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ENVIRONMENT

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This picture is about

a)

Tarzan

b)

deforestation

c)

drought

d)

flood

2.

What does endangered mean?

a)

gone forever

b)

very few left

c)

find a new home

d)

dead plants

3.
Smog is what kinds of pollution?
a)
recycle
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
air pollution
4.
Where is pollution found on Earth?
a)
in water and land
b)
only in air
c)
in air, land and water
d)
in air and water
5.

Which one can NOT be recycled?

a)

batteries

b)

Books

c)

plastic bottles

d)

coke cans

6.

Choose the option which a truly environmentally friendly person does.

What's the last thing you do before you leave the house?

a)

Checking my make-up and my hairstyle

b)

Check to make sure I have my cell and iPod.

c)

Turn off all the lights in the house.

d)

Turn on the TV so it looks like someone's home, just in case a thief tries to break in!

7.
Choose the option which a truly environmentally friendly person does.
What do you use to carry your groceries?
a)
Paper bags
b)
Plastic bag
c)
Paper or plastic that I recycle after
d)
Re-usable canvas bags
8.

Do you ...........plastic bags at home?

a)

pollute

b)

recycle

c)

throw away

9.

Q1. What are the 3 R's?

a)

refrain , rebuy , recycle

b)

reduce, reuse, recycle

c)

rap , raggamuffin and reggae

d)

repair, recycle , rubbish

10.

Warming of the atmosphere when some gases absorb part of the solar radiations

a)

Acid rain

b)

Conservation

c)

Greenhouse effect

11.

The place in which people live and work, including the land, water, air, plants, animals and all physical conditions that affect them

a)

Ecology

b)

Environment

c)

poison

12.

A period with no rain is called...

a)

famine

b)

drought

c)

landslide

d)

poverty

13.
a)

draught

b)

drout

c)

draugh

d)

drought

14.
a)

volcano eruption

b)

volkano eruption

c)

volcano erruption

d)

volkano erruption

15.

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

16.

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. what type of pollution are they protecting themselves?

a)

air pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

land pollution

d)

noise pollution

17.

Recycling is

a)
b)
c)
18.

yellow bins are for

a)

paper

b)

glass

c)

plastic

d)

batteries

19.

Which tropical rainforest . Largest and most diverse of it's kind in world, is the home of 33 million people?

a)

Amazon rainforest

b)

Congo rainforest

c)

Malaysian rainforest

d)

Ecuadorian rainforest

20.

Reduce, Re-use and Recycle are needed as a concept to resolve the _______ condition.

a)

bad weather

b)

global warming

c)

greenhouse effect

d)

tropical season

21.

Reduce means _______.

a)

Using trash to remake new goods that can be sold again.

b)

Finding a new way to use trash so that we don’t have to throw it out.

c)

Cutting back on the amount of trash we make.

d)

Part of 'The 3R concept'.

22.

Re-use means _______.

a)

Using trash to remake new goods that can be sold again.

b)

Finding a new way to use trash so that we don’t have to throw it out.

c)

Cutting back on the amount of trash we make.

d)

Part of 'The 3R concept'.

23.

Recycle means _______.

a)

Using trash to remake new goods that can be sold again.

b)

Finding a new way to use trash so that we don’t have to throw it out.

c)

Cutting back on the amount of trash we make.

d)

Part of 'The 3R concept'.

24.
Due to climate change, our planet is…
a)
becoming warmer
b)
getting colder
c)
not affected
d)
getting greener
25.
If climate change occurs quickly how does this affect species?
a)
They can adapt for better survival
b)
They don't have enough time to adapt.
c)
They are not affected
26.
What is the link between increasing global temperatures and natural disasters?
a)
There is no change
b)
There are fewer natural disasters
c)
There are more natural disasters
27.
How does an increase in global temperature affect sea levels?
a)
Sea levels become lower due to evaporation
b)
Sea levels rise due to glaciers melting
c)
Sea levels are kept constant due to rain
28.

Which 3 are the main causes of climate change?

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Increased use of solar energy

c)

Deforestation

d)

Reforestation

e)

Reducing biodiversity

29.
The focus of the COP26 summit is to begin efforts to limit warming to…
a)
3.0°C
b)
2.5°C
c)
1.5°C
d)
0.5°C
30.

Global warming consists in the increase in global t _ _ p e _ _ _ _ _ _ s.

(a)  

31.

What is the definition of ecological footprint?

a)

It is the footprint of ecologist people

b)

It is a measure of the impact animals have on the environment.

c)

It is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.

d)

It is a measure of the impact humans have on the environment.

32.

Choose the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle symbol.

a)
b)
c)
33.

80 per cent of orang-utans habitat has been destroyed in the past 20 years in Indonesia and Bornéo. Why?

a)

For petrol

b)

For palm oil

c)

For fun

d)

Because these animals are dangerous

34.

How many animals are endangered in Indonesia now due to deforestation? The answer is one_third.

a)

1 in 10

b)

1 in 100

c)

1 in 3

d)

1 in 50

35.

What products contain Palm Oil?

a)

Very Few

b)

Pizza, shampoo, bread, ice cream, noodles, pasta, fuel, chocolate, toothpaste, makeup, coke, crisps, soap and more.

c)

Palm shoes

d)

Nutella only

36.
Which of the following items could you recycle?
a)
An old newspaper
b)
A plastic soda bottle that is empty
c)
An empty cereal box
d)
All of the above
37.

How does air pollution effect people?

a)

It can cause people to have difficulty breathing.

b)

It can make sick people even sicker.

c)

Sometimes, air pollution can cause cancer.

d)

All of the above

38.

These are ways to protect our planet:

a)

ride a car, burn trees, cut trees

b)

ride a bike, use clean energies, eat Mc Donalds

c)

riding a bicycle instead a car, eat vegetables from farmers, eat meat with moderation , plant trees

d)

Use renewable energy, save water, compost your waste, travel by plane

39.

At home, you can ------------your organic waste by throwing it in the compost bin in the garden

a)

protect

b)

recycle

c)

fertilize

d)

reuse

40.

Instead of throwing away old clothes , you could

a)

buy new ones

b)

change them

c)

donate them

d)

burn them