Quiz about environmental impact

Question 1

Air pollution caused by smoke and gases

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Smog

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Pollution

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Renewable Resources

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Nonrenewable Resources

Question 2

Adding harmful waste to water, air, or land

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Pollution

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Smog

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Renewable Resources

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Nonrenewable Resources

Question 3

Energy sources that will never run out, can be re-used

Accepted Answer

Renewable Resources

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Smog

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Pollution

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Nonrenewable Resources

Question 4

Energy sources that can run out, can't be replaced

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Nonrenewable Resources

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Smog

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Pollution

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Renewable Resources

Question 5

Belief that humans have caused the Earth to gradually warm up

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Global Warming

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Conserve

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Byproduct

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Earth's Fever

Question 6

What type of resources are these?

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Nonrenewable

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Renewable

Question 7

What type of resources are these?

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Renewable

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Nonrenewable

Question 8

What is global warming?

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when temperature increases

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when temperature decreases

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when polar bears starve

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when lion fish invade a reef

Question 9

Which picture shows air pollution?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 10

How does air pollution affect you?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

Question 11

Which picture shows land clearing?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

Question 12

How does land clearing affect our environment?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

Question 13

Which event would affect fish the most?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 14

Which event would affect plants the most?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 15

Which event would affect the rain in the sky?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 16

What can you do against land clearing?

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Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 17

What can you do against water pollution?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 18

What can you do to make landfill's smaller?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 19

What can you do to help the environment?

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Option A is correct

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

Answer

B.

Question 20

If all of the water dries up in a pond, the fish will-

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perish.

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move into a new pond.

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swim faster.

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thrive.

Question 21

The approximate population of the world today is..

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7.6 Billion

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7.6 Million

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6.7 Billion

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6.7 Million

Question 22

Which of these sources is used for generating electricity that is NOT renewable?

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coal

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the Sun

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wind

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water

Question 23

What are the effects of deforestation ?

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all of the above

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loss of habitat

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increased green house gasses

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soil erosion and flooding

Question 24

Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?

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Carbon dioxide

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Water vapor

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Methane

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Nitric oxides

Question 25

The cutting of large areas of forests for human activities is called:

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deforestation

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wood chucking

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mining

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farming

Question 26

What percentage of water on Earth is SALT WATER?

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97.5%

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2.5%

Question 27

When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS?

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

Question 28

When water changes from a GAS to a LIQUID?

Accepted Answer

Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which humans directly can change water resources?

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Droughts

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Irrigation (diverting water away from original water source to farm lands)

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Building dams

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Pollution

Question 30

Most of the Earth's water (about 97 percent) is

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salt water in the oceans.

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freshwater in lakes and rivers.

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in the form of snow or ice.

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in the clouds.

Question 31

Most water pollution is the result of

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human activities.

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drought.

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volcanic eruptions.

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storms.

Question 32

What is Deforestation?

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The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land.

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A forest in which there are too many deers.

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A forest party where deers hang out

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The adding of trees in a forest.

Question 33

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

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air pollution

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water pollution

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land pollution

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noise pollution

Question 34

What does this graph illustrate?

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a population explosion

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carrying capacity

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resource levels

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environmental impacts

Question 35

Which of the following will have the longest-term impact on organisms in an ecosystem.

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Global Warming

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Flooding

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Blizzard

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Oil Spill

Question 36

Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

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true

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false

Question 37

What is deforestation?

Accepted Answer

Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale

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Eating too much vegetables

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Going to a forest and pulling weeds

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Clearing the five trees in my backyard

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