What is one reason that trash and litter can be potentially harmful to wildlife?

They may look at it is as a food source

It obscures the scent of other food sources

They can use it to build nuclear weapons

The creation of litter and trash reduces the habitats of predators

In a landfill leachate forms over time. What is leachate?

Water that has absorbed dangerous chemicals

Bacteria that is produced by collecting waste in one spot

A helpful fungus that destroys toxins

If leachate was to leak out of a landfill, what could be one environmental consequence?

All of these answers are correct

Groundwater could become contaminated

Water found on the surface could become contaminated

What is the definition of Reducing in environmental terms?

To put back into the manufacturing process

All of these are potential answers

What is one benefit of using wind power?

It is renewable so it will have less environmental impact

It is non-renewable so it will have more environmental impact

It is non-renewable so it will have less environmental impact

It is renewable so it will have more environmental impact

The definition of pollution is

The contamination of land, sea, and/or air

What does the scientific community want to move towards more widespread use of alternate energy sources?

Fossil Fuels have limited amounts that won't regenerate in a human lifetime

Scientists own the alternate energy sources they create

Alternate energy resources triple pollution rates

Fossil fuels are owned only be the elite, so only they make money

The depletion of the ozone layer can lead to

the recovery of the ocean's ecosystems

Extreme mutations among the population

Communities who take donated evergreen trees and turn them in wood chips to be used in parks and gardens are helping the environment by

returning materials to the environment for use

creating more waste to be collected

destroying things that will not break down on their own

What impact does the increasing CO2 potentially have on the planet?

It is a contributor to global climate change

It shows how much more we need to recycle and reuse

It is an indicator of how strong our ozone layer is

It tells us how much longer we have until the aliens invade

To minimize negative environmental impacts communities should

set policyies after looking at the risks and benefits involved in building chemical plants nearby

Approve the use of pesticides through debate and vote

grant a permits to let chemical plant pollute as much as they would like to

look at the economic advantages of proposed bills and not the environmental impacts

A factory in Florida had dumped toxic waste into the soil for more than 40 years. Since the company is no longer in business, government officials removed the toxic soil and piled it up into large mounds until they can finish evaluating how to treat the waste. How may the toxins in this soil move into the local ecosystems?

The chemicals may drain into the ground water

Rain may move the soil into new locations harming nearby habitat

The toxic soil may cause harmful mutations in the ecosystem

A factory in Florida had dumped toxic waste into the soil for 40 years. Since the company is no longer in business, government officials removed the toxic soil and piled it up into large mounds until they can finish evaluating how to treat the waste. How may the toxins harm the ecosystem?

Harm the animals that are exposed to them

The planning board of a community held a public hearing in response to complaints by residents concerning a waste-recycling plant. These residents claim that the waste-hauling trucks were polluting air, land, and water. The residents were insistent that the waste-recycling plant be closed permanently. Other residents recognized the health risks but felt that the benefits of waste recycling outweighed the health issues. What is one health risk that can be traced back to the water recycling plant?

Increase in air pollution from the trucks

Greater community awareness about potential issues

The planning board of a community held a public hearing in response to complaints by residents concerning a waste-recycling plant. These residents claim that the waste-hauling trucks were polluting air, land, and water. The residents were insistent that the waste-recycling plant be closed permanently. Other residents recognized the health risks but felt that the benefits of waste recycling outweighed the health issues. What is one benefit from the waste recycling plant?

Less waste is going to landfills

Potential sickness is increased

The community has been brought together

What is one human action that may have caused Acid Rain?

Reducing our use of precious metals

What is one specific effect caused by ozone depletion?

Reduction is total insect populations

Environmental Science Final Review

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Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS

MS-LS2-4, MS-ESS3-4, MS-ESS3-3

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33 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a cause of land pollution?

Recycling

Toxic Waste

Sewer runoff

Insect repellants

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one action people can take to help the environment?

Cutting down trees

Paving to make newer streets

Recycling old plastics

Recycling chemical wastes into rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fertilizers have the potential to interfere with the balance of an ecosystem because

They cause rapid plant growth which can overtake cities

too much can cause plants to be poisoned

many fertilizers become gasses that pollute the air

any unused fertilizer can end up in our drinking water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To rduce our carbon footprint and reduce pollution people should

consume more items

burn trash when appropriate

Reuse

Throw away items

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following two gasses make up 90-98% of the gasses created by landfills?

Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

Carbon Dioxide and Methane

Methane and Oxygen

Nitrogen and Methane

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to plastic in water as it reacts to light?

It breaks down into microplastics

It sinks to the bottom of the ocean

It becomes harmless housing for shellfish

It is redistributed around the world for recycling

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The preservation of natural resources like water, wood, and animals is called

Pollution

Deposition

Conservation

Upkeep

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

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Environmental Science Final Review

33 questions

Which of the following is NOT a cause of land pollution?

What is one action people can take to help the environment?

Fertilizers have the potential to interfere with the balance of an ecosystem because

To rduce our carbon footprint and reduce pollution people should

Which of the following two gasses make up 90-98% of the gasses created by landfills?

What happens to plastic in water as it reacts to light?

The preservation of natural resources like water, wood, and animals is called

What is one reason that trash and litter can be potentially harmful to wildlife?

Which of the following can NOT be composted?

In a landfill leachate forms over time. What is leachate?

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