GIHS/ 9.2 UNIT TEST A GREEN TECHNOLOGY QUIZ

What is global warming?

• the melting of ice caps and glaciers

• the increasing heat of Earth's asthenosphere

• the increasing temperature of Earth's atmosphere

• the decrease of oxygen level in the Earth's atmosphere

What is greenhouse effect?

• warm atmosphere around Earth caused by trapped sun's radiation

• absorbs and emits radiant energy from the sun

• increased carbon in the Earth's atmosphere

• increasing Earth's temperature

What does biodiversity mean?

• Only one species in an area.

• The different amount of species in an area

• All abiotic life

• Nitrogen fixation

If global warming continues, which of the following will most likely NOT happen?

• Increased intensity of storms

• Rises in ocean levels

• Loss of biodiversity

• Increase in available resources

Modern lifestyles have led to increased demands for a wide variety of consumable products. The packaging of these products has caused environmental problems associated with

• food web contamination

• urbanization

• ozone depletion

• solid waste disposal

The item that would take the LEAST amount of time to decompose is?

• cut down trees

• newspapers

• cut grass

• paper cups

Which risk is associated with oil drilling?

• It extracts radioactive elements which are health risks for workers.

• It removes land from beneath the surface which can cause sinkhole.

• It can lead to an oil spill in the middle of the ocean.

• It removes soil which increases oil erosion.

Which environmental concern is most associated with burning of fossil fuels?

• global climate change

• ozone layer destruction

• pollution of ocean waters

• decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide

Which of the following is a non-renewable energy?

• Solar

• Hydro

• Biomass

• Coal

5R practice is one of those recommended practices in green technology. What are the elements in the 5R practice?

• Refuse, retreat,reuse, recollect, recovery

• Reuse, reduce, recycle, re-branding, refuse

• Reuse, recycle, recovery. refuse, recollect

• Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, recovery