Environmental Science Q4 Exam

What is biodiversity?

• The study of living things.

• The variety of life in an ecosystem.

• The absorption of toxins.

• Organisms getting poisoned and passing it on.

Which of the following is not a potential, direct result of air pollution?

• Point source waste

• Acid Rain

• Increased global temperatures

• Smog

A point source is wastewater entering a large body of water at one point.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a human source of air pollution?

• Cars

• Coal-burning factories

• Controlled forest burns for clearing

• Volcanic eruprions

Which of the following is not a pollution type?

• Air

• Water

• Noise

• Elemental

Why is it easier to see stars in a rural area than an urban area?

• Less noise pollution blocking the view

• Most rural areas are pointed at the galactic phenomenadirectly

• It gets dark at different times in rural areas than urban areas

• There is less light pollution in rural areas.

Which type of pollution is rare, but potentially harmful to humans, and can occur as a result of a nuclear accident?

• Noise pollution

• Air pollution

• Radioactive Pollution

• Arsenic poisoning

Scientists believe the chief culprit of ozone depletion is:

• CFCs

• Water Pollution

• Acid Rain

• Smog

Nearly all scientists agree that human impacts on the environment when it comes to air and water pollution have been:

• Beneficial

• Harmful

• Meaningless

• Mostly good

What type of resources are considered finite and cannot be replenished in a short amount of time?

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

• Generational

• Solar