Environment quiz with vocabulary activity

1: What do you call the area that is inhabited by a particular species?

a) Habitat.
b) Environment.
c) Biosphere.

2: What do you call the processing of used materials and their reuse?
a) Recycling.
b) Reusing.
c) Reprocessing.

3: Which layer protects the Earth from UV rays?
a) Oxygen.
b) Nitrogen.
c) Ozone.

4: The process by which the Earth’s temperature is increasing is called the …
a) biothermal effect.
b) greenhouse effect.
c) temperature effect.

5: Which of the following is biodegradable?
a) Plastic.
b) Paper.
c) Glass.

6: What is the term for the complete disappearance of a species?
a) Termination.
b) Disappearance.
c) Extinction.

7: What do you call renewable safe sources of energy?
a) Alternative energies.
b) Bio-energies.
c) Solar energies.
8: Which of these energy sources is renewable?
a) Coal.
b) Natural gas.
c) Wind.

9: What do you call the rain that contains many chemicals and is harmful?
a) Smog.
b) Acid rain.
c) Monsoon.

10: What do you call a substance that pollutes the air, water or soil?
a) Pollutant.
b) Pesticides.
c) Acid.

11: What is the most used renewable energy source in the world?
a) Hydro energy.
b) Solar energy.
c) Wind energy.

12: Which of these animals is not in danger becoming extinct?
a) Panda bears.
b) Polar bears.
c) Grizzly bears.

13: What type of shopping bag is more eco-friendly?
a) Paper.
b) Plastic.
c) Neither a or b.

14: Global warming will cause an increase of …
a) Heat waves.
b) Hurricanes.
c) Both.

15: Which gas is responsible for global warming?
a) Carbon dioxide.
b) Oxygen.
c) Hydrogen.

16: What are some of the consequences of deforestation?
a) Loss of habitats.
b) Soil erosion.
c) Both, a and b.

17: Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
a) Coal.
b) Wood.
c) Oil.

18: Which of these human activities contributes the most for global warming?
a) Using fossil fuels.
b) Cutting down trees.
c) Riding bicycles.

19: Which of the following can be recycled?
a) Milk cartons.
b) Plastic bottles.
c) Both.

20: Which is the following animals is not yet extinct?
a) Tasmanian tiger.
b) Dodo.
c) Javan rhinoceros.

21: Rainforest land is most often cleared for …
a) factories.
b) farmland.
c) pasture.

VOCABULARY:

1) What's the difference between 'habitat' and 'inhabitants'?

2) Is it correct to say 'a spicie' , 'two spicies'?

3) What does 'UV' rays stand for?

4) What is 'biodegradable'?

5) Can I say I have a 'renewable' closet?

6) What is 'fossil' fuel?

Take your personal notes and leave your name on the comments section. Thank you and have a nice 'scorching' day, teacher Silvia.