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The Environment

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    Environment vocabulary quiz
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  • What is this?
    Rubbish
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  • Who is she? Where is she from and why is she famous?
    She's from Sweden, her name is Greta Thunberg and she is a young environmental activist
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  • What's the cheapest machine that absorbs carbon out of the air and costs very little?
    A tree
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  • According to Greta Thunberg, we need to stop burning ________________ .
    Fossil fuels
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  • Complete the sentence: Tropical forests are being __________ at the rate of 30 football pitches a minute.
    cut down
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  • Which country do you think emitted the largest amount of Carbon Dioxide in the last few years? a) China B) India C) Russia D) USA
    China (27.5% of the global emissions)
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  • What's the name of this famous actor that spoke to the UN about climate change?
    Leonardo DiCaprio
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  • How much has sea level risen in the past 100 years? a. 5 cm b. 10 cm c. 20 cm d. 50 cm
    C) 20 cm.
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  • What do you call rain that contains chemical waste and does damage to plants and animals? a. smog b. seasonal rain c. acid rain d. monsoon rain
    c) Acid Rain
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  • How much has the planet warmed up over the last 100 years? a. 0.75º b. 1.5º c. 3.5º d. 4º
    a. 0.75º (if you think that's nothing to worry about, it has risen between 4 and 7 in the last 5000 years).
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  • What is the action of contaminating the air?
    Polluting / Pollution
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  • What is an endangered animal? Can you give an example of an endangered animal?
    Animals that are at risk or in danger of becoming extinct: Sea turtles, white rhinos, tigers, etc.
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  • Which one of the following sources of energy is not renewable? a) solar b) nuclear c) wind d) bio fuels
    b) nuclear
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  • Can you give an example of a natural resource?
    Sunlight, wind or water
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  • Give an example of a type of rubbish that ends up in the sea
    Plastic bottles, plastic bags, cans, six pack rings
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  • What are the three R's that help us to protect the environment? a) Reduce, Remember, Recycle;  b) Revise, Reduce, Recycle;   c) Reduce, Recycle, Remember; d) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
    d) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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