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The Environment (1)

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 10hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are known as heat-trapping gases, EXCEPT:

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Nitrous Oxide

d)

Oxygen

2.

The Greenhouse effect is ...

a)

Traps all of the heat from the Sun

b)

Repels sunlight away from the atmosphere

c)

Traps some heat and releases some heat back to space

d)

Only works in the summer months

3.

Human activities are ... the levels of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Maintaining

d)

Fluctuating

4.

The atmosphere is a system, where a change in one part of the atmosphere will cause effects in other parts of the atmosphere.

True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Natural causes of climate change include all of the following, EXCEPT:

a)

The Sun's energy output

b)

Human activity

6.

... is the average long-term (30+ years) atmosphere conditions for a specific region.

It includes temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

7.

During the Covid-19 lockdown in Spring 2020, satellite images and scientific data collected from global weather stations showed a temporary _______ in smog, pollution, and contribution to planetary warming.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

8.

The world's nations EQUALLY contribute to the challenges of climate change for the planet.

True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Does the line graph represent?

a)
Temperature
b)
Precipitation
10.

Does the bar graph represent?

a)
Temperature
b)
Precipitation
11.

Animal extinction is an effect of climate change and global warming.

True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Climate change means changes in global temperatures.

True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is this?

a)

Drought

b)

Acid rain

14.

What is this?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Car fumes

15.

What is this?

a)

Destruction of natural habitats

b)

Flood

16.

What is this?

a)

Flood

b)

Extinction

17.

What is this?

a)

Forest fires

b)

Drought

18.

3R refers to reduce, reuse, recycle.

True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What does it mean to reduce?

a)

Use something over and over again.

b)

Use less of something, creating smaller amounts of waste.

c)

Make something into something new.

d)

Make something ugly into something beautiful.

20.

What is one way to create less waste?

a)

buy many small items

b)

reuse old containers

c)

overfill your plate

d)

throw old clothes away

21.

What is an example of the product of recycled glass?

a)

tires

b)

concrete wall

22.

What do all metals come from?

a)

machines

b)

rocks

c)

recycled trash

d)

energy

23.

Which materials can be reduced?

a)
b)
24.

Which materials can be reused?

a)
b)
25.

Which picture shows recycling?

a)
b)
26.

_________ means to use less of something?

a)

Reduce

b)

Recycle

27.

To _________ is to use something more than once.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

28.

The students toss their papers in the _________ bin instead of the trash can.

a)

reducing

b)

recycling

29.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)

The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

30.

Renewable energy resources produce less ________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

wind

c)

light

31.

Wind energy is...

a)
 Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
32.
The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?
a)
Water
b)
Solar
33.

Natural gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non Renewable

34.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non Renewable

35.

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

a)

They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.

b)

We are depleting fossil fuels much faster than they can form.

36.

Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?

a)

They can never be replaced.

b)

They cannot be easily replaced.

37.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

Solar, Wind, Hydro

b)

Coal, Solar, Natural Gas

c)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

38.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called ...

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

39.

Ring of fire is ...

a)

A fire ring of hot lava

b)

A zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity