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WorksheetsThe Environment (1)
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 10hrs 45mins
All of the following are known as heat-trapping gases, EXCEPT:
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Oxygen
The Greenhouse effect is ...
Traps all of the heat from the Sun
Repels sunlight away from the atmosphere
Traps some heat and releases some heat back to space
Only works in the summer months
Human activities are ... the levels of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Increasing
Decreasing
Maintaining
Fluctuating
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?
True
False
Natural causes of climate change include all of the following, EXCEPT:
The Sun's energy output
Human activity
... is the average long-term (30+ years) atmosphere conditions for a specific region.
It includes temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds.
Weather
Climate
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.
increase
decrease
The world's nations EQUALLY contribute to the challenges of climate change for the planet.
True or false?
True
False
Does the line graph represent?
Does the bar graph represent?
Animal extinction is an effect of climate change and global warming.
True or false?
True
False
Climate change means changes in global temperatures.
True or false?
True
False
What is this?
Drought
Acid rain
What is this?
Acid rain
Car fumes
What is this?
Destruction of natural habitats
Flood
What is this?
Flood
Extinction
What is this?
Forest fires
Drought
3R refers to reduce, reuse, recycle.
True or false?
True
False
What does it mean to reduce?
Use something over and over again.
Use less of something, creating smaller amounts of waste.
Make something into something new.
Make something ugly into something beautiful.
What is one way to create less waste?
buy many small items
reuse old containers
overfill your plate
throw old clothes away
What is an example of the product of recycled glass?
tires
concrete wall
What do all metals come from?
machines
rocks
recycled trash
energy
Which materials can be reduced?
Which materials can be reused?
Which picture shows recycling?
_________ means to use less of something?
Reduce
Recycle
To _________ is to use something more than once.
reduce
reuse
The students toss their papers in the _________ bin instead of the trash can.
reducing
recycling
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
Renewable energy resources produce less ________ than fossil fuels.
pollution
wind
light
Wind energy is...
Which alternative energy source does this house use?
Natural gas is a __________ energy resource.
Renewable
Non Renewable
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
Renewable
Non Renewable
Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?
They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.
We are depleting fossil fuels much faster than they can form.
Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?
They can never be replaced.
They cannot be easily replaced.
What are fossil fuels?
Solar, Wind, Hydro
Coal, Solar, Natural Gas
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called ...
Renewable resources
Non-renewable resources
Ring of fire is ...
A fire ring of hot lava
A zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity
