Nature & the environment

Use the phrases in the following sentences

How much do you know about the environment?

1. What do you call the area that is inhabited by a particular species?              [Habitat, Environment., Biosphere.]

2. The process by which the Earth’s temperature is increasing is called the …                    [biothermal effect, greenhouse effect, temperature effect]

3. What do you call renewable safe sources of energy?                      [Alternative energies, Bio-energies, Solar energies]

4. Which of these energy sources is renewable?             [Coal, Natural gas, Wind]

5. What do you call the processing of used materials and their reuse?              [Recycling, Reusing, Reprocessing]

6. Which of the following can be recycled?                 [Milk cartons, Plastic bottles, Both]

7. What are some of the consequences of deforestation?                  [Loss of habitats, Soil erosion, Both]

8. What do you call rain that contains many chemicals and is harmful?           [Smog, Acid rain, Monsoon]

9. Which layer protects the Earth from UV rays?          [Oxygen, Nitrogen, Ozone]

10. Which gas is responsible for global warming?                [Carbon dioxide, Oxygen, Hydrogen]

Choose the correct answer.

1. "Who's that over there?"

   "Oh, it's our new teacher,          [that, who he, which he, who]just started work today."

2. "Which CD did you get Marcus in the end?"

   "I got him the one           [that, who he, which, which he] said he really wanted to hear."

3. "Why do you like Tania so much?"

   "Well, she's one of the few people to       [which, whom, that, who] I can really talk."

4. "Why don't we go to Lionel's for dinner tonight?"

   "Is that the new restaurant          [which, that it, where, which it]"

5. "Who did you send a Valentine's card to?"

   "I'm not telling you, but it was someone           [which, who her, whose, whose her]name begins with "B"."

6. "Could you lend me some money?"

   "I'd like you to give me one good reason       [that, why, which, who]I should"

7. "Have you seen Jason Green's latest film?"

   "Is that the one in          [which he, that he, whom he, which]"

8. "What do you want to do this summer?"

   "I think we should go somewhere       [who, where, when, that]has plenty of sun and sand."