Environmental Impact TEST

Adding harmful substances to water, air, or land is called:

• Smog

• Pollution

• Renewable Resources

What will happen if the polar ice caps melt?

• Nothing

• Sea levels will rise by over 230 feet.

• There will be another Ice Age.

Which event would affect fish the most?

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Which event would affect plants the most?

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Which event would affect the rain in the sky?

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Freshwater is a limited resource because most water on Earth is:

• in oceans (salt water)

• underground

• in clouds

Which of the following contributes to water pollution?

• pesticide/fertilizer runoff from fields

• fossil fuel industries

• erosion/paved surfaces

• All of these contribute to water pollution

The surroundings or conditions in which we all live are called the ______.

• Economic Impact

• Acid Rain

• Environment

Rainfall made acidic by air pollution is called ______.

• Acid Rain

• Environmental Impact

• Pollutants

Most water pollution is the result of

• human activities.

• drought.

• volcanic eruptions.