WorksheetsBiodiversity/Environmental Science
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?
a)
Biotic are non-living things
b)
Abiotic are living organisms
c)
Biotic is life,
Abiotic is non-living
Abiotic is non-living
d)
Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living
2.
Which option is abiotic?
a)
Plants
b)
Bacteria
c)
Water
d)
Fungi
3.
Which option is biotic?
a)
Light
b)
Water
c)
Salt in the water
d)
Angel fish
4.
Which biome is more likely to survive a change in the environment?
a)
High (rich) biodiversity
b)
Low (poor) biodiversity
5.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)
Only one species in an area.
b)
The different amount of species in an area
c)
All abiotic life
d)
Nitrogen fixation
6.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
7.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
8.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
9.
What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals?
a)
bacteria
b)
rain
c)
fungi
d)
car exhaust
10.
The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called
a)
The nitrogen cycle
b)
The carbon cycle
c)
The water cycle
d)
The phosphorus cycle
11.
What is the formula for atmospheric nitrogen?
a)
N
b)
N2
c)
NH3
d)
NO3
12.
TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
14.
The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?
a)
lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
b)
lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
c)
higher levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
d)
higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere
15.
How are greenhouse gasses harming our environment?
a)
They aren't
b)
Less heat is able to escape causing the Earth to cool down
c)
Less heat is able to escape causing the Earth to warm up
d)
More heat is able to escape
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