This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource? A) Wind Energy. B) Solar Energy. C) Hydro Energy. D) Fossil Fuel Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil Fuel Energy. 2. When CO2 from the atmosphere diffuses into our oceans, it causes pH to lower. This has a negative impact on marine organisms. What do we call this process? A) Acid Rain. B) Biomagnification. C) Ocean Acidification. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean Acidification. 3. Coal is the largest source of electricity worldwide. What can be an environmental impact of the surface mining of coal? A) Loss of habitats and biodiversity. B) Greenhouse gas emissions. C) Radioactive contamination. D) Contamination of groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss of habitats and biodiversity. 4. How can people reduce the amount of natural resources they use? A) Make more landfills and garbage dumps. B) Buy products with lots of packaging. C) Use water, electricity, and gas conservatively and recycle metal, paper, and glass. D) Think only about what you need right now and don't worry about the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use water, electricity, and gas conservatively and recycle metal, paper, and glass. 5. Deforestation ..... climate change because ..... CO$_{2 }$is absorbed from the atmosphere. A) Increases, more. B) Decreases, less. C) Increases, less. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increases, less. 6. Which of the following can be recycled? A) Compost. B) Concrete. C) Soil. D) Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glass. 7. What is the largest cause of environmental harm? A) Rising human population. B) Bad legislation. C) Recycling. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising human population. 8. What are the most important greenhouse gases? A) Carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour. B) Carbon dioxide, helium and methane. C) Water vapour, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. D) Hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour. 9. What gas do trees use during photosynthesis? A) Carbon Dioxide. B) Nitrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon Dioxide. 10. Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred? A) In the tropics. B) In the northern latitudes. C) Impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the northern latitudes. 11. Preserving and wise use of resources is called: A) Deforestation. B) Conservation. C) Ecology. D) Industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation. 12. Area in the atmosphere that blocks out harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. A) Ozone layer. B) CFCs. C) Greenhouse gases. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone layer. 13. The ozone hole is actually an area of depleted ozone in Earth's atmosphere. Which of the following human activities has the greatest contribution to the development of the ozone hole? A) The use of oil in automobile engines. B) The use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration. C) The use of airplanes in the atmosphere. D) The increase in factory emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration. 14. What is global warming A) The trend of increasing temperatures on Earth. B) The normal temperature fluctuations of Earth's climate cycle. C) The changes in Earth's biosphere that affect the atmosphere. D) The melting of the polar ice caps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The trend of increasing temperatures on Earth. 15. Which has the greater biodiversity? A) A forest with one or two different types of trees. B) A forest on one or two different types of trees and no animals. C) A forest with many different types of trees and few animals. D) A forest with many different types of trees and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A forest with many different types of trees and animals. 16. Which of these problems could happen if we do not look after the resources we have? A) Habitat destruction. B) Increased pollution. C) Climate change. D) Loss of biodiversity. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 17. Proponents* of drilling for oil in ANWR region of Alaska may argue that:(*proponents= people in favor of). A) Price of gasoline will increase. B) Increased use of fossil fuels is beneficial. C) Doing so will help slow down climate change. D) Doing so may create jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing so may create jobs. 18. Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat? A) Water vapor. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen. 19. All of the following are threats to biodiversity EXCEPT A) Species preservation. B) Habitat fragmentation. C) Invasive species. D) Biological magnification of toxic compounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Species preservation. 20. What is the main suspected environmental problem associated with the burning of fossil fuels? A) Depletion of ozone. B) Global warming. C) Invasive species. D) Depletion of fresh water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global warming. 21. Which of the following agriculture techniques is most widely used in Canada? A) Shifting Agriculture. B) Labour Intensive. C) Mechanized Agriculture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanized Agriculture. 22. Occurs when gases, dust, smoke, or odor get into the air and make it unclean which causes it to be unsafe for humans, animals, and plants to live with. A) Human population growth. B) Habitat loss. C) Invasive species. D) Air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air pollution. 23. The threat to biodiversity that occurs when the homes of different species are destroyed A) Climate change. B) Habitat destruction. C) Overpopulation. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat destruction. 24. Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps ..... A) Will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic. B) Will result in sea-levels rising. C) Will have no effect on ecosystems. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will result in sea-levels rising. 25. Smog is an example of ..... pollution. A) Land. B) Water. C) Air. D) Noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air. 26. Recycling is a process of A) Disposing of waste materials. B) Making new materials. C) Collection of waste materials. D) Converting waste materials into new materials and objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Converting waste materials into new materials and objects. 27. Which of the following have been linked to climate change? A) Droughts. B) Flooding. C) Melting of polar ice caps. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. How does global warming affect polar bears? A) It could cause severe weather patterns in the Arctic. B) It could cause wildfires in polar bears' habitats. C) It could drive polar bears to warmer climates. D) It could melt the sea ice which would impact their food supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It could melt the sea ice which would impact their food supply. 29. How might an introduced plant species kill native plant species? A) It can cause soil loss from erosion. B) . Its rapid growth can deprive native plants of sunlight. C) Its rapid growth can deprive native plants of food. D) Its rapid growth can deprive native plants of oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . Its rapid growth can deprive native plants of sunlight. 30. What causes the "greenhouse effect"'? A) CO$_{2}$. B) Particulates. C) O$_{2}$. D) SO$_{4}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CO$_{2}$. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesAnthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 1Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 2Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 3Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 5Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 6Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 7Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 8Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books