Climate Change
Climate change affects what valuable resources for wildlife?
1. Habitat
2. Fresh water
3. Food supply
4. All of the above
4. All of the above
On average, each person throws away five pounds of garbage every day in the US! What else weighs five pounds on average?
1. A kid's full backpack
2. A cup of water
3. A basketball
4. A bicycle
1. A kid's full backpack
There is a large volume of traffic emitting exhaust ______ into the atmosphere.
1. steam
2. clouds
3. fumes
4. spills
3. fumes
Forests are home to _____% of the world’s biodiversity on land.
1. 20%
2. 40%
3. 60%
4. 80%
4. 80%
One of the home uses of water is sanitation.
1. True
2. False
1. True
There are species that have already gone extinct because of climate change.
1. True
2. False
1. True
What is a landfill?
1. A place where garbage is piled up and buried with dirt
2. Houses and stores built to fill empty land
3. Any pile of dirt and rocks
4. An island built by people
1. A place where garbage is piled up and buried with dirt
Which word means ‘able to break down into very small parts that are not harmful to the environment’?
1. spill
2. biodegradable
3. renewable
4. extinction
2. biodegradable
A whole quarter of life is found __________. This includes bacteria, fungi, tardigrades, ants, termites, and many more.
1. In the ocean
2. In soil
3. In the air
4. In ice
2. In soil
What is the name of water treatment stage during in which harmful microbes are removed?
chlorination
When an organism is “vulnerable” to the effects of climate change, that means it can
1. Potentially be harmed
2. Thrive
3. Adapt
4. Not go extinct
1. Potentially be harmed
What does "recycle" mean?
1. Giving your old toys to other kids
2. Riding your bicycle every day
3. Throwing trash into a garbage bin instead of on the ground
4. Turning old stuff like plastic bottles into something new
4. Turning old stuff like plastic bottles into something new
Solar power is just one example of ______ energy.
1. renewable
2. renewed
3. renewal
4. renew
1. renewable
About 90% of the animals and plants that live in the ocean are found where?
1. Deep sea far from the coast
2. Shallow seas close to the coast
3. Coral reefs
4. Deep sea vents
2. Shallow seas close to the coast
What is the colour change when water is added to anhydrous cobalt (II) chloride?
1. blue to pink
2. blue to white
3. pink to blue
4. white to blue
1. blue to pink
Which of the traits below would make a species more vulnerable to changes in climate?
1. A large population size
2. Can survive in a variety of habitats
3. Has a low reproductive rate
4. Can tolerate a wide range of temperatures
3. Has a low reproductive rate
What do the 3 Rs stand for?
1. Reuse, Recycle, Roll Up
2. Reduce, Return, Recycle
3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
4. Recycle, Reset, Return
3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
The ______ is a thin part of the Earth's atmosphere which absorbs harmful light.
1. global warming
2. ozone layer
3. climate change
4. air pollution
2. ozone layer
Rain forests are the most biologically diverse and complex forests on earth.
1. True
2. False
1. True
Select the substances found in natural water. (Select all)
1. dissolved oxygen
2. metallic compounds
3. nitrates & phosphates
4. sewage & plastics
1. dissolved oxygen
2. metallic compounds
3. nitrates & phosphates
4. sewage & plastics
As rainfall patterns change, elephants have _______ reliable water sources and ______ competition with humans for water.
1. less; less
2. less; more
3. more; less
4. more; more
2. less; more
What could happen if you put other items in a recycling bin? (Select all that apply.)
1. The recycling machines could break
2. Everything could go to a landfill instead of being recycled
3. Someone at the recycling plant could get hurt
1. The recycling machines could break
2. Everything could go to a landfill instead of being recycled
3. Someone at the recycling plant could get hurt
People dumping rubbish in our seas leads to more ______.
1. biodegradable packaging
2. oil spills
3. ocean plastic
4. air pollution
3. ocean plastic
What is the largest animal on Earth?
1. African elephant
2. Saltwater crocodile
3. Blue whale
4. Chinese giant salamander
3. Blue whale
Which of the following metals in natural water is harmful? (Select all)
1. lead
2. mercury
3. calcium
4. sodium
1. lead
2. mercury
3. calcium
4. sodium