WorksheetsEnvironmental Impacts
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
Nitrogen
carbon dioxide
oxygen
water vapor
What will happen to ocean life if the water gets warmer?
They will be fine
decrease in variation
increase in variation
Which are example of fossil fuels?
Oxygen
Coal
Oil
Natural gas
Which are examples of renewable resources?
coal
wind power
solar power
water power
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
3 ways to conserve resources include reducing, recycling, and
renaming
rebuilding
reusing
rethinking
Conserving wetlands and reducing deforestation will help
protect habitats
stop air pollution
eliminate exotic species
slow over population
How does an increase in carbon dioxide affect global temperature?
decreases
increases
does not affect temperature
temperature stays the same
Which greenhouse gas affects the climate the most?
water vapor
carbon dioxide
methane
CFC
Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible
Montreal Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
Madrid Protocol
Yucca Protocol
Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?
Ozone
Water Vapor
Methane
Sulfur Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide
What does this graph illustrate?
carrying capacity
a population explosion
resource levels
environmental impacts
Which of the following is NOT considered a natural/renewable resource?
wind
oil
water
sunlight
Which of the following can cause pollution?
noise
garbage
chemicals
all of the above
Which of the following can cause pollution?
noise
garbage
chemicals
all of the above
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
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
_____________ 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
The _______________________ regulates sources of water pollution, including sewage systems.
Clean Drinking Water Act
Source Water Act
United Water Act
Clean Water Act
People can dispose of any hazardous substances safely by following their _________________________.
local laws
conscience
federal laws
friend's advice
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
Without the greenhouse effect, Earth would be too ________________ for life to exist as it is.
cold
hot
wet
dry
Global warming is an increase in Earth's average ____________ temperature.
core
water
atmospheric
surface
