Fill in the Blanks Quiz
1. It is a disaster involving elements of the ground, including rocks, parts of houses and anything else which may happen to be swept up. It can be caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruptions, or general instability in the surrounding land. .
2. It is a geophysical hazard involving a slide of a large snow or rock mass down a mountainside, caused when a building of material is released down a slope, it is one of the major dangers faced in the mountains in winter. .
3. It is an extended period of months or years when a region suffers a severe deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average rainfall. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region.
4.These are uncontrolled fires burning in wildland areas. Common causes include lightning, human carelessness, arson, volcano eruption, and pyroclastic cloud from active volcano.
5.It is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge. It is usually due to the volume of water within a body of water such as a river or lake, exceeding the total capacity of the body, and as a result some of the water flows or sits outside of the normal perimeter of the body. It can also occur in rivers, when the strength of the river is so high it flows right out of the river channel, usually at corners or meanders .
6. It is a series of waves created when a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. Earthquake, mass movements above or below water, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions, landslides, large meteorite impacts comet impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate it.
7. It is the point in which a volcano is active and releases lava and poisonous gases into the air. Some eruptions form pyroclastic flows, which are high-temperature clouds of ash and steam that can travel down mountainsides at very high speed.
8. They are violent, rotating columns of air which can blow at speeds between 50 and 300 mph, and possibly higher.
9. It is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. They are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph.
Environmentalists Quiz
10. He (1838-1914) was born in Scotland and immigrated to Wisconsin as a young boy. His tireless efforts led to the creation of Yosemite National Park and millions of other conservation areas.
11. She (1907-1964) is regarded by many as the founder of the modern environmental movement. Her famous work was Silent Spring.
12. She lived for almost two years in the branches of an ancient redwood tree named Luna to save it from being cut down.
13. He was a famed big-game hunter and also one of the most active champions of wilderness preservation in history.
14. She founded the Green Belt Movement in Africa and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
They are Champions Quiz
15. He was a great one day cricket player of India. During ICC World Cup 2011 he was suffering from cancer. But despite his disease, he played well and helped India to win the World Cup Trophy. He was the Man of the Tournament.
16. He was one of the world’s greatest composers. He continued to compose music even after he became totally deaf in 1817.
17. He was one of the greatest writers of English. Being a blind person he wrote the Paradise Lost, an epic poem in English language.
18. She was a famed author and lecturer despite being blind and deaf.
19. British television reporter, was paralysed in 2004 from a gun attack while in Saudi Arabia. He later resumed work with BBC.
Environmental Terms Quiz
20. It is the variety of life: the different plants, animals and micro-organisms, and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
21. An organic product that is suitable for use as a soil conditioner and can improve soil structure, water retention, aeration, erosion control and other soil properties.
22. It is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all the non-living physical factors of the environment.
23. A natural system of trapping the Earth’s heat. Solar rays penetrate the atmosphere to reach the Earth’s surface and are then re-radiated by this surface.
24. A material that cannot be replenished or regrown within a reasonable time frame, such as fossil fuels.
25. Reduction, within controlled conditions, of the initial pollutant potential of waste and/or waste volumes before landfill.
26. Direct re-introduction of a waste type into the production cycle from which it originates as a total or partial replacement for a new material.
27. Physical or chemical procedure which provides waste with the necessary characteristics needed to allow it to be used as a replacement for a new raw material.
28. Converting waste into valuable resources such as fuel or fertiliser. Use of waste for a similar or different purpose from that for which the material was originally intended.
Be A Good Child Quiz
29. Don’t chew with your mouth ______.
30. Say “_______ me” whenever you need to leave the table.
31. Never reach across a dish or someone else’s ______.
32. Don’t put your elbows on the table when you are ______.
33. When you ask for something, do not forget to say “_______”.
34. Say “Thank You” when you are given ______.
35. Greet ______ when you see them.
36. When you talk to people, look in their ______.
37. Do not interrupt when other people are ______.
38. ______ with others.
39. ______ people.
40. Let ______ go first.
41. Be on ______, especially if you are meeting someone.
