Human Influences on The Environment (UNIT QUIZ)

How has the atmosphere changed over the last 10,000 years?

• Carbon dioxide has increased
• Carbon dioxide has decreased
• Water vapour has remained at a constant level
• Nitrogen has increased

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What is shown in this diagram?

• How winds are formed
• The greenhouse effect
• The water cycle
• What the atmosphere is made of

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What is one cause of air pollution?

• litter found on the side of the road
• water used as a coolant by power plants
• burning fossil fuels
• Dropping litter

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Depletion of the ozone layer is a cause of air pollution

• true
• false

Which of the following gases involved in global climate change is increasing in the atmosphere at the fastest rate?

• H2O
• Methane
• Chlorofluorocarbons
• CO2

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Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

• deforestation
• removing carnivores from a forest 
• recycling
• heating homes with fossil fuels  

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Increased industrialization will most likely

• decrease available habitats 
• increase environmental carrying capacity 
• increase the stability of ecosystems 
• decrease global warming

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Which human activity is correctly paired with its likely future consequence?

• overfishing in the Atlantic — increase in supply of flounder and salmon as food for people 
• development of electric cars or hybrid vehicles — increased rate of global warming 
• use of fossil fuels — depletion of underground coal, oil, and natural gas supplies 
• genetically engineering animals — less food available to feed the world’s population

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Which human activity would most likely deplete nonrenewable resources?

• use of natural enemies to eliminate insect pests
• development of wildlife refuges 
• governmental restriction of industrial pollution 
• increased use of fossil fuels

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Approximately 75 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. So why is water considered such a precious resource?

• The greenhouse effect is causing most of the world's freshwater to be trapped in the atmosphere
• Only a small fraction of the Earth's water is freshwater available for drinking and irrigation
• Each year, more freshwater is being trapped in icecaps located at the North and South Poles
• Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions will likely cause Earth's oceans to evaporate

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