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WorksheetsEES_Chp1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
“Environner” means:
Atmosphere
Earth and sun
To encircle or surround
Earth and energy
The main outcome of the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio Earth Summit) was:
Agenda 21 (blueprint for sustainable development)
Global environmental law
Our Common Future report
Amazon conservation awareness
Earth Day is celebrated on:
January 22
February 22
March 22
April 22
Three Mile Island accident occurred on:
March 11, 1979
March 28, 1979
May 4, 2011
July 5, 1964
Environmental studies mainly aim at:
Industrial growth
Resource exploitation
Sustainable development
Urbanization
ISO certification for eco-friendly products:
ISO 12000
ISO 13000
ISO 14000
ISO 15000
OECD stands for:
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Organization of Environmental Cooperation
Office of Economic Control
None of the above
Tree-ring dating method is called:
Dendrochronology
Ecology
Ecosystem
Epistology
CFCs cause depletion of:
Ozone layer
Methane layer
SO₂ layer
Carbon layer
The natural world uses resources efficiently while humans tend to waste resources more.
True
False
An environmentalist using an ecosystem approach considers:
Human activities
Interaction between organisms
Geography
All of the above
None of the above
Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro) was held in:
1892
1992
2012
2011
Objects washed and used again represent:
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Recover
Biodegradable means:
Breaks down completely in nature
Harmful to environment
Only compostable
Can be eaten by birds
Radiation from Chernobyl is expected to be the major cause of death.
True
False
Fukushima cooling systems failed because:
Poor design
Pipes destroyed
Operator error
All power sources were lost
Acid rain effect on soil can be reduced by adding:
Hydrochloric acid
Limestone
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Which is also a greenhouse gas?
Sulfur dioxide
Methane
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Taj Mahal is affected by:
Soil pollution
Water pollution
Air pollution
Fog
Which is an example of reducing?
Using less water while brushing teeth
Using recycled plastic bags
Recycling newspapers
All of the above
Most recycling focuses on 4 major categories of products. Which one of these is not one of them?
Chemicals
Paper
Plastic
Glass
How can acid rain be prevented?
By increasing the emission of SO₂ and NO₂
By decreasing the emission of SO₂ and NO₂
By increasing the emission of HCl and phosphorus
By decreasing the emission of HCl and phosphorus
Which of the following items cannot be recycled
Food items
Plastic
Paper
Batteries
Van mahotsav is an annual tree planting festival in India celebrated on
2nd june
1st January
1st December
15th September
ODS stands for:
Ozone-Depleting Substances
Organic Distribution System
Oxygen Density Scale
Oceanic Data Service
