1. The environment CDO Spoor 5 – Mechelen VOETEN: C7 – C8 – LPD 24 – LPD 25 CVDA 2013-2014

2. The environment Answer: c What is the term used to describe a substance that can be broken down and eaten up by microorganisms like bacteria? a. Compound b. Environment friendly c. Biodegradable d.Recycled CompoundEnvironment friendlyBiodegradableRecycled

3. The environment Answer: a Most of the pure, drinkable water of the earth is in form of A.Icebergs B.Vapor and Clouds C.Spring and River water D.Water in the Oceans

4. The environment Answer: d What is the boiling point of water? a. 0 o C b. 32 o C c. 50 o C d. 100 o C

5. The environment Answer: d The earth rotates from a.East to West b. South to North c. North to South d. West to East

6. The environment Answer: a What is the natural environment of a living organism called? a. Habitat b. Surroundings c. Environment d. BiosphereHabitatSurroundingsEnvironmentBiosphere

7. The environment Answer: a Natural hot water springs occurring in New Zealand, Italy and Iceland are known as a.Geysers b.Hot Bubbles c.Old Faithfuls d.Fountains

8. The environment What do you call the rain that contains chemical waste and causes damage to plants and animals? a. Smog b. Acid rain c. Monsoon rain d. Seasonal rainSmogAcid rainMonsoon rainSeasonal rain Answer: b

9. The environment Answer: a Recycling just one aluminium can saves enough energy to run a television for how long? A. 3 hours B. 6 hours C. 9 hours D. 12 hours

10. The environment Answer: d Which of the following is NOT used to generate electricity in the UK? A.Human waste B. Solar power C. Hydropower D. Perfume

11. The environment Answer: c Solar Energy is a a.Polluting Source of Energy b.Non Renewable Source of Energy c.Renewable Source of Energy d.Very limited source of energy

12. The environment Answer: a Gasoline is a non-renewable source of energy. a.True b.False

13. The environment Answer: a Water that is suitable for drinking is known as A.Potable Water B.Chlorinated Water C.Distilled Water D.Natural Water

14. The environment Answer: a What is the melting point of ice? a. 0 o C b. 12 o C c. 32 o C d. 100 o C

15. The environment Answer: a Water at room temperature is a A.Liquid B.Solid C.Gas D.Plasma

16. The environment Answer: a What can you do with your old clothes? A Take them to the recycling centre so they can be reused for children in need. B Throw them in the litter bin. C Take them back to the shop where you bought them and ask the sales staff to dispose of them for you.

17. The environment Answer: d When we breathe which of the following gases do we use? a.Hydrogen b.Carbon Dioxide c.Helium d.Oxygen

18. The environment Answer: b Name the phenomenon because of which the earth’s atmospheric temperature is increasing causing widespread environmental changes? a.Seebeck effect b.Greenhouse effect c.Geothermal effect d.Biothermal effectSeebeck effectGreenhouse effectGeothermal effectBiothermal effect

19. The environment Answer: b Which natural resource is not an ingredient in manufacturing glass bottles? A. Sand B. Dirt C. Soda Ash D. Limestone

20. The environment Answer: c How many years does it take a single aluminium can to decompose? A. 20 – 40 years B. 60 – 80 years C. 80 – 100 years D. 100 – 120 years

21. The environment Answer: b Most of the oil that we use is imported into our country from other nations. The oil is carried in huge sea going tankers. Sometimes these tankers get damaged and the oil leaks into the oceans and seas. What is such an accidental discharge of oil into water bodies called? a. Water pollution b. Oil spill c. Oil leak d. Tanker leakWater pollutionOil spillOil leakTanker leak

22. The environment Answer: b What should you do with old batteries? A Just throw them in the litter bin. B Throw them in a special container that is for old batteries. C Throw them anywhere outside, where no one can see them.

23. The environment Answer: b If you recycle a ton of paper, how many trees are you saving? A. 12 trees B. 17 trees C. 23 trees D. 28 trees

24. The environment Answer: c What does the greenhouse effect do? A Makes plants green. B Makes people want to build greenhouses. C Produces extreme weather conditions, like storms and hot weather.

25. The environment Answer: b Why are beluga whales dying in the St Lawrence river in Canada? A Because they're getting eaten by polar bears. B Because they are being harmed by chemicals that pollute the river. C Because they swim into rocks.

26. The environment Answer: b How can you use less water? A There's no shortage of water where I live, I can use as much as I like. B By taking a shower rather than a bath. C By taking ice cubes out of the fridge and melting them.

27. The environment Answer: b You are sent to the store to buy salad. What do you look for? A The salad with the most colourful wrapping. B Salad that is grown as far away as possible from my own country. C Salad that is grown in (or as close as possible to) my own country.

28. The environment Answer: a What is the best thing to do with the litter? A Take it to recycling centres where different things (plastic, paper, glass) go into different containers. B Get rid of it as fast as possible, because otherwise it smells bad. C Throw it off a cliff far away from town.

29. The environment Answer: c What is a substance that dirties the air, water or ground – thereby harming the living organisms called? a.Pesticides b.Non-biodegradable c.Pollutant d.Environmental friendlyPesticidesNon-biodegradablePollutantEnvironmental friendly

30. The environment Answer: a How can the energy that we use at home be produced? A Through nuclear power stations or wind- and hydro-electric power stations. B Through turning on the lights in a room C It don’t have to be produced, it just comes through the wall in houses.

31. The environment Answer: c How should you use soap and detergents? A Moderately, because otherwise mum and dad get mad! B As much as I want! C As little as possible, because soap and detergents can harm animals in the lakes and the sea.

32. The environment Answer: b Have you heard that the ultraviolet radiations from the sun may cause skin cancer? Can you tell me which layer of the earth’s atmosphere protects the earth from these dangerous ultraviolet radiations of the sun? a.Stratosphere b.Ozonosphere c.Ionosphere d.TroposphereStratosphereOzonosphereIonosphereTroposphere

33. The environment Answer: c What country consumes the most energy in the world? a.Russia b.China c.the United States d.Canada

34. The environment Answer: c What happens with all the litter that we throw away? A It is sent up in a space ship and taken to Mars. B It is put in a container and then it just vanishes. C The litter is driven to a place where it is burned or buried deep down in the soil.

35. The environment Answer: b What is the best thing to do with old newspapers? A Read them and then throw them in the litter bin. B Do something fun with them, like make paper boats, or throw them in the bin for paper recycling. C Nothing, paper is really boring.

36. The environment What is the term used for the pollution and damage caused by release of heated water into rivers and lakes that can harm animal and plant life? a.Thermal pollution b.Geothermal pollution c.Biothermal pollution d.Isothermal pollutionThermal pollutionGeothermal pollutionBiothermal pollutionIsothermal pollution Answer: a

37. The environment Answer: a When recycling glass it is common to sort bottles by colour, but which colour is NOT common for sorting? A. Blue B. Clear C. Green D. Brown

38. The environment Answer: c Recycling just two glass bottles saves enough energy to boil water for how many cups of tea? A. 1 cup of tea B. 3 cups of tea C. 5 cups of tea D. 7 cups of tea

39. The environment Answer: a What is the most common type of trash thrown away by Americans? a.Paper products and cardboard b.Metals c.Glass d.Plastics

40. The environment Answer: d Which action does NOT save energy in your home? A. Turning all appliances to stand-by when not in use B. Turning off and unplugging all appliances when not in use C. Turning off all lights when not in the room D. Leaving lights on in only the rooms you are moving between

41. The environment Answer: a Most of the energy used on Earth today originally came from which source? A. The sun. B. Oceans. C. Soil. D. Air.

42. The environment Answer: d If all of the wind around the UK coasts could be harnessed for energy, how much of our energy needs could be met by this source alone. A. None of our energy needs B. All of our energy needs C. Double our energy needs D. Three times our energy needs

43. The environment Answer: b What country produces the most energy in the world? a.Iraq b.China c.the United States d.Russia

44. The environment Answer: a What is the process of collecting, processing and reusing waste materials called? a. Recycling b. Reworking c. Reusing d. ReprocessingRecyclingReworkingReusingReprocessing

45. The environment Answer: b What is the leading source of energy in the United States? a.Coal b.Oil c.Nuclear power d.Natural gas

46. The environment Answer: a Which of the following sources of energy is NOT renewable? a.Petroleum b.Hydropower c.Biomass d.Solar power

47. The environment Answer: d How much of the world's water is available for human use? a.97% b.23% c.3% d.Less than 1%

48. The environment Answer: b According to the World Health Organization, what is the most polluted city in the world? a.Los Angeles, California b.Mexico City, Mexico c.New Dehli, India d.Shanghai, China

49. The environment Answer: c What is the most common type of debris that litters our oceans? a.Bags b.Plastic beverage bottles c.Cigarettes d.Food packaging