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WorksheetsRainforest and Deforestation Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 14mins
What does it mean to exploit natural resources?
To conserve them
To use them wisely
To use them excessively
To ignore them
What is a potential consequence of cutting down trees?
Flooding
More oxygen
Less carbon dioxide
Cooler temperatures
What is a common consequence of drought?
Increased crop yield
Soil erosion
Abundant water supply
Improved plant growth
What is a common cause of wildfires in rainforests?
Lightning strikes
Human activities
Volcanic eruptions
Earthquakes
What is removed from the soil by too much rain and no trees to protect the ground?
Water
Nutrients
Rocks
Sand
loss of habitat
increased green house gasses
soil erosion and flooding
all of the above
What is a carbon sink?
Something that adds to the atmosphere.
Something that removes carbon from the atmosphere.
Something that adds carbon to the earth's crust.
Something that removes carbon from the earth's crust.
Deforestation can also be caused by natural factors such as lighting , which can start forest fires & destroy trees and wild life
True
False
10. How does deforestation decrease the amount of rainfall in an area?
Without the trees, rain can’t bounce off the leaves and get back to the clouds.
Without trees, transportation won't occur: meaning not enough water evaporates back into the atmosphere.
It doesn’t decrease the amount of rainfall.
