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Explore the Environment

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस कब मनाया जाता है

a)

५जून

b)

६जून

2.

What are the main components of an ecosystem?

a)

Water and soil types

b)

Photosynthesis and respiration

c)

Producers and consumers

d)

Biotic and abiotic components.

3.

Name three natural resources and their importance.

a)

Soil: important for urban development

b)

1. Water: essential for life and agriculture; 2. Forests: provide timber and habitat; 3. Minerals: crucial for manufacturing and technology.

c)

Air: used for breathing and combustion

d)

Sunlight: necessary for artificial lighting

4.

What are the causes and effects of air pollution?

a)

Improved air quality from tree planting

b)

Reduction in greenhouse gases

c)

Increased use of public transportation

d)

Causes of air pollution include vehicle emissions, industrial discharges, and burning fossil fuels; effects include respiratory diseases, environmental degradation, and climate change.

5.

Why is forest conservation important for the environment?

a)

Forest conservation is only important for wildlife preservation.

b)

Forest conservation has no impact on air quality.

c)

Forest conservation is primarily for recreational purposes.

d)

Forest conservation is important for maintaining biodiversity, regulating climate, protecting watersheds, and mitigating climate change.

6.

How can we help air pollution?

a)

By burning trash

b)

Spraying chemicals into the air

c)

Driving cars everywhere

d)

Walking or riding your bike instead of driving

7.

Land, water, air etc. comprise the _________ of the environment.

a)

natural and non-living component

b)

human component

c)

man-made component

d)

artificial component

8.

Which of the following organelles do both plant and animal cells have?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Lysosome

d)

Ribosomes

9.

Which of the following is a source of air pollution?

a)

Difficulty in breathing

b)

Factories

c)

Eye irritation

d)

Drinking water

10.

When is World Environment Day is celebrated?

a)

5 February

b)

5 August

c)

5 June

d)

5 may

11.

In the 1800s rabbits were introduced for the first time into Australia. Here they had no natural predators and a plentiful food supply. What happened several years after the rabbit was introduced into Australia?

a)

The rabbits began to overpopulate greatly.

b)

Populations of animals competing with rabbits grew.

c)

The rabbit population declined sharply.

d)

New rabbit predators evolved.

12.

The design of air conditioners and aerosol cans has been changed in the last few years in an attempt to reverse which ecological problem?

a)

deforestation

b)

freshwater pollution

c)

hole in the ozone layer

d)

acid rain

13.

An increase in which gas if primarily responsible for increased global warming?

a)

water vapor

b)

nitric oxides

c)

methane

d)

carbon dioxide

14.

Which of the following results when nitrogen and sulfur-containing compounds mix with water in thee atmosphere?

a)

ozone depletion

b)

acid rain

c)

global warming

d)

thermal pollution

15.

The thin layer of air that surrounds the earth is ________

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hemisphere

16.

Land, water, air etc. comprise the _________ of the environment.

a)

natural and non-living component

b)

human component

c)

man-made component

d)

artificial component

17.

"Spans a small geographic area such as a home, school, office building, or campus"


Which of the following describe the above statement?

a)

LAN

b)

MAN

c)

WAN

d)

PAN