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Human Influences on the Environment Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a consequence of deforestation?

a)

Global warming

b)

Destruction of foodchains and food webs

c)

Soil erosion

d)

Climate changes

e)

Bioaccumulation

2.

What do greenhouse gases do?

a)

Reflect the sun's energy

b)

Block the sun's infrared radiation

c)

Act as a thermal blanket for the Earth, absorbing heat and warming the surface

d)

They help light up the moon at night

3.

What happens to the light energy from the sun when it hits the Earth's surface?

a)

Some is absorbed

b)

Some is reflected back to space

c)

Some is trapped by greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere

4.

The greenhouse effect is caused by

a)

more heat arriving at the Earth from the sun

b)

the Earth releasing more heat at night

c)

gases in the air trapping heat released by the Earth

5.

The graph shows us that

a)

the earth temperature is always increasing

b)

the earth's temperature has steadily increased since 1900

c)

the earth's temperature has steadily rising since the 1960s

d)

the earth's temperature decreased during the 19th and 20th centuries

6.
 Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Agriculture
c)
Burning fossil fuels
d)
Respiration
7.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water vapour

d)

All of the above

8.
What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?
a)
Temperature goes up
b)
Temperature goes down
9.

Which is NOT caused by acid rain?

a)

damage to statues

b)

dying fish

c)

spread of disease

d)

weakened trees

10.
How is acid rain formed?
a)

Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide react with water in the ocean.

b)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen react with water in the air.

c)

Sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide react with lake water.

d)

Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide react with water in the air.

11.

What are the two types of acid that are in acid rain?

a)

Iron

b)

sulfuric

c)

nitric

d)

sulfur

12.

Fertilizers contain which TWO substances which can lead to eutrophication?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Sulfates

c)

Phosphates

d)

Nitrates

13.

Leaching is...

a)

When acid rain harms plants

b)

When fertilizers are stuck in soil, harming plants

c)

When fertilizers are washed away by rain, ending up in rivers/streams

d)

When fertilizers are taken up into the plant to be used for chemical processes

14.

What are the dangers of algal blooms?

a)

They might take up too much room

b)

They block sunlight for plants under water

c)

They do not harm other organisms

d)

Other organisms eat them and they are toxic

15.

Place the following in the correct order:

1. Bacteria reproduce rapidly and respire

2. Other organisms suffocate due to lack of oxygen

3. Plants and algae die, providing food for bacteria

4. Less oxygen is available for other organisms

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

4,3,2,1

c)

1,4,2,3

d)

3,1,4,2

16.

What substance is used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms

a)

pest

b)

pesticide

c)

productivity

d)

spray

17.

What substance is added to soil to make plants grow better and increase crop yield?

a)

mechanization

b)

livestock

c)

hormone

d)

fertilizer

18.

The use of pesticides can lead to...

(More than one correct answer)

a)

Bioaccumulation

b)

Global warming

c)

Pests becoming resistant to pesticides

d)

Eutrophication

19.

Fish farming is an alternative to which environmental issue?

a)

Global warming

b)

Overfishing

c)

Bioaccumulation

d)

Deforestation

20.

True or False: Fish farmers should limit the activity of fish to increase crop yield.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What causes eutrophication on/around fish farms?

(More than one correct answer)

a)

Increased oxygen content of the water

b)

Use of pesticides

c)

Fish faeces

d)

Decomposition of food pellets

22.

Which is the best definition of pollution?

a)

Anything that causes global warming

b)

Contamination of the environment by harmful substances produced by human activity

c)

Contamination of the water by farms and factories

d)

Negative affects on the environment by humans

23.

Which of the following can be used to control pests on a farm?

(More than one correct answer)

a)

Monocultures

b)

Pesticides

c)

Biological control

d)

Deforestation