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Environmental Impact Study Guide

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 5hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following helped humans live longer after the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Improved medicine
b)
Improved technologies
c)
Improved nutrition
d)
All of the above
2.
Why did bison almost go extinct in the late 1800s?
a)
Disease
b)
Overhunting
c)
Climate change
d)
Ice Age
3.
Why did humans overhunt the Caribbean monk seal to extinction?
a)
For their fur
b)
For their blubber
c)
For their bones
d)
For their flippers
4.
Which of the following helps protect species from extinction?
a)
Laws and policies
b)
Wildlife refuges
c)
Conservation efforts
d)
All of the above
5.
Which is a major environmental concern for our oceans?
a)
Oxygen pollution
b)
Nutrient pollution
c)
Plastic pollution
d)
Air pollution
6.
Which is a nonrenewable natural resource?
a)
Trees
b)
Solar energy
c)
Oil
d)
Oxygen
7.
What is the name of the fuel made from plants?
a)
Solar energy
b)
Biofuel
c)
Oil
d)
Gasoline
8.
Which of the following resources are in high demand due to large human populations?
a)
Oil
b)
Water
c)
Trees
d)
All of the above
9.
Which of the following resources pollutes our environment?
a)
Oil
b)
Water
c)
Trees
d)
All of the above
10.
How much water on this planet is freshwater?
a)
3%
b)
10%
c)
22%
d)
78%
11.
An unusually warm day in the winter is an example of _______.
a)
weather
b)
climate
12.
The average temperature and amount of precipitation over time is an example of _____.
a)
weather
b)
climate
13.
Which has increased at about the same rate as global temperatures over the past 100 years?
a)
Sunlight reaching Earth
b)
Volcanic eruptions
c)
Tree rings
d)
Carbon dioxide
14.
Which is not a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Oxygen
d)
Methane
15.
Greenhouse gases are helpful to life on Earth.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
16.
When fossil fuels burn, they produce _____.
a)
atmosphere
b)
temperature
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
climate
17.
Which is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Solar
b)
Coal
c)
Oil
d)
Natural gas
18.
Increased global temperature is responsible for all but _________.
a)
sea level rise
b)
stronger hurricanes
c)
COVID-19
d)
catastrophic wildfires
19.
One solution to decreasing global temperatures is to use _________.
a)
more fossil fuels
b)
less solar energy
c)
more biofuels
d)
less nuclear energy
20.
Climate scientists agree human activity is causing global temperatures to rise.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
What is the local, day-by-day variation in the atmosphere's condition called?
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
temperature
d)
precipitation
22.
What is the year-by-year variation of the atmosphere’s condition over a large area called?
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
temperature
d)
humidity
23.
What is the tool called that measures how warm or cold the air is outside?
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
meteorologist
d)
thermometer
24.
What does the gauge that Izzy is holding collect?
a)
precipitation
b)
temperature
c)
wind speed
d)
air pressure
25.
What is a long period of time with little to no rainfall called?
a)
desert
b)
oasis
c)
drought
d)
mirage
26.
What does a barometer measure?
a)
precipitation
b)
pressure
c)
temperature
d)
time
27.
What type of weather data is collected using an anemometer?
a)
temperature
b)
pressure
c)
precipitation
d)
wind speed
28.
Which of these helps meteorologists make weather forecasts?
a)
working with other meteorologists
b)
weather station data
c)
information from satellites
d)
all of the above
29.
What does an "H" on a weather map indicate?
a)
high pressure
b)
high temperature
c)
horrible weather
d)
hurricanes
30.
Should we expect ALL days in the summer to be hot?
a)
no, the daily WEATHER can vary
b)
no, the daily CLIMATE can vary
c)
yes, that is the definition of summer
d)
none of the above
31.
An unusually warm day in the winter is an example of _______.
a)
weather
b)
climate
32.
The average temperature and amount of precipitation over time is an example of _____.
a)
weather
b)
climate
33.
Which has increased at about the same rate as global temperatures over the past 100 years?
a)
Sunlight reaching Earth
b)
Volcanic eruptions
c)
Tree rings
d)
Carbon dioxide
34.
Which is not a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Oxygen
d)
Methane
35.
Greenhouse gases are helpful to life on Earth.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
36.
When fossil fuels burn, they produce _____.
a)
atmosphere
b)
temperature
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
climate
37.
Which is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Solar
b)
Coal
c)
Oil
d)
Natural gas
38.
Increased global temperature is responsible for all but _________.
a)
sea level rise
b)
stronger hurricanes
c)
COVID-19
d)
catastrophic wildfires
39.
Climate scientists agree human activity is causing global temperatures to rise.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
40.

Which of the following best describes weather?

a)

day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

b)

long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

41.

Which of the following best describes climate?

a)

day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

b)

long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

42.

It is raining outside right now.

a)

weather

b)

climate

43.

Over the last decade we have had an increase in the amount of rain in our area.

a)

weather

b)

climate

44.

The high temperature today will be near 75 degrees F.

a)

weather

b)

climate

45.

The average winter temperature is 30 degrees F.

a)

weather

b)

climate

46.

The temperature increased quickly overnight. I may need to get my summer clothes out.

a)

weather

b)

climate

47.

It rained 2 inches in Seattle, Washington on November 5th.

a)

weather

b)

climate

48.

Temperatures in the Arctic are usually below freezing year round.

a)

weather

b)

climate

49.

The meteorologist predicts that tomorrow, it will be very windy outside.

a)

weather

b)

climate

50.

Sandra visited her grandma in Florida over Thanksgiving. She noticed that they were selling bathing suits at the stores. Her grandma said they sell bathing suits all year because Florida is warm.

a)

weather

b)

climate

51.

Marco got a Christmas photo from his cousin in Hawaii. The family wore shorts, sandals, and Santa hats. Marco’s dad said that was normal clothing because the average temperature in Hawaii is 82 degrees Fahrenheit that time of the year.

a)

weather

b)

climate

52.

Latitude, altitude, topography, distance from water, wind, human activity

a)

weather

b)

climate

53.

Temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind

a)

weather

b)

climate

54.

Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Continental, Polar

a)

weather

b)

climate

55.

Sunny, Rainy, Cloudy, Stormy

a)

weather

b)

climate

56.

What are renewable resources?

a)

Resources that are limited and that cannot be replaced in our lifetimes

b)

Resources that can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

57.

Sunlight __________

a)

is very bright

b)

will eventually run out

c)

is a renewable resource

d)

is a nonrenewable resource

58.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are a group of non-renewable resources called ________________

a)

Fossils

b)

Energy

c)

Resources

d)

Fossil fuels

59.

Energy that cannot be replenished or replaced in our lifetimes.

a)

Nonrenewable Energy

b)

Renewable Energy

c)

Geothermal Energy

d)

Alternative Energy

60.

Energy that is made by moving air is called ____________

a)

Wind

b)

Solar

c)

Oil

d)

Coal

61.

To use a resource wisely and help to prevent waste is called ____________

a)

Conservation

b)

Renewable Energy

c)

Solar

d)

Hydroelectric

62.

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

coal, hydroelectric, oil

c)

natural gas, oil, coal

63.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

64.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

65.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

66.

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because ________________

a)

they are used to produce heat

b)

they take a long time to form

c)

they can be found underground

67.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Resources we get from our house

b)

Resources we get from people

c)

Resources we get from nature

68.

True or false?

Coal is a nonrenewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun?

a)

Geothermal

b)

Solar

c)

Wind

d)

Hydrogen

70.

Natural resources form in nature. Which of the following is not a natural resource?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

plastic

d)

water

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