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Environmental issues - Part 3
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Q1. Pollution is
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A. the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment (air, water or soil) that cause adverse change.
B. used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.
C. an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very strong winds that occurs especially in the western part of the Atlantic ocean.
Q2. Which country is one of the ten most water scarce countries in the world?
A. Syria
B. Israel
C. Iraq
D. Jordan
Q3. What’s a cause of acid rain?
A. air pollution
B. Chernobyl
C. precipitation mixing with smog
D. lemon juice
Q4. The bad smoke from cars and factories causes
A. water pollution
B. air pollution
C. acid rain
D. desalination
Q5. ___ are used to make other products
A. human caapital
B. capital goods
C. financial investments
Q6. Which river was named "China’s Sorrow" because of frequent flooding? N
A. Mekong River
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Huang He (Yellow) River
Q7. Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Methane
C. Water vapor
D. All answers are correct
Q8. A low area which is mostly water saturated is a wetland.
A. true
B. false
Q9. What does the e in e-waste stand for?
A. Electronic
B. Electrical
C. Elephant
D. Easy
Q10. Which of the following is a solution for fixing air pollution in Mexico City, Mexico?
A. Encouraging people to take public transportation
B. To buy more cars
C. To build more factories
D. To cut down more trees
Q11. Which ocean is located south of India?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
Q12. A(n) environmental resource occurs naturally in the environment and is used by people.
A. True
B. False
Q13. Which country is located to the East of the Sea of Japan?
A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. Japan
D. India
Q14. Which of the following best describes why the nuclear disaster systems were disabled?
A. There was an unplanned power surge that disabled them
B. There was an explosion that disabled the test systems
C. The engineers disabled the test systems on purpose
D. There were no test systems installed
Q15. Which environmental issue is a result of smoke, emissions, and pollutants that are released into the air?
A. acid rain
B. air pollution
C. water pollution
D. radiation
Q16. What causes air pollution in london?
A. smoke from factories burning fuel
B. exhaust from cars and buses
C. all of the above
Q17. Which is NOT a cause of deforestation in Africa?
A. clearing land for farms
B. logging
C. urban growth
D. decreasing population
Q18. Hundreds of millions of Chinese villagers do not have safe drinking water because of the pollution from chemicals and waste in the river located at Letter B. Which river is located at Letter B?
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A. Ganges river
B. Yangtze river
C. Yellow river
Q19. Which nation is made up of four main islands (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku) and thousands of smaller islands?
A. Indonesia
B. Japan
C. Oceania
D. Thailand
Q20. What is the relationship between temperature and dissolved oxygen?
A. Cold water holds less dissolved oxygen.
B. Cold water holds more dissolved oxygen.
C. Warm water holds more dissolved oxygen.
D. There is no relationship between temperature and dissolved oxygen.
Q21. In this image is
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A. FOSIL FUEL
B. GARBAGE
C. DISPOSABLE
Q22. The Great ___ of ___ was a severe ___ pollution event that affected the British capital of London for ___ days in early December of that year.
A. Deluge; 1954; water; 6
B. Fog;1956; air; 4
C. Deluge; 1952; air; 3
D. Smog; 1952; air; 5
Q23. Canada has a(n) ___ population compared to the size of its land area.
A. Large
B. Small
C. Medium
Q24. Mining for minerals can cause environmental issues such as:
A. toxic waste
B. habitat loss
C. acid rain
D. all of these
Q25. A resource not easily replaced.
A. nonrenewable
B. renewable
C. alternative
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