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round 2

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are clean environments?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
2.

In this area, the air is fresh, but the transport difficulties are great.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

A natural resource that is a form of energy.

a)

wood

b)

fuel

c)

dirt

d)

gasoline

4.

A part of the earth's surface

a)

body of water

b)

climate

c)

region

d)

landofrm

5.

How the weather changes over time is______.

a)

climate

b)

precipitation

c)

temperature

d)

season

6.

A large area of land with special features.

a)

state

b)

countery

c)

region

d)

planet

7.

A combination of landforms and the climate is ________.

a)

physical environment

b)

climate

c)

the planet

d)

region

8.

A mixture of earth, straw and water to form bricks.

a)

mud pies

b)

dirt burgers

c)

adobe

d)

cement

9.

A physical environment and all things living in it.

a)

jungle

b)

landform

c)

ecosystem

d)

Mr. Ploense's backyard

10.

Useful materials that come from the earth

a)

dirt

b)

rocks

c)

natural resources

d)

worms

11.

A plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features

a)

kind

b)

group

c)

species

12.

The greenhouse effect keeps the Earth _________;

Greenhouse gases in polluted air make the greenhouse effect ___________.

a)

cool; weaker

b)

cool; stronger

c)

warm; weaker

d)

warm; stronger

13.

The place in which a plant, animal, bird or fish normally lives is its ........

a)

food chain

b)

habitat

c)

eco-community

d)

eco-friendly

14.

What is in the picture?

a)

flood

b)

avalanche

c)

hail

d)

earthquake

15.

The Greenhouse Effect is .... process.

a)

a man-made

b)

an artificial

c)

a natural

d)

an industrial

16.

Which is not a reason that contributes to climate change?

a)

burning of fossil fuels

b)

emissions of factories

c)

deforestation

d)

buying locally-grown food

17.

Which of the four is not a greenhouse gas?

a)

oxygen

b)

methane

c)

chlorofluorocarbon

d)

carbon dioxide

18.

What causes the sun's heat to stay on Earth?

a)

global warming

b)

atmosphere

c)

sun rays

d)

fossil fuels

19.

Find a word for the following definition:

"the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time"

a)

pollution

b)

disposal

c)

waste sorting

d)

sustainability

20.

Which of the four is not a fossil fuel

a)

coal

b)

water

c)

oil

d)

gas

21.

Which of the following ways of energy production involves renewable resources?

a)

nuclear power plant

b)

wind turbines

c)

coal-fired power station

d)

gas turbines

22.

Which options are consequences of global warming? (more than one possible)

a)

descending sea levels

b)

melting glaciers

c)

constant temperatures

d)

extinction of species

e)

increasing number of droughts and floods

23.

What can I do to minimize my carbon footprint?

a)

use public transport

b)

travel more by plane than by car

c)

heat my home with renewable energy

d)

buy new electronic devices often

e)

buy lots of exotic fruit and products