This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What has the government done? A) Using city transportation systems instead of their personal vehicles. B) Using fuels that burn cleaner and cause less emissions. C) Creating and enforcing new laws to protect the environment. D) Testing new vehicles to make sure they meet emissions and inspection standards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creating and enforcing new laws to protect the environment. 2. The ..... of plastic waste in the oceans poses a threat to marine life. A) Accumulate. B) Accumulation. C) Accumulative. D) Accumulating. E) Accumulated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accumulation. 3. What is a leading cause of death in China that can be tied to long exposure to air pollution? A) Respiratory and heart diseases. B) Infectious diseases. C) Accidents. D) Genetic disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respiratory and heart diseases. 4. Weather conditions in an area over a long period of time A) Water Pollution. B) Irrigation. C) Drought. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate. 5. The rapid increase in industrial activity has led to a significant ..... of natural resources. A) Consumer. B) Consuming. C) Consumption. D) Consume. E) Consumed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consumption. 6. In the Holes in the ozone Layer, the ultraviolet light from the sun, can't have a harmful effect on animals, and cause skin cancer in humans. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 7. What are the three most significant sources of pollution to the Chang Jiang in China? A) Nuclear waste, medical waste, and domestic sewage. B) Industrial discharge, nuclear waste, and medical waste. C) Agricultural runoff, medical waste, and industrial discharge. D) Agricultural runoff, domestic sewage, and industrial discharge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agricultural runoff, domestic sewage, and industrial discharge. 8. About what percent of water on the planet is freshwater and available to use? A) 3%. B) 25%. C) 75%. D) 97%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3%. 9. How is the government in Mexico City and in Mexico working to prevent air pollution? A) Arresting law breakers that are found polluting. B) Police issued citations for those that have smoky houses. C) Restriction laws prohibiting the use of vehicles on certain predetermined days. D) New laws that make air quality filters required in all public facilities and in homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restriction laws prohibiting the use of vehicles on certain predetermined days. 10. What is happening to the Taj Mahal because of the air pollution? A) It is turning yellow due to air pollution. B) It has stayed white due to the protective coating. C) It is falling apart due to acid rain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is turning yellow due to air pollution. 11. True or False:A River Basin is an area of land drained by a river and its Tributaries. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What is the best way to manage waste? A) Burning waste in open fires. B) Recycling and reducing consumption. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycling and reducing consumption. 13. Why is desalination not more widely used in the Middle East? A) Most countries don't know about this technology. B) It is very expensive for countries to use. C) Desalination is not effective. D) Most countries have enough fresh water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is very expensive for countries to use. 14. What have automobile makers done? A) Using city transportation systems instead of their personal vehicles. B) Using fuels that burn cleaner and cause less emissions. C) Creating and enforcing new laws to protect the environment. D) Testing new vehicles to make sure they meet emissions and inspection standards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using fuels that burn cleaner and cause less emissions. 15. This word means containing infection or infectious germs A) Soot. B) Exhaust. C) Respiratory. D) Contaminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contaminated. 16. When there is not enough of a resource to meet the demand, that is called ..... A) Supply. B) Abundance. C) Overproduction. D) Scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scarcity. 17. Which is a cause of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest? A) Hydroelectricity. B) Cattle ranching and farming. C) Drilling for oil. D) Digging for minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cattle ranching and farming. 18. Which of the following is a cause of acid rain? A) Deforestation. B) Emission converters on automobiles. C) Clean air zones. D) Emissions from automobiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emissions from automobiles. 19. Which of the following is the most important source of income in Venezuela? A) Ranching. B) Farming. C) Petroleum sales. D) Fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petroleum sales. 20. The ..... of Earth's land, water, or air is called pollution. A) Condition. B) Contamination. C) Control. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contamination. 21. In an effort to improve air quality in the city, the government of Mexico City A) Promotes the use of cars by all residents. B) Has set aside large areas of forest in parks. C) Encourages residents to use public transportation. D) Increased the export of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encourages residents to use public transportation. 22. Flood-related deaths in the Ganges River basin are higher than any other river basin in the world. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. How many times can plastic be recycled? A) An infinite number of times. B) 10 or more times. C) It cannot be recycled. D) 1-5 times. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1-5 times. 24. Which mountain range stretches over 1, 500 miles across northern India and Nepal and is the location of the highest peak in the world, Mt. Everest? A) The Himalayas. B) The Hindu Kush. C) The Atlas Mountains. D) The Plateau of Tibet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himalayas. 25. Bakit maraming tao ang napaniwala sa ibang balita na hindi totoo? A) Dahil hindi sila mapanuri. B) Dahil iisang panig lamang ang kanilang tinitingnan. C) Hindi sila makabuo sa kanilang sarili kung ang mga ito ba ay totoo o hindi. 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