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Energy and climate vocab

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty:

a)

commodity

b)

pollution

c)

precipitation

d)

famine

2.

RIGHT OR WRONG? A substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully is called fertiliser.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

3.

Which is the correct definition of the word 'deforestation'?

a)

A long period when there is no rain

b)

An infectious disease that kills a lot of people

c)

The amount of rain, snow, etc. that falls

d)

The act of cutting down trees in an area

4.

Select all terms that are harmful to the environment

a)

drought

b)

water supply

c)

soil

d)

contamination

5.

Which is the correct spelling?

a)

precepitation

b)

precipitation

c)

precipitition

d)

pricipitition

6.

And, by the way, what does 'precipitation' mean?

a)

Latin for a specific group of animals

b)

A large amount of water covering an area

c)

The amount of snow, rain, etc. that falls

d)

A lack of food over a long period of time

7.

Which of these is a disease?

a)

Species

b)

Famine

c)

Fallout

d)

Cancer

8.

RIGHT OR WRONG? Carbon dioxide is a gas that is produced by burning fossile fuels.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

c)

Who the **** do you think I am? Einstein or something? If you really need to know that, why don't you go and figure it out yourself?

9.

Okay, I hear you. Here's an easy one for you to catch your breath. Mark all that are correct:

a)

Fire in a large area of land that is covered with trees is called a forest fire.

b)

A lack of food over a long period of time in a region is called a famine.

c)

Dangerous radioactive dust that is in the air after a nuclear explosion is called fallout.

d)

Global warming is a myth invented by politicians to scare people and thus control them more easily.

10.

FINAL QUESTION: Who is your favorite English teacher of all time?

a)

Mr Baumgartner

b)

Mr Baumgartner

c)

Mr Baumgartner

d)

Mr Baumgartner