Environmental Science Quiz

What is clear cutting?

• Thinning forests for lumber

• Selective logging

• Mining for gems

• The removal of all trees in a stand of timber

Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids, which kills wildlife and damages buildings, forests, and crops.

• Smog

• Freon

• Acid Rain

• Ozone

Haze caused by solar radiation and chemical fumes from automobile exhaust and other pollution sources.

• Smog

• Carbon Dioxide

• Acid Rain

• Desalination

What is eutrophication?

• When rain becomes to saline

• Haze mixed with acid rain and ozone

• The slow degradation of landforms due to acid rain

• When water becomes too rich in nutrients, leading to invasive plant growth

What are the negative effects of clear cutting?

• Less forest diversity

• Erosion

• Flooding

• Endangered wildlife

What is the term for non-native plant and animal species?

• Invasive

• Incubation

• Alien

• Abnormal

What are the negative effects of acid rain?

• Corrosion

• Crop damage

• Polluted soil

• Increase in freshwater supplies

What is the deadliest weather in the US?

• The cold

• The heat

• The highest humidity

• Drought

Where is the riskiest place in the US to live?

• South Carolina

• Florida

• Arizona

• Texas

How many national parks are in the US?

• 102

• 63

• 49

• 72