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WorksheetsEnvironmental impacts
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 35mins
What do we need to replace nonrenewable resources with?
renewable/sustainable resources
other nonrenewable resources
We don't need to replace them
What will happen to ocean life if the water gets warmer?
They will be fine
decrease in variation
increase in variation
What is a good way to tell people the good about renewable resources and bad about fossil fuels?
let them read it for themselves
Education
they already know
they don't need to know
Which are example of fossil fuels?
Oxygen
Coal
Oil
Natural gas
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed is a
nonpoint-source pollutant
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
biodegradable resource
A natural resource that that forms more slowly than the rate at which it is consumed
biodiversity
point-source pollutant
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
Which of the following gases is thought to be responsible for increasing global temperatures
argon
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
ozone
Which of the following can cause pollution?
noise
garbage
chemicals
all of the above
3 ways to conserve resources include reducing, recycling, and
renaming
rebuilding
reusing
rethinking
We can reduce our need for fossil fuels by developing
alternative energy sources
natural gas lines
gasoline powered cars
new oil sources
Which of the following is NOT considered a natural/renewable resource?
wind
oil
water
sunlight
Which of the following is a result of greenhouse gases?
global warming
water pollution
fossil fuels
energy
Which greenhouse gas is the main pollutant associated with global warming?
coal
oil
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
Acid mine drainage is the result of
ash and air debris creating acid rain
boulders and debris blocking the flow of rivers/streams
toxins from water in mines drain into streams
minerals from mining being left behind creating pollution
Which has a negative impact on land?
composting
reclamation
mining
reforestation
Which has a positive impact on land?
composting
deforestation
mining
urbanization
Deforestation results in more:
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
nitrogen in the biosphere
oxygen in the atmosphere
water vapor in the geosphere
Which results in habitat destruction?
reclamation
reforestation
urbanization
conservation
The gases that make up Earth’s atmosphere are commonly referred to as air. What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere?
nitrogen and carbon dioxide
nitrogen and oxygen
water vapor and argon
oxygen and carbon dioxide
People use _______ for timber production, agriculture, and mining.
land
trees
machines
reforestation
___________ are cut down to make wood and paper products, for fuel, and to clear land for agriculture, grazing, or building homes or highways.
Roads
Plants
Trees
Rocks
The removal of large areas of forest for human purposes is called ______________.
deforestation
desertification
urban sprawl
mining
Increased rates of erosion can lead to ______________, which is the development of desert-like conditions due to soil erosion from overfarming or overgrazing the land.
deforestation
mining
desertification
urban sprawl
_____________ is a resource because people use the land for their living space.
The sun
The wind
Mining
Land
_________________ is the development of land for houses and other buildings near a city.
Hazardous waste
Landfill
Deforestation
Urban sprawl
People use land to dispose of some wastes, which they bury in a(n) _______________.
cemetary
urban sprawl
landfill
hole
Trash that contains substances that will harm soil, water, and air is called ____________________.
bacteria
composting
hazardous waste
runoff
People can practice ___________ , meaning that they replant trees that have been cut or burned down.
reforestation
deforestation
recycling
desertification
Water continually moves from the surface of Earth, into the atmosphere, and back again in the ______________________.
water cycle
cloud cycle
rotation of water
circle of life
Most of the pollution in the United States comes from ___________________ sources.
imaginary
nonpoint
point
real
People can help protect the water supply by using alternative household products that do not contain _________________, or harmful chemicals.
debris
toxins
bleach
concentrated
Brownish haze in the air caused when nitrogen and carbon compounds react in sunlight.
photochemical smog
dense fog
smoke cloud
dust cloud
Rain or snow that has a lower pH than normal rain water.
particulate matter
acid precipitation
greenhouse gases
ozone
When CFCs react with _________________ they destroy ozone.
sunlight
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon monoxide
Global warming is an increase in Earth's average ____________ temperature.
core
water
atmospheric
surface
Without the greenhouse effect, Earth would be too ________________ for life to exist as it is.
cold
hot
wet
dry
