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Before the Flood and Pollution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of Elon Musk's solar factory?
a)
The Gigafactory
b)
The Solarfactory
c)
The Carbonfactory
d)
The Sunfactory
2.
India's primary fuel is made from cow dung. This is also known as a biofuel.
a)
False
b)
True
3.
China is investing heavily in renewable energies such as solar and wind power at a greater rate than America.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The reason why China as a nation is making progress towards adapting renewable energies is because their media allows them report on climate change on the news.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Effects of climate change are far reaching and include the flooding of farmers fields in India. How long did it take for a years worth of rainfall to flood the area?
a)
5 hours
b)
5 days
c)
5 minutes
d)
5 weeks
6.

Leonardo DiCaprio stated in his film that "if we're gonna fight climate change effectively,

we have to start by acknowledging that

most of our economy is based on _____________________."

a)

fossil fuels

b)

raising livestock

c)

renewable resources.

d)

rising sea levels

7.

Which food and cometic addative is causing rain forests to be burned in Indonesia, so that it can be grown and sold to companies?

a)

Corn oil

b)

Olive Oil

c)

Palm Oil

d)

Coconut Oil

8.

What does the Clean Air Act regulate and protect the public from?

a)

Wild Life

b)

Bad Air Pollutants

c)

Aquatic Lifeforms

d)

Litter on the streets

9.

What is the source of most air pollution?

a)

burning fossil fuels

b)

volcanic activity

c)

forest fires

d)

wind blowing particulate matter

10.

Since being passed in 1963, the ________ has resulted in a significant reduction in air pollutants.

a)

Clean Water Act

b)

Safe Drinking Water Act

c)

The Frack Act

d)

The Clean Air Act

11.

Chlorofluorocarbons have contributed most to which issue?

a)

climate change

b)

the ozone hole

c)

asthma rates

d)

heat exhaustion

12.

Since being signed in 1986, the ________ has resulted in a significant reduction in CFC use and production.

a)

Clean Water Act

b)

Safe Drinking Water Act

c)

Montreal Protocol

d)

The Clean Air Act

13.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
14.
Approximately what percentage of the water on Earth is freshwater?
a)

75%

b)

Less than 3%

c)
50%
d)
97%
15.
An aquifer is a(n)
a)
well in which water rises because of pressure
b)
underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
c)
type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts
d)
place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock
16.
What is NOT an example of freshwater?
a)
Rivers
b)
Lakes
c)
Oceans
d)
Groundwater
17.
The process that cycles water around Earth and it's atmosphere is called 
a)
The Natural Cycle
b)
The Carbon Cycle
c)
The Water Cycle
18.

The process of removing salt from sea water.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Desalination

c)

Perspiration

19.
An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?
a)
Aquifer
b)
Spring
c)
Well
d)
Reservoir
20.
What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?
a)
Groundwater
b)
Water Table
c)
Precipitation
d)
Snow
21.
What are sources of water pollution?
a)
Precipitation as Acid rain
b)
Runoff water & Groundwater
c)
Industry & Household waste
d)
All of these