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Environmental Science Vocabulary-Human Impact

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the process by which radiation from a planet’s atmosphere warms the planet’s surface to a temperature above it would be?

a)

Greenhouse effect

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

2.

What do you call a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range?

a)

Greenhouse gases

b)

Noble gases

c)

Inert gases

d)

Halogen gases

3.

What is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged on earth?

a)

Carbon cycle

b)

Nitrogen cycle

c)

Water cycle

d)

Phosphorus cycle

4.

What is the process used by plants to convert light energy into chemical energy?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Transpiration

d)

Fermentation

5.

What is the process to breathe out carbon dioxide called?

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Transpiration

d)

Fermentation

6.

What is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses called?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Afforestation

c)

Reforestation

d)

Desertification

7.

What are microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or freshwater called?

a)

Plankton

b)

Coral

c)

Algae

d)

Barnacles

8.

What term describes significant changes to the chemistry of the ocean?

a)

Ocean acidification

b)

Eutrophication

c)

Thermal expansion

d)

Salinity increase

9.

What are large underwater structures composed of the skeletons of coral, which are marine invertebrates animals, called?

a)

Coral reefs

b)

Sand dunes

c)

Icebergs

d)

Mangroves

10.

What is the proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface called?

a)

Albedo

b)

Absorption

c)

Transmittance

d)

Refraction

11.

What do you call urban areas or metropolitan areas that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities?

a)

Heat island

b)

Cold front

c)

Rain shadow

d)

Thermal sink

12.

What is the roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation called?

a)

Green roof

b)

Slate roof

c)

Shingle roof

d)

Metal roof

13.

What term is used for pollution related to humans?

a)

Anthropogenic

b)

Geogenic

c)

Biogenic

d)

Photogenic

14.

What does it mean to make less severe?

a)

Mitigate

b)

Exacerbate

c)

Ignore

d)

Complicate

15.

What is a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed from the geological past of living organisms called?

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Renewable energy

c)

Biomass

d)

Nuclear fuel

16.

What is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions, called?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Normal rain

c)

Distilled rain

d)

Mineral rain