| 1. What environmental problem is the result of chemical reactions in the atmosphere that involve sulfur? |
Smog
Deforestation
Acid rain
Holes in the ozone layer |
| 2. Which of the following is not a renewable resource? |
Coal
Sunshine
Timber
Ethanol |
| 3. The greatest danger facing most endangered species today is... |
Habitat loss
Disease
Hunting
Capture for the pet trade |
| 4. If the observed climate changes continue unabated, which of the following mountains will lose its ice cap in a few years? |
Mt Everest
Mt Kilimanjaro
Mt McKinley
Mt Erebus |
| 5. As of November 2008, the state with the most Superfund sites is: |
Texas
New Jersey
Illinois
Michigan |
| 6. What major US city is generally considered to have America's worst air pollution problem? |
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles |
| 7. Which product requires the most water to create it? |
1 cotton t-shirt
1 microchip
1 cup of coffee
1 hamburger |
| 8. What is the main source of water pollution in unindustrialized nations? |
Carbon Dioxide
Pesticides
Industrial Chemicals
Untreated Sewage |
| 9. The evaporation of irrigation water leaves salt in soil producing what type of soil pollution? |
Salinization
Pressure Pollution
Oxide Pollution
Monoxide Pollution |
| 10. Every seven minutes a(n) _______ of rainforest is gone forever. |
Square foot
Half foot
Mile
Acre |
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