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Unit 2 Lesson 6 Practice Quiz

Quiz by Lori Maxwell

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  • Q1
    The main gases responsible for the Greenhouse Effect are:
    Water and Ozone
    Water and Nitrous Oxide
    Carbon Dioxide and Methane
    30s
  • Q2
    It is believed that the thinning of the ozone layer is the result of chlorofluorocarbons. These gases have been used in:
    Spray cans and refrigerators
    electric heaters and clothes dryers
    Coal burning power plants and oxygen tanks
    30s
  • Q3
    The main gases that produce acid rain are:
    sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
    Ozone and Oxygen gas
    Chlorofluorocarbons
    30s
  • Q4
    What chemicals have been banned in most of the world because of their role in destroying the ozone layer?
    water and oxygen gas
    Chlorofluorocarbons
    sulfur dioxides
    30s
  • Q5
    What is it called when toxins (poisons) accumulate (build up) in animals higher up a food chain?
    runoff
    biomagnification
    precipitation
    30s
  • Q6
    Which toxin was used to kill insects starting in the 1940's? It was very harmful to the bald eagle population.
    Ozone
    Methane
    DDT
    30s
  • Q7
    What environmental problem can cause harm to aquatic (water) organisms because urine and feces from animals can end up in rivers and lakes?
    Ozone destruction
    Global climate change
    Hog farm lagoons
    30s
  • Q8
    Why are invasive species such as Kudzu so bad for the environment?
    It damages homes and businesses
    Invasive species out-compete for resources and native species struggle to survive
    It is poisonous and kills local animals
    30s
  • Q9
    Why is beach erosion becoming a problem recently?
    Rising ocean waters due to global climate change increase the wave action that washes away sand from beaches
    Flooding causes runoff from farms
    There is no ozone layer to protect against loss of sand
    30s
  • Q10
    An increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and loss of animal habitat is mostly due to
    Hog Farm Lagoons
    Deforestation
    Beach Erosion
    30s

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