Environmental Geography for Year 3: Interactive Quizzes and Learning Resources

Question 1

Which of these is a non-renewable resource?

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Oil

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Air

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Water

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Wood

Question 2

What action does NOT help protect our planet?

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Throwing trash on the ground

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Turning off lights when leaving a room

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Planting trees in the garden

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Recycling paper and plastic

Question 3

What are the things that nature provides us with that we need to stay alive and healthy?

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Air, water, plants, and animals

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Buildings and cars

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Money and clothes

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Books and computers

Question 4

What is a reason why the air can become polluted?

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Driving cars

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Planting trees

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Using renewable energy

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Recycling

Question 5

Imagine you are the mayor of a big city. What three actions could you take to make your city more environmentally friendly and sustainable?

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Create more parks and green spaces, use renewable energy like solar and wind power, and improve public transportation.

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Only allow electric cars in the city and ban all other vehicles.

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Plant trees all over the city, even if it means removing some buildings.

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Make everyone in the city recycle everything, even if it is difficult.

Question 6

What is sustainable agriculture and how does it help the environment and food production?

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Farming that protects the environment and produces enough food for everyone

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Farming that uses lots of chemicals to protect crops

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Farming that only raises animals

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Farming that doesn't use any technology

Question 7

Ecosystem services are the benefits we get from nature. Which of these is NOT an ecosystem service?

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Making clothes

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Clean air

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Providing food

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Reducing flooding

Question 8

How can we all help to protect the environment and make our planet healthier?

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Reduce, reuse, and recycle materials to save resources and cut down on waste.

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Walk, cycle, or take public transportation instead of driving alone to help reduce air pollution.

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Plant trees and protect forests because they clean the air and provide homes for animals.

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It's not our job to protect the environment, so we should leave it to the grown-ups.

Question 9

A family is having a picnic in the park on a sunny day. They want to make sure they don't leave the park messy. What could they do to help protect the environment?

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Bring reusable water bottles and food containers instead of using disposable ones

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Buy food that is made close to home to support the local community and reduce transportation pollution

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Leave their rubbish behind for the park staff to clean up

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Use disposable wipes and tissues and throw them on the ground

Question 10

Which is a better way to protect animals in a forest: building a small, fenced area or keeping them in their natural home and stopping hunting and pollution?

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Keeping animals in their natural forest home is better because it allows them to live freely and find their own food.

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Building a small, fenced area is better because it keeps animals safe from other animals and people.

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Both ideas are equally good because they both protect animals.

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Neither idea is good because animals should not be protected.

Question 11

How can we use technology to protect our environment?

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Use solar panels to make electricity.

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Use computers to find better ways to save energy.

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Use cars that run on petrol instead of electricity.

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Use more plastic bags to reduce waste.

Question 12

Why do we do an environmental impact assessment (EIA) before starting a new building project?

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To protect the environment from harm

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To estimate the project's earnings

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To hire workers for the project

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To obtain government approval for construction

Question 13

What's an easy way you can help protect the environment at home?

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Turn off the lights when you leave a room.

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Leave the TV on standby.

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Use a hair dryer to dry your clothes.

Question 14

Which animal lives in the desert and can survive without drinking water for a long time?

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Camel

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Lion

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Polar Bear

Question 15

Why is it crucial to protect animal habitats?

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To preserve biodiversity.

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To ensure a sufficient food supply.

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To prevent animal-borne diseases.

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To generate tourism revenue.

Question 16

What is the term for the variety of living things on Earth?

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Biodiversity

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Animals

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Plants

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Microbes

Question 17

Which of these is NOT a renewable resource?

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Oil

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Water

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Sunlight

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Trees

Question 18

What is the name of the layer of gases that surrounds our planet?

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Atmosphere

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Ozone layer

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Hydrosphere

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Biosphere

Question 19

Which one is the biggest ecosystem on our planet?

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Ocean

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Rainforest

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Tundra

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Desert

Question 20

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides our planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

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Equator

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Tropic of Cancer

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Prime Meridian

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Arctic Circle

Question 21

What do we call the process by which plants use sunlight to make energy?

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Decomposition

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Fermentation

Question 22

Which item on this list is NOT a natural resource?

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Computer

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Water

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Air

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Gold

Question 23

Which of these actions is most likely to harm the environment?

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Driving a car

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Recycling paper

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Planting trees

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Walking to school

Question 24

Decomposers in a habitat are responsible for which of the following?

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Breaking down waste materials

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Making oxygen

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Eating plants

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Attacking and eating animals

Question 25

Which of these is an example of a renewable resource?

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Sunlight

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Coal

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Petrol

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Natural gas

Question 26

What do we call the green process that helps plants make food by using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Evaporation

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Condensation

Question 27

What do we call an environment where living creatures and the physical world they live in come together?

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Ecosystem

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Habitat

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Environment

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Population

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a threat to the variety of life on our planet?

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Having a party

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Losing the places where wildlife lives

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Pollution

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Changes in our climate

Question 29

What's the name of the area around the Earth where we find the air, water and land we need to live?

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Biosphere

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Lithosphere

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Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a living part of an ecosystem?

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Rocks

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Plants

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Animals

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Bacteria

Question 31

Which of these is a renewable natural resource?

Accepted Answer

Sunlight

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Oil

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Coal

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Minerals

Question 32

What is the word for the different types of plants and animals on Earth?

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Biodiversity

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Climate change

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Erosion

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Deforestation

Question 33

Which of these human actions can cause water pollution?

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Throwing litter

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Planting trees

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Taking the bus

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Recycling

Question 34

What is the name of the air around the Earth?

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Atmosphere

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Ozone layer

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Biosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 35

What is the word for when two or more living things affect each other?

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Symbiosis

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Biodiversity

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Ecosystem

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Natural resource

Question 36

Which of these is NOT a way to help the environment?

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Using plastic bags

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Walking instead of driving

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Saving water

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Recycling

Question 37

What is the variety of different living things in an area called?

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Biodiversity

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Pollution

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Population

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Climate

Question 38

Which of these animals only eats plants?

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Cow

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Lion

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Tiger

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Shark

Question 39

What is the name of the line that divides the Earth into the top half and the bottom half?

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Equator

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Tropic of Cancer

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Arctic Circle

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Prime Meridian

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT part of an ecosystem?

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Manufactured objects

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Living things

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Non-living things

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Interactions between living and non-living things

Question 41

What do we call the variety of living things in an area?

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Biodiversity

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Climate

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Population

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Habitat

Question 42

Which of these is a natural resource that can be replaced naturally?

Accepted Answer

Wind

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Oil

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Coal

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Minerals

Question 43

What process do plants use to make their own food?

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Digestion

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Transpiration

Question 44

What is the name of the layer of air that surrounds our planet?

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Biosphere

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Lithosphere

Question 45

Which gas traps heat in our atmosphere?

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Carbon dioxide

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Oxygen

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Nitrogen

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Helium

Question 46

What in the air can travel far away and harm people, plants, and animals?

Accepted Answer

Air pollution

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Dust particles

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Clean air

Question 47

What activities release harmful substances into the air, making it dirty?

Accepted Answer

Driving cars and operating factories

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Planting trees and creating green spaces

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Cycling and walking instead of driving

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Wasting water and leaving taps running

Question 48

What is the main reason why forests are cut down?

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Logging

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Forest fires

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Acid rain

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Climate change

Question 49

What is the name for all the different living things in a place?

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Biodiversity

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Habitat

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Symbiosis

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Ecology

Question 50

What do we call the layer of gases that surrounds our planet?

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Lithosphere

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Biosphere

Question 51

Which type of rock is made when melted rock cools?

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Fossils

Question 52

How do plants make their own food?

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Decomposition

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Fermentation

Question 53

What does biodiversity mean?

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The variety of life on Earth

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The number of different plants and animals in an area

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The size of a particular species

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The speed at which a species is disappearing

Question 54

What is the name of the process where plants use sunlight to make energy?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Condensation

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Pollination

Question 55

Which of these animals eats only plants?

Accepted Answer

Cow

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Lion

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Shark

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Eagle

Question 56

What is the name of the layer of air that surrounds the Earth?

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Atmosphere

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Ocean

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Surface

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Land

Question 57

In a forest, which one is a living thing?

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Tree

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Rock

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Water

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Soil

Question 58

What is the name for the variety of living things in a certain area?

Accepted Answer

Biodiversity

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Ecosystem

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Habitat

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Climate

Question 59

Which one of these is a resource that can be used again and again?

Accepted Answer

Wind

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Coal

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Oil

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Natural gas

Question 60

What is the name of the layer of gases that surrounds our planet?

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Geosphere

Question 61

What do plants need in order to make their own food?

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Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

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Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and soil

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Water, oxygen, and nutrients

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Sunlight, soil, and nutrients

Question 62

When making choices about protecting the environment, what should be the top priority?

Accepted Answer

What's best for the environment

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Our feelings

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The easiest option

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What makes the most money

Question 63

Natural things that we can use, like water and trees, are called what?

Accepted Answer

Natural resources

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Artificial resources

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Renewable resources

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Non-renewable resources

Question 64

What do we call the variety of living things on Earth?

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Biodiversity

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Ecosystem

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Natural resource

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Pollution