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New Year, Same Environmental Science 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main cause of climate change?

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Agriculture

c)

Overpopulation

d)

Energy

2.

Which ecosystem has the highest level of biodiversity?

a)

Temperate forest

b)

Tropical rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Arctic tundra

3.

What's the number one driver of species extinction?

a)

Habitat destruction

b)

Poaching

c)

Hunting

d)

Invasive species

4.

Which of the following serves as the foundation for a food web?

a)

Apex predator

b)

Secondary consumer

c)

Primary consumer

d)

Producer

5.

What country formerly had the infamous "One Child Policy"?

a)

Russia

b)

North Korea

c)

China

d)

Brazil

6.

What country is the largest in the world, by population?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

India

d)

United States

7.

What type of growth is shown on the population pyramid?

a)

Rapid

b)

Declining

c)

Zero

d)

Stable

8.

Which gas is there the most of in the atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Nitrogen

9.

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

10.

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

a)

Sulfur hexafluoride

b)

Nitrous oxide

c)

Chlorofluorocarbons

d)

Carbon monoxide

11.

What disease did Dr. John Snow discover was causing problems and spreading through water in London back in the 1800's?

a)

Zika virus

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Cholera

d)

COVID-19

12.

What is the deepest part of the ocean called?

a)

Hydrothermal vent

b)

Mariana's trench

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Abyssal zone

13.

Which fossil fuel is considered the "dirtiest", or most heavily polluting?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Petroleum

d)

Natural gas

14.

What's the name of the process of extracting natural gas from the Earth?

a)

Open-pit mining

b)

Shaft mining

c)

Hydraulic fracturing

d)

Tracking

15.

Which of the following is NOT expected to happen as a result of climate change?

a)

More hurricanes

b)

Melting glaciers

c)

Sea level rise

d)

Increase in human population