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WorksheetsThe Environment & Climate
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is an environment?
everything that is around us, which includes both living and nonliving things
Only Non-living things in our surrounding
Only living things in our surrounding
Oxides of sulphur and nitrogen are emitted into the atmosphere by combustion of fossil fuels.
What are the TWO main types of ecosystems?
(a)
What is an ecosystem?
Animals and plants in the environment
everything that is around us, which includes both living and nonliving things such as soil, water, animals and plants, which adapt themselves to their surroundings.
consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact.
Oxides of sulphur and nitrogen are emitted into the atmosphere by combustion of fossil fuels
What is natural ecosystem?
(a)
What is Artificial ecosystem?
consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact.
It includes all living organisms such as animals, birds, forests, insects, reptiles and microorganisms like algae, bacteria, fungus, viruses,
It includes all non-living components such as air, cloud, dust, land, mountains, rivers, temperature, humidity, water, water vapour, sand, etc.
is an artificial environment which is created and maintained by man.
What are the differences between Biotic environment and Abiotic environment?
Biotic environment–It includes all non-living organisms and Abiotic environment– It includes all living components
Biotic environment–It includes all living organisms and Abiotic environment– It includes all non-living components
Biotic environment–Is natural and Abiotic environment– It is artificial
There are no differences
Examples of Biotic environment are :
Acid rain
air, cloud, dust, land,
Air pollution
birds, forests, insects, reptiles
Why is the environment important?
(a)
There are different types of human activities which are directly attributed to the environmental disasters including
Overpopulation
Deforestation
Depletion of ozone layer
Human activities don't impact the environment
How does Human activities affect the environment?
Increase population: Since more population means more land and more land means more destruction
The answer is not there
Ozone Depletion: One of the major problems caused by air pollution is the depletion of the Ozone layer which has given rise to global warming.
Recycling
How can we help to conserve and preserve our environment?
Governments have also set aside land as national parks.
Industries can limit the amount of pollution they create
Governments can make laws that help to keep the air and water clean.
We can use our cars everyday
What is climate change ?
the conditions outside right now in a specific place
a change in the average conditions — such as temperature and rainfall — in a region over a long period of time.
the long-term heating of Earth's surface observed due to human activities
None of these
What is weather?
the long-term heating of Earth's surface
the average long-term changes over the entire Earth
is more than just one or two rainy days
the conditions outside right now in a specific place. For example, if you see that it’s raining outside right now
Weather and Climate are the same ..........
True
False
