Environmental Problems

Students decide to create a garden in a once vacant filled with trash. The collected the trash, recycled the glass and plastic they found, as well as any paper. Which observation is the best evidence that they have made a positive effect on the Earth.

• Bees, that had not been seen in that area for over a decade have returned to collect pollen from the flowers and vegetables in the garden.

• More people stop by to visit the garden and take pictures for the 'gram, because of the beautiful flowers that can now be seen.

• A local paper did a an article about the students and how they have brought the community together by gardening.

• The students get extra credit points in their science class for their community project.

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Which of the following would be most effective method to slow down destruction of certain species of birds and small mammals from over hunting?

• increase the demand for meat and pelts from these animals

• Prevent nature documentaries from being made about these animals

• Decrease the size of their habitat.

• Regulate the number of animals that can be hunted in a certain area at certain times

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A toxin that breaks down slowly is introduced into the environment through the spraying of insecticides. The toxin is very lethal when an organism receives high levels of it. Which organism in the food web is in the most danger?

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Fox

• Fish

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Which results from an increase in the greenhouse effect?

• continental shifts

• wildfires

• volcanic eruptions

• global warming

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A harmful substance that contaminates a

natural environment

• Deforestation

• Environmental Impact

• Overexploitation

• Pollution

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According to the article why do plastics represent a huge environmental problem?

• The research found that if no action is taken, the plastic crisis will grow to 29 million metric tons per year by 2040.

• 91% of all plastic that has ever been made is not recycled

• Plastic takes 400 years to decompose.

• There’s no telling what the irreversible effects of plastic pollution will have on the environment in the long run. 

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Which of the following is a cause to air pollution?

• Nasal irritation

• Vehicles

• Eye irritation

• Recycle

The contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources

• Air pollution

• Smog

• Acid deposition

• Climate change

Which is true of air pollution and human health?

• Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases, birth defects, and cancer

• Air pollution is commonly listed as a cause of death.

• None of the health effects of air pollution are reversible.

• Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

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According to the article, why is a major concern of the Melting Ice Caps and Sea Level Rise?

• Flooding to coastal areas causing overpopulation and strain of resources

• Biodiversity loss

• Rising sea levels

• Decreasing sea levels

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