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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Vocabulary-Human Impact
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the process by which radiation from a planet’s atmosphere warms the planet’s surface to a temperature above it would be?
Greenhouse effect
Photosynthesis
Evaporation
Condensation
What do you call a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range?
Greenhouse gases
Noble gases
Inert gases
Halogen gases
What is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged on earth?
Carbon cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Water cycle
Phosphorus cycle
What is the process used by plants to convert light energy into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Transpiration
Fermentation
What is the process to breathe out carbon dioxide called?
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Transpiration
Fermentation
What is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses called?
Deforestation
Afforestation
Reforestation
Desertification
What are microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or freshwater called?
Plankton
Coral
Algae
Barnacles
What term describes significant changes to the chemistry of the ocean?
Ocean acidification
Eutrophication
Thermal expansion
Salinity increase
What are large underwater structures composed of the skeletons of coral, which are marine invertebrates animals, called?
Coral reefs
Sand dunes
Icebergs
Mangroves
What is the proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface called?
Albedo
Absorption
Transmittance
Refraction
What do you call urban areas or metropolitan areas that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities?
Heat island
Cold front
Rain shadow
Thermal sink
What is the roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation called?
Green roof
Slate roof
Shingle roof
Metal roof
What term is used for pollution related to humans?
Anthropogenic
Geogenic
Biogenic
Photogenic
What does it mean to make less severe?
Mitigate
Exacerbate
Ignore
Complicate
What is a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed from the geological past of living organisms called?
Fossil fuels
Renewable energy
Biomass
Nuclear fuel
What is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions, called?
Acid rain
Normal rain
Distilled rain
Mineral rain
