WorksheetsG7 EXERCISE People and the Planet
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Renewable energy resources are?
Resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its use.
Invisible resources
Renewable resources that can be naturally restored.
All the above
Coal and oil are?
Non-Renewable energy resources
Renewable energy resources
None of the above
___________ energy comes directly from the sun.
Warm
Solar
Hydro
Bio-fuels
Bio-fuel and geothermal energy are examples of?
Non-renewable energy resources
Hydro energy
Renewable energy resources
None of the above
True/False: Synthetic pesticides can pose a risk to other, desirable species.
True
False
Chemicals used to kill insects, weeds, and other pests are known as..............
Salinization
Pesticide
Biological pest control
Genetic engineering
Consider the following food chain:
Algae > Mayfly > Minnow > Trout
In a polluted ecosystem, which organism would likely have the HIGHEST level of toxic chemicals such as pesticides in its body?
Algae
Mayfly
Minnow
Trout
If we work to replace fossil fuels with renewable resources like __________ and __________ which don't produce greenhouse gas emissions, we might be able to prevent some of the worst effects of climate change.
solar and wind
water and soil
plant and poultry
beef and sheep
Refrigerators, aerosol spray propellants and Airconds were all sources of a chemical known as
carbon dioxide
methane
chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
nitrous oxide
The thinning of the ozone layer is also known as the
ozone hole
ozone gap
ozone space
ozone void
SUnburn occurs when your skin is exposed to harmful ______ rays
radio
magnetic
ultraviolet
infrared
Which type of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer?
infrared
gamma
visible light
ultraviolet
Ozone is made of which chemical element?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Adding harmful things to the environment is called
Pollution
Waste
Acid rain
Sulfur dioxide
Which is a MAJOR cause of acid rain?
spraying pesticides on crops
burning fossil fuels for energy
dumping sewage in rivers
using Nuclear power stations
Which is NOT caused by acid rain?
damage to buildings
dying fish
spread of disease
weakened trees
To _________ is to use something more than once.
recycle
reuse
To convert some things into a new products so they can be used again is called_____________
Waste
Recycle
Reduce
Degrading of wildlife is due to
Loss of tiger, plants and micro organism
Loss of forest, Illegal hunting and Climatic change
Loss of Ice cover region
None of the above
