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environmental impact

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Air pollution caused by smoke and gases

a)

Smog

b)

Pollution

c)

Renewable Resources

d)

Nonrenewable Resources

2.

Adding harmful waste to water, air, or land

a)

Smog

b)

Pollution

c)

Renewable Resources

d)

Nonrenewable Resources

3.

Energy sources that will never run out, can be re-used

a)

Smog

b)

Pollution

c)

Renewable Resources

d)

Nonrenewable Resources

4.

Energy sources that can run out, can't be replaced

a)

Smog

b)

Pollution

c)

Renewable Resources

d)

Nonrenewable Resources

5.

Belief that humans have caused the Earth to gradually warm up

a)

Global Warming

b)

Conserve

c)

Byproduct

d)

Earth's Fever

6.

What type of resources are these?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

7.

What type of resources are these?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

8.

What is global warming?

a)

when temperature increases

b)

when temperature decreases

c)

when polar bears starve

d)

when lion fish invade a reef

9.

Which picture shows air pollution?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

How does air pollution affect you?

a)
b)
c)
11.

Which picture shows land clearing?

a)
b)
c)
12.

How does land clearing affect our environment?

a)
b)
c)
13.

Which event would affect fish the most?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which event would affect plants the most?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which event would affect the rain in the sky?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What can you do against land clearing?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What can you do against water pollution?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What can you do to make landfill's smaller?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

What can you do to help the environment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

If all of the water dries up in a pond, the fish will-

a)

move into a new pond.

b)

swim faster.

c)

thrive.

d)

perish.

21.

The approximate population of the world today is..

a)

7.6 Million

b)

6.7 Billion

c)

6.7 Million

d)

7.6 Billion

22.
Which of these sources is used for generating electricity that is NOT renewable?
a)
coal
b)
the Sun
c)
wind
d)
water
23.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
24.
Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Methane
d)
Nitric oxides
25.

The cutting of large areas of forests for human activities is called:

a)

wood chucking

b)

deforestation

c)

mining

d)

farming

26.
What percentage of water on Earth is SALT WATER?
a)
97.5%
b)
2.5%
27.
When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
28.
When water changes from a GAS to a LIQUID?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
29.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which humans directly can change water resources?

a)

Irrigation (diverting water away from original water source to farm lands)

b)

Building dams

c)

Droughts

d)

Pollution

30.
Most of the Earth's water (about 97 percent) is
a)
salt water in the oceans.
b)
freshwater in lakes and rivers.
c)
in the form of snow or ice.
d)
in the clouds.
31.
Most water pollution is the result of
a)
human activities.
b)
drought.
c)
volcanic eruptions.
d)
storms.
32.
What is Deforestation?
a)
A forest in which there are too many deers.
b)
A forest party where deers hang out
c)
The adding of trees in a forest.
d)
The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land.
33.
This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
noise pollution
34.

What does this graph illustrate?

a)

carrying capacity

b)

a population explosion

c)

resource levels

d)

environmental impacts

35.

Which of the following will have the longest-term impact on organisms in an ecosystem.

a)

Flooding

b)

Blizzard

c)

Global Warming

d)

Oil Spill

36.

Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

a)

true

b)

false

37.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard

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