WorksheetsIB DP ESS Topic 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which environmental disaster released Methyl Mercury into the water system?
Bhopal
Chernobyl
Minimata
Fukushima
Which substance originally designed to eliminate mosquitos was banned as a result of the death of many birds?
Nuclear Waste
DDT
CFCs
Plastic
Which are common environmental value systems? Select all that apply
Concentric
Anthropocentric
Heliocentric
Ecocentric
What was the over all idea of the Gaia Hypothesis?
The earth can control what happens on other planets.
The earth is a self-regulating system.
The earth can not regulate itself without technological intervention.
The earth needs to be carefully monitored and regulated by humans.
Which Greenhouse gas did the Kyoto protocol target?
CFCs
Pesticides
Carbon
Methane
What are some of the things that influence an individuals EVS?
The cost of fuel
Religious beliefs
Family influence
What kind of house you own
Which of the following is NOT a component of a systems model
Magnification
Storage
Transformations
Flows
Which system most closely represents real systems
Closed system
Isolated system
Idealised system
Open system
Which term means that matter or energy move around without changing?
Transfer
Transformation
Which tool is used to assess sustainability?
Simpson's Index
Ecological Footprint
Zonation patterns
Carbon use
'Resource replacement solves resource depletion' is related to which EVS?
Ecocentrism
Antropocentrism
Technocentrism
Deep ecologist
Which model is based around the idea of albedo?
Gaia theory
Lincoln index
10% law
Theory of evolution
Which historical event resulted in children in a school being poisoned?
Minimata
Fukushima
Love Canal
Deep Water Horizon
What is the Ecological footprint?
Hypothetical area of land that a human uses every day
Hypothetical area of land to support waste assimilation and food production
The hypothetical area of land required to support each person's resource needs
The hypothetical area of land l to support their resource needs and assimilate all waste
How is point source pollution different from non-point source pollution?
Point source is easier to clean up
You can not trace the origin of it.
Only one place can produce that specific pollutant.
Often associated with environmental events
