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Human Activities

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is greenhouse effect?

a)

warm atmosphere around Earth caused by trapped sun's radiation

b)

absorbs and emits radiant energy from the sun

c)

increased carbon in the Earth's atmosphere

d)

increasing Earth's temperature

2.

How agriculture can negatively impact the environment?

a)

It releases CO2 into the atmosphere.

b)

It can increase the amount of flooding.

c)

Farmers use fertilizers which contaminate rivers and streams.

d)

Agriculture reduces the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.

3.

What natural resource is commonly obtained by surface mining?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

wood

d)

natural gas

4.

What is the major advantage that alternate energy has over fossil fuels?

a)

Alternate energy is more efficient than fossil fuels.

b)

Alternate energy does not produce radioactive waste.

c)

Alternate energy increases the amount of sulfur dioxide ejected into the atmosphere.

d)

Alternate energy reduces the amount of carbon dioxide ejected into the atmosphere.

5.

Which is a major disadvantage of wood harvesting and deforestation?

a)

It can lead to soil erosion and surface disruption.

b)

It releases harmful pollution into the soil.

c)

It discharges sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere

d)

It increases health risks for workers.

6.

Why should the farming industry adopt sustainable agriculture practices?

a)

To reduce the environmental degradation

b)

To increase the use of irrigation systems

c)

To increase the number of non-point sources of pollution

d)

To increase the amount of erosion and degradation

7.

Which environmental concern is most associated with burning of fossil fuels?

a)

global climate change

b)

ozone layer destruction

c)

pollution of ocean waters

d)

decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide

8.

What long-term impact could the destruction of large areas of forests have on Earth?

a)

decreased rate of erosion

b)

decreased amount of acid rain

c)

increased atmospheric oxygen levels

d)

increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels

9.

What is one of the major disadvantages of solar energy?

a)

it gives off carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

b)

it can only be done near a plate boundary

c)

it is only available when there is sunlight

d)

it produces radioactive waste.

10.
Palm oil comes from palm trees and can be found in a lot of food.
a)
Maybe
b)
I don't know
c)
True
d)
False
11.
An opinion can be proven while a fact cannot.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

Prehistoric plant life buried for millions of years that became a fuel source are called...

a)

Global Climate Change

b)

Greenhouse Gases

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Global Warming

13.

What is an effect of global warming?

a)

melting glaciers and rising sea levels

b)

population is increasing

c)

more forest areas

d)

all of the above

14.

Solutions for limiting global warming and climate change include...

a)

finding clean, renewable sources of energy.

b)

being more energy efficient.

c)

removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions.

d)

all of the above

15.

Severe droughts cause some lands to become deserts, and this process leads to ___________________.

a)

water shortages

b)

food shortages

c)

lands becoming deserts

d)

all of the above

16.

Melting glaciers are causing ___________________ to rise around the world.

a)

people's IQ

b)

sea levels

c)

greenhouse gas levels

d)

all of the above

17.
How do invasive plants damage the environment?
a)
Compete with native species
b)
Change plant community
c)
Alter diversity
d)
All of these
18.

The primary cause of invasive species introduction is

a)

too much food

b)

human actions

c)

weather events

d)

asteroids

19.

Which of these is one cause of deforestation?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Buying a Christmas tree during the holidays

c)

Overbreeding birds in the wild

d)

Cutting down the tree in your backyard

20.

Which of the following is NOT a threat to biodiversity?

a)

Pollution

b)

Deforestation

c)

Invasive Species

d)

Ecological Succession

21.

The threat to biodiversity that occurs when the homes of different species are destroyed

a)

pollution

b)

habitat destruction

c)

overexploitation

d)

climate change

22.

When human-made chemicals and garbage find their way into nature and harm the air, soil, and water it is called

a)

pollution

b)

habitat destruction

c)

overexploitation

d)

climate change

23.

The largest threat to biodiversity is

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

humans

d)

plants

24.
Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource? 
a)
they take millions of years to replace 
b)
they can be used over and over again
c)
they are used to heat and light homes 
d)
they cause air and water pollution 
25.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
26.
Identify the process shown in this diagram.
a)
Extinction
b)
Toxin Accumulation
c)
Pollution
d)
Biomagnification
27.
Most water pollution is the result of
a)
human activities.
b)
drought.
c)
volcanic eruptions.
d)
storms.
28.
What is the major cause for air pollution? 
a)
factories and cars
b)
cigarretes 
c)
deforestation
d)
oil spills
29.
Concentration of toxins in an organism as a result of ingesting other plants/animals in which the toxins are widely distributed
a)
biomagnification
b)
point-source pollution
c)
artificial eutrofication
d)
consumable pollution
30.

Why do humans increase the agricultural fronteir?

a)

Because they need more food.

b)

Because they need more animals

c)

Because there is enough food

31.

Which is not a natural resource?

a)

iron

b)

sunlight

c)

coal

d)

plastic

32.
Materials from the environment that are used by people are called _____ _____.
a)
energy resources
b)
material resources
c)
renewable resources
d)
natural resources
33.
Oil, coal, and natural gas are considered __________ ___________ because it takes millions of years for them to form.
a)
Nonrenewable Resources
b)
Renewable Resources
c)
Energy Resources
d)
Very Expensive
34.
Plants, animals, and water are all ________ ______.
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable Resources
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
Nonrenewable Resources
35.

What does burning fossil fuels release into the atmosphere?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

nitrogen

36.
Which is NOT a strategy to increase a city's sustainablity
a)
reduce reliance on fossil fuels
b)
increase/improve greenspace
c)
increase recycling rates
d)
build more shopping malls
37.

What is one way sustainable farmers maintain their crops?

a)

give a lot of water

b)

remove unwanted plants

c)

plant same crop every year

d)

rotate crops every year

38.

Synthetic means ...

a)

from nature

b)

realistic

c)

man-made

d)

automatic

39.

Trees are renewable resources

a)

True

b)

False

40.
the power generated by falling water
a)
Geothermal energy 
b)
Hydroelectric power 
c)
Point source pollution 
d)
Global warming 
41.
energy that can be extracted from Earth’s internal heat
a)
Hydroelectric power 
b)
Global warming 
c)
Fossil fuel 
d)
Geothermal energy 
42.
water that flows over the land surface rather than seeping into the ground
a)
Acid precipitation 
b)
Runoff 
c)
Hydroelectric power 
d)
Geothermal energy 
43.
the careful use of resources
a)
Conservation
b)
Recycling
c)
Global warming 
d)
Nonpoint source pollution 
44.
the collecting and processing of used items so they can be made into new products
a)
Recycling
b)
Compost
c)
Conservation
d)
Global warming 

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