Human Impact Quiz - Air Pollution

What are the effects of deforestation ?

• loss of habitat
• increased green house gasses 
• soil erosion and flooding
• all of the above

What is the name of the international agreement to phase out CFCs and other ozone depleting substances?

• Vienna Protocol

• Paris Agreement

• Montreal Protocol

• Antarctic Convention

The depletion in the Ozone layer is primarily caused by:

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrous oxide

• Methane

• Chlorofluorocarbon

Skin damage, early aging, skin cancer, and ______ are effects of increased UV radiation.

• hair and nail growth

• stomach and gut health

• cataracts and immune system

• changes to the water cycle

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is...

• volcanic eruptions

• burning fossil fuels

• electronics

• eating meat

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly.   
• increased until recently, and then decreased.
• increased steadily.   
• stayed about the same.

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Which layer in the atmosphere protects us form harmful UV radiation?

• Stratospheric Ozone

• Tropospheric Ozone

• Cloud cover

• The distance from the sun

The man made gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.

• Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Carbon Dioxide Gases

• Methane

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

How is global warming likely to cause sea levels to rise? Choose the best answer.

• by changing the length of seasons

• by melting glaciers and ice caps

• by increasing the number of undersea volcanic eruptions

• by creating bigger and more powerful tornadoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Exponential population growth can be described as

• growth when resources are limited

• a j-shaped curve

• a s-shaped curve

• growth that reaches carrying capacity