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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIncreased industrialization will most likelydecrease available habitatsincrease environmental carrying capacityincrease the stability of ecosystemsdecrease global warming
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?deforestationremoving carnivores from a forestrecyclingheating homes with fossil fuels
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAlbert wants to practice conservation. He has decided to examine his lifestyle in order to identify areas in which he can reduce the resources he consumes, reuse resources he already has, and recycle resources that he cannot reuse. In which of the following ways can Albert best reduce the resources he currently consumes?Use paper grocery bags as gift wrapRide a bike to work instead of taking his carSubscribe to a daily rather than a weekly newspaperUse an organic rather than synthetic fertilizer in his garden
- 4. Multiple Choice
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?Oxygen is used up as algae is decomposed, reducing the amount available to other organisms.The water becomes better able to support aerobic organisms.The algae provide food for fishes and other organisms, leading to decreased algae populations.The extra nitrogen provides additional food for the other organisms, increasing their population. - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most dramatic result of deforestation?land is no longer green and full of lifepictures from space show deforestationloss of habitat for approximately 70% of the worlds speciespeople can't explore rainforests
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat are some reasons deforestation occurs?clearing land for agriculture, ranching, and miningjust wanting to destroy thingsPopulation moving from rural areas to citiesto make room for infrastructure
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAny amount of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.TrueFalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe impact on the planet due to global warming is called...climate changethe seasonsthe weathernatural change
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe amount of carbon dioxide CO2 in the atmosphere is decreasing.TrueFalse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?FishingBreathingBurning Fossil FuelsFarming
- 11. Multiple ChoiceGlobal Warming does not affect humans, only plants and animalsTrueFalse
- 12. Multiple Choice
How are greenhouse gasses harming our environment?
They aren't
Less heat is able to escape causing the Earth to cool down
Less heat is able to escape causing the Earth to warm up
More heat is able to escape
- 13. Multiple Choice
What evidence is there to support that Global Warming is occurring?
Rising ocean temperatures
Declining arctic sea glacers
Sea levels rising
Increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
- 14. Multiple Choice
How does overuse of a resource impact the environment?
If a resource is depleted (all used up), it can be made again easily, so it does not impact the environment at all.
If a resource is depleted (all used up), it can cause animals to starve and go extinct.
If a resource is depleted (all used up), something else can be used in its place, so it does not impact the environment at all.
If a resources is depleted (all used up), it doesn't matter, so it does not impact the environment at all.
- 15. Multiple Choice
How do you prove that humans are having an negative impact on Earth? What data shows that?
Showing an increase in tourism to a certain region, the previously had little.
Showing an increase in number of species extinct after deforestation occurring.
Showing an increase of animals moving to an area.
Showing the positive things that have occurred due to human activity.
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