Quiz about People and Their Environment

Question 1

Global warming is causing the Great Lakes'water levels to ...

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Fall.

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Rise.

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Stay the same.

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Go up and down.

Question 2

The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is ...

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Carbon dioxide.

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Methane.

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CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons).

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Ozone.

Question 3

When ocean temperatures rise, _______________ rises as well due to _________ melting.

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sea level, glaciers

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water level, snow

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ice level, ice

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land level, ice

Question 4

The single most important step we can take to slow global warming is to decrease ______ emissions.

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carbon dioxide

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nitrous oxide

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ozone

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sulfur dioxide

Question 5

Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?

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It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature

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It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses

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It leads to more factories

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It causes a major decrease in people

Question 6

Which one of the choices below is NOT a  cause for global warming?

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Planting new trees

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Having too many cows

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Burning Fossil Fuels

Question 7

The environmental impact of mining includes erosion, loss of biodiversity, contamination of soil and water.

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Long Term Impact

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Short Term Impact

Question 8

If you find no insects at all in a pond or stream, what can you conclude?

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Very Polluted

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Slightly Polluted

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Little or No pollution

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Medium Polution

Question 9

What does endangered mean?

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very few of its kind left

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gone forever

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find a new home

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break down of dead plants

Question 10

Smog is what kinds of pollution?

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air pollution

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recycle

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water pollution

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land pollution

Question 11

What is one way trash and litter hurt wildlife?

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animals try to eat plastic and choke on them

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trash blows on their homes and make it messy

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animals can't smell the other animals they are looking for

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animals don't like to clean up the trash

Question 12

How can one person help conserve energy?

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ride a bike to the store

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use an elevator instead of using the stairs

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leave the water on while you brush your teeth and use hot water

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drive a big car with no passengers

Question 13

_{Choose the option which a truly environmentally friendly person does.}
What's the last thing you do before you leave the house?

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Turn off all the lights in the house.

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Turn off my computer... that's about it.

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Check to make sure I have my cell and iPod.

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Turn on the TV so it looks like someone's home, just in case a thief tries to break in!

Question 14

What is a landfill?

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Where garbage gets dumped

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air pollution

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soil pollution

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litter

Question 15

Did you know that the USA ______________more carbon dioxide than any other country?

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produces

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reduces

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switches off

Question 16

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

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Natural gas

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Water

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Animals

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Wind

Question 17

What does conserving resources mean?

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Protecting the resource so it does not run out

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Use as much of the resources as you can

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Only use the resources at school

Question 18

Which of these is renewable?

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Water

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Oil

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Coal

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Minerals

Question 19

What is an ecological footprint?

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The measure of humans impact on Earth's Systems

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The impact nature has on humans

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The size Earth's biosphere

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The cutting down and burning of forests

Question 20

What is a carrying capacity?

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Measure of the number of organisms the environment can sustain

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Amount of stress a biosphere can handle

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How many trucks and cars are on the road

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The amount of energy need to fuel the planet

Question 21

Global warming has been linked to a decrease in

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the size of the polar ice caps

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the temperature of Earth

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the rate of species extinction

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the rate of carbon dioxide production

Question 22

Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

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recycling

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deforestation

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removing carnivores from a forest

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heating homes with fossil fuels

Question 23

Continued depletion of the ozone layer will most likely result in

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an increase in skin cancer among humans

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a decrease in atmospheric pollutants

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an increase in marine ecosystem stability

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a decrease in climatic changes

Question 24

The acidity of a local stream would most likely be affected by

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a new source of air pollution

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a change in the percentage of decomposers living in the stream

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a new predator species being introduced to the ecosystem

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a decrease in the amount of sunlight that reaches the stream

Question 25

Increased industrialization will most likely

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decrease available habitats

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increase environmental carrying capacity

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increase the stability of ecosystems

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decrease global warming

Question 26

Which human activity would most likely deplete nonrenewable resources?

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increased use of fossil fuels

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use of natural enemies to eliminate insect pests

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development of wildlife refuges

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governmental restriction of industrial pollution

Question 27

Deforestation by burning has been described as a "double whammy" to the environment, meaning it has 2 negative impacts. Why is this description accurate?

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Forest burning releases CO₂ while decreasing oxygen, which disrupts cycles

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Deforestation reduces the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere, which depletes the ozone layer

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Forest clearing is often followed by land development, which often leads to increased noise pollution

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Deforestation increases the number of plant and animal species by destroying habitat

Question 28

Approximately 75 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. So why is water considered such a precious resource?

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Only a small fraction of the Earth's water is freshwater available for drinking and irrigation

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The greenhouse effect is causing most of the world's freshwater to be trapped in the atmosphere

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Each year, more freshwater is being trapped in icecaps located at the North and South Poles

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Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions will likely cause Earth's oceans to evaporate

Question 29

Many common products, such as wooden furniture, paper, and books, are made from trees. Which of the following is a likely consequence of humans cutting down a forest in order to make use of the natural resources there?

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the destruction of habitats

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the decrease of chemical runoff into the oceans

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increased acid rain

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the increase of light pollution in cities

Question 30

What causes smog?

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the interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuels

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The burning of particulates

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The formation of ozone

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Acid Rain

Question 31

What are renewable resources?

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a. Resources that can replenish themselves over time

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Resources that are used faster than they form

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a. Resources that exist only in urban areas

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Resources that exist only in rural areas

Question 32

Human activities that degrade ecosystems result in a loss of diversity of the living and nonliving environment. Two ways in which humans frequently harm ecosystems and affect other organisms is through land use and pollution.

How does land use cause a reduction in biodiversity?

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It decreases the space and resources available to certain species

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It causes herbivores to become carnivorous

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It provides a more hospitable living environment

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It causes all the natural Earth cycles to stop

Question 33

Humans often change ecosystems as a result of population growth, consumption, and technology. Which of the following exemplifies a way in which humans modify ecosystems?

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all of these

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factory and automotive emissions causing acid rain

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redirecting and storing freshwater behind dams

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cutting down trees to build new buildings and roads

Question 34

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

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solar energy

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coal

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natural gas

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oil

Question 35

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

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All of these choices

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groundwater

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streams and rivers

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oceans

Question 36

About 97% of the water on Earth is ___________________.

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salt water

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fresh water

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groundwater

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ice

Question 37

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

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Carbon dioxide

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Water vapor

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Methane

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Nitric oxides

Question 38

When fertilizers run off farmland into streams and ponds, the nitrogen content of the water increases. This can lead to rapid growth of algae in a process called eutrophication. How can this process affect other organisms in the water?

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Oxygen is used up as algae is decomposed, reducing the amount available to other organisms.

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The water becomes better able to support aerobic organisms.

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The algae provide food for fishes and other organisms, leading to decreased algae populations.

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The extra nitrogen provides additional food for the other organisms, increasing their population.

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