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Quick Unit Review – Environmental change and management

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
2.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
3.

Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

a)

Loss of animal homes

b)

Climate change

c)

Increase in pollution

d)

All of the above

4.

The patterns that weather forms in an area over seasons and years is known as that region's ____________

a)

Weather

b)

Season

c)

Climate

d)

Global Warming

5.

What is sustainability?

a)

to have enough food for the rest of your life

b)

the ability to use a resource till it's finished

c)

the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level

d)

the ability to deplete something at a manageable rate

6.

Changes in long-term weather patterns that are a result of natural processes?

a)

climate change

b)

greenhouse effect

c)

solar radiation

d)

volcanic activity

7.

A large power plant burns coal to generate electricity for nearby homes and businesses.

This contributes most directly to which short-term human-induced environmental change?

a)

habitat destruction

b)

eutrophication

c)

global warming

d)

wildlife hazard

8.

_________ is needed to prevent dryland salinity.

a)

Water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Vegetation

d)

Soil

9.

Coal is what type of resource?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

c)

Finite

d)

B and C

10.

Which phenomenon can only be determined over a long period of time?

a)

Weather

b)

Temperature

c)

Climate

d)

UV radiation

11.
What is Erosion?
a)
When waves lose energy and leave sediments / sand along a coast.
b)
The wearing away of land, removal of beach rocks/sand by water or wind.
c)
An area of land that smells different to other places.
d)
An area that has a lot of wind.
12.
During a hurricane, what affect can the ocean have on the beach? 
a)
Only the rain from a hurricane affects the land.
b)
The ocean can wash away much of the beach in a short time.
c)
The ocean always cleans litter from the beach during a hurricane.
d)
Only the wind from a hurricane affects the land.
13.

Causes of Climate Change are

a)

only human activity

b)

a combination of natural and human forces

c)

only natural forces

14.
What can humans do to reduce the effects of acid rain?
a)
Develop Alternate Energy Sources (Solar Power, Wind Energy)
b)
Use Less Energy
c)
Stop Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
All of the Answers are Correct
15.

In terms of environmental ideologies, which of the following views would consider all living organisms to deserve equal treatment?

a)

Ecocentrism

b)

Anthropocentrism

c)

Technocentrism

d)

Biocentrism