cap resposta és correcta)

9.

Which are the three R's? (Quines són les tres Rs?)

a)

Renew, Run, Recycle (Renova, Corre, Recicla)

b)

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle (Reutilitza, Redueix, Recicla)

c)

Remake, Revive, Recycle (Torna a fer, Rep, Recicla)

d)

None of the answers are correct (Cap resposta és correcta)

10.

Deforestation is...

a)

is the continuing slight increase in the Earth's average temperature which scientists believe will result in climate change throughout the world.

b)

contamination of water, especially surface water, by sewage effluent, fertilizer runoff, industrial chemical discharge etc.

c)

Excessive population of an area to the point of overcrowding, depletion of natural resources, or environmental deterioration.

d)

cutting down and removing all or most of the trees in a forest.