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Environmental awerness

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does endangered mean?
a)
gone forever
b)
very few of its kind left
c)
find a new home
d)
break down of dead plants
2.
Three major fossil fuels are coal, oil, and
a)
wood
b)
natural gas
c)
uranium
d)
electricity
3.
Which sources of energy are NOT considered renewable
a)
geothermal (heat)
b)
hydroelectric  (water)
c)
coal
d)
wind
4.
In the last few centuries, the number of species  becoming extinct on Earth has
a)
decreased dramatically
b)
decreased slightly
c)
increased slightly
d)
increased dramatically
5.
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel
a)
firewood
b)
natural gas
c)
petrolium oil
d)
coal
6.
What are renewable energy sources?
a)
Energy sources that are newly found.
b)
Energy sources that are used over again.
c)
Energy sources that are scarce.
d)
Energy sources that are naturally replaced.
7.
The major source  of carbon dioxide emissions by humans is
a)
respiration
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
chopping down trees
d)
eating food
8.

THE WORD ELIMINATE MEANS ...

a)

MENYINGKIRKAN

b)

TO GET RID OF

c)

GET AWAY

d)

ESCAPE

9.

The word "disposal" means ...

a)

disolve

b)

membuang

c)

the act of getting rid of something

d)

to use

10.

Find the synonym of the word hazardous

a)

safe

b)

useful

c)

berbahaya

d)

dangerous

11.

The word rapidly has similar meaning with ...

a)

fast

b)

dengan cepat

c)

speed

d)

rid

12.

The word poverty means ...

a)

property

b)

rich

c)

kemiskinan

d)

extremely poor

13.
What does endangered mean?
a)
gone forever
b)
very few of its kind left
c)
find a new home
d)
break down of dead plants
14.
Smog is what kinds of pollution?
a)
recycle
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
air pollution
15.
Where is pollution found on Earth?
a)
in water and land
b)
only in air
c)
in air, land and water
d)
in air and water
16.
What type of pollution is caused by a bus, car or truck?
a)
air pollution
b)
land pollution
c)
water pollution
d)
garbage pollution
17.
What is one way trash and litter hurt wildlife?
a)
trash blows on their homes and make it messy
b)
animals can't smell the other animals they are looking for
c)
animals try to eat plastic and choke on them
d)
animals don't like to clean up the trash
18.
Which one can NOT be recycled?
a)
batteries
b)
Ms. Garris' favorite book
c)
plastic bottles
d)
coke cans
19.
How can one person help conserve energy?
a)
ride a bike to the store
b)
use an elevator instead of using the stairs
c)
leave the water on while you brush your teeth and use hot water
d)
drive a big car with no passengers
20.
Choose the option which a truly environmentally friendly person does.
What's the last thing you do before you leave the house?
a)
Turn off my computer... that's about it.
b)
Check to make sure I have my cell and iPod.
c)
Turn off all the lights in the house.
d)
Turn on the TV so it looks like someone's home, just in case a thief tries to break in!
21.
Choose the option which a truly environmentally friendly person does.
What do you use to carry your groceries?
a)
Paper bags
b)
Plastic bag
c)
Paper or plastic that I recycle after
d)
Re-usable canvas bags
22.
What is a landfill?
a)
Where garbage gets dumped
b)
air pollution
c)
soil pollution
d)
litter
23.

Do you ...........plastic bags at home?

a)

pollute

b)

recycle

c)

throw away

24.

What do people in your country do ............the environment?

a)

recycle

b)

damage

c)

save

d)

waste

25.

Cutting of trees in a forest is callled

a)

Reforestation

b)

Deforestation

c)

tree fall

d)

None of them

26.

Which gas is mainly responsible for the green house effect?

a)

H2

b)

O2

c)

CO2

d)

Water Vapours

27.

Which of the following is not a renewable source of energy?

a)

Sun energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

All are renewable sources

28.

Which of the following is biodegradable?

a)

Plastic

b)

Paper

c)

Glass

d)

None of them are biodegradable

29.

Global warming will cause an increase of......

a)

Heat Waves

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Floods

d)

All of them are true

30.

You can ........... plastic bags again and again until they get holes in them.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Resume

d)

Rewaste

31.

Energy efficient vehicles and appliances use.......

a)

less energy

b)

more energy

c)

much energy

d)

no energy

32.

The major part of our rubbish is taken to...................

a)

landfills

b)

fuel lands

c)

wastelands

d)

rubbish fields

33.

Gases that stop heat from escaping into space are called _______ gases.

a)

green

b)

zero-emission

c)

greenhouse

d)

greenfield

34.

The place in which a plant, animal, bird or fish normally lives is its ........

a)

food chain

b)

habitat

c)

eco-community

d)

eco-friendly

35.

The permanent clearance of a forest, usually rapidly by cutting or burning over a large area.

a)

devastation

b)

destruction

c)

depletion

d)

deforestation

36.

The opposite of flood is called

a)

draught

b)

starvation

c)

shortage

d)

pollution

37.

What can you see in the picture?

a)

recycling

b)

conservation

c)

dam

d)

damp

38.

Many sea species are now in danger of...

a)

carbon footprint

b)

melting

c)

extinction

d)

carbon dioxide

39.

What does this icon refer to?

a)

biodegradable

b)

disposable

c)

climate change

d)

recycling

40.

The Earth's temperature rises due to...

a)

natural disasters

b)

melting ice caps

c)

greenhouse effect

d)

mudslides

41.

What type of energy can be seen?

a)

sustainable

b)

fossil fuel

c)

methane gas

d)

greenhouse effect

42.

What type of waste do you collect in blue bins?

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

glass

d)

metal

43.

You use corn stalks, wheat, pine cones to generate energy.

a)

It's biomass.

b)

It's hydropower.

c)

It's geothermal energy.

d)

It's solar energy.

44.

Light pollution...

a)

can be recycled

b)

distracts birds and other animals

c)

is not a real problem

d)

doesn't have any effects on humans

45.

Biodegradable means...

a)

harmful for the environment

b)

made of plastic

c)

capable of being decomposed

d)

unable of being decomposed

46.

Exhaust fumes

a)

cause air pollution

b)

absolutely harmless

c)

produced by hybrid cars

d)

can make tornados

47.

..... is a huge problem in developing countries

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

habitat

c)

technology

d)

famine

48.

The task of the ozone layer is

a)

to trap heat

b)

to destroy the Death Star

c)

to keep the atmosphere clean

d)

to protect the Earth from the harmful rays of the Sun

49.

Poachers

a)

collect rubbish

b)

hunt animals

c)

environment activist

d)

save endangered species