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WorksheetsEnvironmental Issues
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 19mins
All of the environmental issues on Earth can be put into 3 categories. Which one is NOT one of those 3?
Pollution
Population Growth
Biodiversity
Overusing Natural Resources
Which strategy is a method to protect our forests?
Captive Breeding
Selective Cutting
Aquaculture
Tree Hugging
When people are making a decision that impacts the environment, what two things must be considered?
Resources & Pollution
Adding & Subtraction
Interest & Taxes
Costs & Benefits
What is a renewable resource?
Things that are always available or recycled by nature
Things that can run out because they can't be recycled quickly
A streaming program you can renew every month
New discoveries of materials
All forms of pollution are caused by....
Thanos
Volcanoes
Human activities
Ecosystems
People use land in 3 main ways. What are they?
Agriculture
Mining
Development
Biodiversity
Giant ant farms
About what percent of the planet is dry land?
10%
25%
75%
100%
What are the two types of mining?
Strip Mining
Tunnel Mining
Minecraft Mining
Underground Mining
Without soil life on land could not exist.
True
False
Which of the following is TRUE?
Weathering and erosion is worse where there are lots of trees
Farmers can remove nutrients from the soil to protect it
If soil loses too much moisture it may become a desert
Farmland and wildlife habitats can be restored quickly
All materials can be recycled or reused.
True
False
Two methods to dispose of solid waste are....
Incineration
Littering
Landfills
Exploding
Select the materials that can be recycled
Metal
Glass
Hazardous waste
Paper
Gasoline
Which term is a substance that can decompose naturally?
Nonrenewable
Compostable
Biodegradable
Naturalism
What are the 3 R's?
Reduce
Recover
Recycle
Reduce
Redo
Recover
Reclaim
Recycle
Revive
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
About what percent of water on the planet is freshwater and available to use?
3%
25%
75%
97%
Which of the following are causes of water pollution?
Heat
Industrial waste
Gas & oil spills
Sewage
All of these
Sewage treatment filters wastewater from homes so it can be cleaned and reused.
True
False
Which of these household activities can cause water pollution?
Fertilizer accidentally getting washed down storm drains
Putting glass in the recycling bin
Washing the car in the driveway
Composting yard waste like leaves
Nature can clean up small gas and oil spills, but not larger ones.
True
False
What are emissions?
Rules created by an emissary
Pollutants released into the air
Pollutants dumped into the water
A person's mission to find a good deal on e-bay
Smog forms when gasses in the air react with ...
Soil
Metal buildings
Sunlight
Water vapor
Acid rain is created because of pollution from where?
Coal and oil factories
Disposal of hazardous waste
Natural emissions
Chemical cleaning products
What is the largest cause of air pollution?
Household items
Volcanoes
Vehicle exhaust
Gasses from landfills
Select the actions that can help reduce air pollution.
Riding a bike or skateboarding
Plant more trees
Each family member driving separately to the same place
Use the furnace and air conditioner more
What are the TWO indoor pollutants that are colorless and odorless?
Nitrogen
Radon
Carbon monoxide
Argon
The ozone layer protects us from ultraviolet rays.
True
False
These type of gasses were discovered to be the main cause of the hole in the ozone layer.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Cryofabcarbons (CFCs)
Chlorfilchlorides (CFCs)
This happens naturally to maintain our planet's temperature.
Greenhouse effect
Global warming
Geyser eruptions
Surface Absorption
Global warming is the theory that the actions of humans are increasing the temperature of the planet. What are we creating more of that traps heat in our atmosphere?
Ultraviolet rays
Gas and oil
Greenhouse gasses
Ocean garbage patches
Ozone is good no matter where it is in the atmosphere.
True
False
What is the largest collection of garbage in the ocean called?
Great Garbage Gallery
Great Barrier Reef
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Great Atlantic Accumulation
About how much food is wasted worldwide?
1/3
1/2
1/4
1/10
