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The natural world - Logging Quiz

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

v., to catch; cause to stop.

(a)  

2.

n., a large number, a collection

(a)  

3.

n., the removal of all trees from a large area

(a)  

4.

v., to cut down

(a)  

5.

n., a strong effect

(a)  

6.

erosion

a)

n., the cutting down of trees for commercial purposes

b)

n., the natural area where a plant or animal lives

c)

n., loss of soil from action of water or wind

d)

n., protection

e)

v., to prevent, slow down

7.

habitat

a)

n., the cutting down of trees for commercial purposes

b)

n., the natural area where a plant or animal lives

c)

n., loss of soil from action of water or wind

d)

n., protection

e)

v., to prevent, slow down

8.

defence

a)

n., the cutting down of trees for commercial purposes

b)

n., the natural area where a plant or animal lives

c)

n., loss of soil from action of water or wind

d)

n., protection

e)

v., to prevent, slow down

9.

logging

a)

n., the cutting down of trees for commercial purposes

b)

n., the natural area where a plant or animal lives

c)

n., loss of soil from action of water or wind

d)

n., protection

e)

v., to prevent, slow down

10.

inhibit

a)

n., the cutting down of trees for commercial purposes

b)

n., the natural area where a plant or animal lives

c)

n., loss of soil from action of water or wind

d)

n., protection

e)

v., to prevent, slow down

11.

Tree roots also (a)   the soil and help prevent erosion

v., to keep from changing, maintain

12.

Many life forms, both (a)   and aquatic, are becoming endangered as forests vanish.

adj., living on the land

13.

Many forms of (a)   life inhabit in the sea.

adj., living in the water

14.

Trees provide a natural defence against air (a)   .

n., damage to air, water, etc; contamination

15.

Many life forms are becoming endangered as forests (a)   .

v., to disappear

16.

Adj., many, numerous

a)

aquatic

b)

myriad

c)

extend

d)

terrestrial

17.

______________ , water and shelter for plants, animals, and microorganisms throughout the ecosystem are also lost

a)

Environment

b)

Nutrients

c)

Vegetation

d)

Myriad

18.

Logging causes a great deal of ___________________ damage.

a)

environment

b)

environmental

c)

environmentally

19.

One result of pollution is acid rain, which has caused extensive damage to ____________ in many areas.

a)

nutrient

b)

environment

c)

habitat

d)

vegetation

20.

Trees provide a habitat for a _________ of animals.

a)

myriad

b)

array

c)

collective

d)

arrays

21.

The shade from trees provides a ___________ against the drying effects of the sun

a)

defend

b)

defense

c)

defender

22.

______________ of the environment work to protect plants and animals from damage caused by logging.

a)

Defense

b)

Defenders

c)

Defend

23.

Fish cannot ___________ themselves from the effects of water pollution.

a)

defense

b)

defender

c)

defend

24.

The ___________________ needs to be protected from the effects of logging.

a)

environment

b)

environmental

c)

environmentally

25.

It is important to develop more ________________ friendly logging practices.

a)

environment

b)

environmental

c)

environmentally

26.

Soil ___________ leads to the pollution of streams and rivers

a)

erosion

b)

erode

27.

When soil _________ , there are no nutrients left to help plants grow.

a)

erosion

b)

erode

28.

The _________ of environmental damage caused by logging is frightening.

a)

extensively

b)

extensive

c)

extend

d)

extent

29.

The Amazon rain forest _______ from Brazil into neighbouring countries

a)

extent

b)

extends

c)

extensive

d)

extensively

30.

The Amazon rain forest is the most __________ rain forest in the world.

a)

extend

b)

extent

c)

extensive

d)

extensively

31.

Rain forests around the world have been _____________ logged.

a)

extent

b)

extend

c)

extensive

d)

extensively

32.

Deforestation contributes to the effects of both air and water ___________.

a)

pollution

b)

pollutants

c)

pollutes

33.

Factories add ___________ to the air and water

a)

pollution

b)

pollutants

c)

pollute

34.

Eroding soil _________ water

a)

pollutes

b)

pollutants

c)

pollution

35.

If the banks of the river continue to erode, they will no longer be _______

a)

stability

b)

stable

c)

stabilise/stabilize

36.

We need to ___________ the damage caused by logging before it gets worse.

a)

stability

b)

stable

c)

stabilise/stabilize

37.

The ___________ of the natural environment depends on the interaction of many factors.

a)

stabilise/stabilize

b)

stable

c)

stability