Human Impact on the Environment

Which of the following results when nitrogen and sulfur-containing compounds mix with water in thee atmosphere?

• ozone depletion

• acid rain

• global warming

• thermal pollution

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An increase in which gas if primarily responsible for increased global warming?

• water vapor

• nitric oxides

• methane

• carbon dioxide

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Continued depletion of the ozone layer will most likely result in

• an increase in skin cancer among humans

• an increase in climatic changes

• a decrease in atmospheric pollutants

• an increase in marine ecosystem stability

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What is the most dramatic result of deforestation?

• land is no longer green and full of life

• people cant explore rainforests

• pictures from space show deforestation

• loss of habitat for approximately 70% of the world's species

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Pollution can cause harm to the

• water

• air

• land

• all of the above

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What causes smog?

• The formation of the ozone

• The burning of particles

• the interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuels

• acid rain

Which of the following is a problem caused by increased levels of CFC's in the atmosphere?

• greenhouse effect

• global warming

• thermal pollution

• ozone depletion

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Fishermen have harvested certain fish to the point where the population of that fish is decreasing. This level of direct harvesting could cause

• the restoration of environmental stability

• ecosystems to be improved for future generations

• ecosystems to be severely damaged

• all other fish species to increase in number

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Many common products such as wooden furniture, paper and books are made from trees. Which of the following is a likely consequence of humans cutting down a forest in order to make use of the natural resources there?

• the destruction of habitats

• the increase of light pollution cities

• increased acid rain

• the decrease of chemical runoff in oceans

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Increased industrialization will most likely

• decrease global warming

• increase the stability of ecosystems

• increase environmental carrying capacity

• decrease available habitats

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