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Unit 4 Human Impact on the Environment Gr6(Inspire)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a way by which cars can pollute the environment?

a)

New cars release a lot of pollution into the air

b)

Tires evaporate and release gas into the atmosphere

c)

Older cars release carbon monoxide into the atmosphere

d)

the heat generated by car engines contributes to global warming

2.

How can ground pollutants affect the local fresh water supply?

a)

The chemicals evaporate underground and come back in the rain water, filling lakes and rivers with toxic chemicals.

b)

Erosion of soil causes those chemicals to leak into the ground water supply and end up in lakes and rivers

c)

The chemicals absorb down their concentration gradient and eventually move to lakes and rivers

d)

When plants are harvested the soil and excess plant parts are dumped into the water supply

3.

When wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one area to another it is called

a)

Erosion

b)

Desertification

c)

Deforestation

d)

Urbanization

4.

This image is an example of what type of land degradation

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

Urban Sprawl

d)

Urbanization

5.

Choose the following that describes why land is important to humans . (Choose all that apply)

a)

Fossil Fuels for energy

b)

Nutrients for plants to grow

c)

Buildings

d)

Minerals for Construction

6.

When chemical mixed water vapor falls down to earth as rain what does it do to ground water?

a)

Soak into the ground and run into a under ground aquifer

b)

Run into a under ground reservoir

c)

All of the above

7.

Households pollute water sources by ...... waste into ponds, lakes and rivers.

a)

damaging

b)

dumping

c)

losing

d)

leading

8.

Acid precipitation is rain or snow that has a higher pH than rainwater. Acid precipitation differs from photochemical smog in that the burning of fossil fuels does not cause acid precipitation.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

This is an image demonstrating...

a)

Tornado Formation

b)

The Greenhouse Effect

c)

Hurricane Formation

10.

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water vapor

d)

All answers are correct

11.

What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?

a)

Temperature goes up

b)

Temperature goes down

12.

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

a)

Water droplets

b)

Allergens

c)

Particulate matter

d)

Combustibles

13.

Smoke contains ash, which is a particulate.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

_____ forms when ground-level ozone and vehicle exhaust react in the presence of sunlight. Choose the best answer

a)

smog

b)

emissions

c)

acid precipitation

d)

air quality

15.

Rain, sleet, or snow that contains air pollution.

a)

smog

b)

emissions

c)

acid precipitation

d)

air quality

16.

Long-term change in the prevailing weather patterns

a)

climate change

b)

greenhouse gases

c)

biosphere

d)

extinction

17.

The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth

a)

extinction

b)

thanos snap

c)

natural resource

d)

human activity

18.

Several factors can lead to soil erosion. Which of these human activities is most likely to contribute to soil erosion?

a)

Clearing land for farming

b)

Planting trees and vegetation

c)

Preserving land as a wildlife habitat

d)

Reducing the amount of livestock in an area

19.
Mike did not want to throw away his pickle jar. Instead he decided to use it again. This is an example of?
a)
Recycling
b)
Reusing
c)
Reducing
d)
Pollution
20.
What does the three R's of recycling mean?
a)
risk corridors reinsurance and risk adjustment
b)
reading writing and arithmetic
c)
nothing
d)
Reduce Reuse Recycle