This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is causing water pollution in Southwest Asia? A) Chemical fertilizers and irrigation. B) Chemical fertilizers, garbage, and sewage. C) Chemical fertilizers and desalination. D) Chemical fertilizers and nuclear waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical fertilizers, garbage, and sewage. 2. What are the two most valuable natural resources in Southwest Asia (Middle East)? A) Water and cotton. B) Phosphates and oil. C) Oil and natural gas. D) Sulfur and natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil and natural gas. 3. Water stored in soil and rock beneath Earth's surface. A) Upwelling. B) Groundwater. C) Shallow well. D) Density. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groundwater. 4. This country is one of the 10 most water scarce countries in the world. A) Iraq. B) Syria. C) Jordan. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jordan. 5. Good ozone is found in A) Stratosphere. B) Ionosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 6. Which is a solution to the Brazil deforestation problem? A) Strict emissions. B) Alternative energy. C) Protect large areas. D) Limit driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protect large areas. 7. How did oil pollution in Venezuela become a problem? A) Accidental oil spills out of ships carrying oil to other countries. B) Burning off oil that releases toxins in the air. C) Factory equipment breaking and leaking and oozing toxic waste into the ground. D) All of the answer choices given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answer choices given. 8. What is the primary cause of acid rain in Europe? A) Industrial emissions. B) Agricultural runoff. C) Deforestation. D) Natural wildfires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial emissions. 9. What new types of energy did Germany develop? A) Wind turbines and solar power. B) Electricity and natural gas. C) Oil and wind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind turbines and solar power. 10. India's rapidly growing population is NOT outpacing government efforts to clean up its air pollution. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Destruction (destroying) is A) The process of permanently removing forests. B) Damaged badly, things must be replaced. C) The lack of freshwater resources. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Damaged badly, things must be replaced. 12. Checking of reradiating heat by atmospheric dust, O3, CO2, and water vapors is A) Ozone layer effect. B) Radioactive effect. C) Greenhouse effect. D) Solar effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse effect. 13. Which nation is located on the Iberian Peninsula? A) Russia. B) Spain. C) Germany. D) Ukraine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spain. 14. How many tons of carbon are stored in the Amazon rainforest? A) 100 billion. B) 100 million. C) 10 billion. D) 1 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100 billion. 15. How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in SW Asia? A) Dams are too expensive to build to be practical. B) Few countries have the technology needed to be able to build dams. C) Countries in the Middle East are not allowed to build dams along rivers. D) Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream. 16. Climate change is caused by rising levels of A) The oceans. B) Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. C) Oxygen in the atmosphere. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. 17. Waste bin is A) Containers for rubbish or a large container. B) Weather conditions becoming warmer. C) An illness of people, animals, and plants. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Containers for rubbish or a large container. 18. Which one of these is not a solution to Germany's acid rain problem? A) In Germany, power plants that use waterpower are replacing many coal-burningfactories. B) They are developing new types of energy, suchas wind turbines and solar power. C) Germany is only allowing power plants to operate on weekdays. D) Germany's government has passed laws toreduce emissions from cars and factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany is only allowing power plants to operate on weekdays. 19. Which fossil fuel produces the most carbon? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Natural gas. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 20. All are environmental issues except ..... A) Rubbish. B) Air pollution. C) Water pollution. D) Planting trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planting trees. 21. Which is a solution to the deforestation problem in the Amazon Rainforest? A) Cleaner Burning fuels. B) Have large protected areas of land in the forest. C) Strict emissions on cars. D) Public Transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have large protected areas of land in the forest. 22. Which verb means 'to control something so that it doesn't become bigger'? A) Limit. B) Destroy. C) Survive. D) Prevent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limit. 23. WHAT IS THE ACID RAIN? A) The Acid rain, is a rain that connects acids from factory smoke. B) The acid rain when it rains while the sun is shining. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Acid rain, is a rain that connects acids from factory smoke. 24. The process by which water, wind, or ice moves particles of rock or soil. A) Erosion. B) Weathering. C) Transpiration. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 25. What is the primary focus of the presentation on ozone depletion? A) Ecosystem disruption. B) Rising sea levels. C) Water wars. D) Impact on oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impact on oceans. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 1Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 2Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 3Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 4Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 5Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 6Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 7Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 8Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 9Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books