Chapter 16: Environmental Impacts

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: Earth has limited resources for all species to ______.

• consume

• share

• waste

• ignore

Multiple Choice

What is a consequence of the human population explosion?

• Abundant resources

• Limited resources

• Unlimited space

• Decreased health care

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a process associated with mining?

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Desertification

• Reclamation

• Agriculture

Multiple Choice

Recreation in construction and development often includes ______.

• Building parks

• Constructing factories

• Developing highways

• Erecting skyscrapers

Multiple Choice

Urban sprawl is characterized by ______.

• A) Expansion of urban areas

• B) Reduction of city size

• C) Increase in rural population

• D) Decrease in urban infrastructure

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: ___% of waste is burned.

• 31

• 14

• 55

• 100

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: ___% of waste ends up in landfills.

• 31

• 14

• 55

• 100

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: Motor oil is considered ___ hazardous waste.

• Medical

• Household

• Industrial

• Recyclable

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a method of protecting the land?

• Urban development

• National forest

• Industrialization

• Deforestation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of nonpoint-source pollution?

• Factory discharge

• Agricultural runoff

• Oil spill

• Sewage leak

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a cleaner energy source mentioned?

• Coal

• Solar

• Gasoline

• Diesel

Drag and Drop

Natural pollution is ​

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and an example is ​

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Man-made pollution is ​

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and an example is ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

continuous or temporary natural events

ash from a volcano eruption

humanactivities that are responsible for pollution

toxic gases released from burning fossil fuels

Multiple Choice

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

• air pollution

• water pollution

• land pollution

• noise pollution

Multiple Choice

Chemicals released from an Industrial Plant directly into a river

• Point

• Non-Point

Multiple Choice

Which type of pollution can lead to harmful "algal blooms"?

• heat pollution

• oil spills

• nutrient pollution

• bacteria

Multiple Choice

Define point-source pollution.

• Contamination of the environment from multiple, unidentified sources
• Contamination of the environment from a single, identifiable source
• Contamination of the environment from a natural source
• Contamination of the environment from a non-existent source

Dropdown

We can ​

Select answer

waste by buying reusing cups, bags and containers.

We can ​

Select answer

aluminum cans, paper and motor oil.

We can ​

Select answer

cell phones and rechargeable batteries.

We can ​

Select answer

vegetable & fruit peelings, yard trimmings, shredded paper.

Multiple Choice

An example of something that is biodegradable is

• a leaf in a compost pile
• a plastic milk jug in a landfill
• a polystyrene burger container in a trash can
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

An additional problem with landfills is that decomposing organic waste may produce the highly flammable gas -

• methane

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• ozone

Multiple Choice

What are the benefits of composting?

• Reduces waste going to landfills.

• Provides nutrients to the soil.

• All of the mentioned.

• Reduces the need for fertilizers and pesticides.

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 Rs of waste management?

• Recycle, React, & Respond

• Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle

• Reuse, Rinse, & Repeat

• Reduce, Reapply, & Rethink

Match

Match the following

• Air Pollution

• Water Pollution

• Land Pollution

• Noise Pollution

• Light Pollution

Toxic gases or chemicals in the air

Harmful chemicals or substances in water

Wastes that causes land degradation

Excessive noise in an area

Large amounts of light in an area

• Toxic gases or chemicals in the air

• Harmful chemicals or substances in water

• Wastes that causes land degradation

• Excessive noise in an area

• Large amounts of light in an area

Multiple Choice

What is overgrazing?

• When cows eat so much they get sick and throw up

• When a section of land is used for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods.

• When horses eat too much grass

Multiple Select

What things improve sustainability?

• Crop rotation, strip farming, IPM, less monocropping, lower chemical use for farms

• Building up, not out

• Recycling and reusing

• Burning Fossil fuels