Human impact on the environment

About 97% of the water on Earth is ___________________.

• fresh water
• groundwater
• salt water
• ice

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Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ______________.

• groundwater
• streams and rivers
• oceans
• All of these choices

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About 97% of the water on Earth is ___________________.

• fresh water
• groundwater
• salt water
• ice

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Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?

• Carbon dioxide
• Water vapor
• Methane
• Nitric oxides

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Which of these is a MAJOR cause of acid rain?

• spraying pesticides on crops
• burning fossil fuels for energy
• dumping sewage in river systems
• using uranium to generate electricity

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How is acid rain formed?

• Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide mix with water in the ocean.
• Carbon dioxide and oxygen mix with water in the air.
• Sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide mix with lake water.
• Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide mix with water in the air.

Which of these is an impact of acid rain?

• dissolves nutrients in the soil
• raises oxygen levels
• gives off chemicals
• reduces the amount of coal used

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Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• ozone layer
• greenhouse gases

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