This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does the UK government keep the citizens informed? A) The government releases air pollution forecasts on a regular basis. B) The government hosts classes to educate citizens. C) The government has stopped all air pollution. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The government releases air pollution forecasts on a regular basis. 2. What is a cause of pollution in the Yangtze River? A) Industrial runoff. B) Human waste. C) Bodies. D) Human pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial runoff. 3. What environmental issue is caused by excessive nutrient runoff into European water bodies? A) Eutrophication. B) Acidification. C) Desertification. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eutrophication. 4. The ..... River is highly polluted with dangerous bacteria and cities along the its banks have the highest rates of water-borne diseases in India. A) Ganges. B) Chang Jiang. C) Huang He. D) Mekong River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges. 5. Which two countries are facing air pollution as an environmental issue? A) China and Japan. B) Vietnam and China. C) India and China. D) India and Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India and China. 6. Why can't people live in Chernobyl today? A) There are no houses. B) It is still too radioactive. C) There are wild animals everywhere. D) There is not enough water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is still too radioactive. 7. Where do most Canadian's live? A) Cities. B) Rural Towns. C) Lakeside Villages. D) Mountain Towns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cities. 8. Sounds that are loud, disruptive and unhealthy. A) Air pollution. B) Noise pollution. C) Soil pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noise pollution. 9. Which of the following countries have a huge problem with acid rain? A) Germany. B) Ukraine. C) USA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 10. Dangerous and potentially harmful energy released by nuclear reactions A) Acid Rain. B) Smog. C) Radiation. D) Arable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 11. What is an effect of oil spills and contaminated oil pits A) The environment is destroyed. B) Fish are killed. C) Water sources are contaminated. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Health problems such as irritated lungs, difficulty breathing, and shortened life spans are effects of ..... A) Air Pollution in the United Kingdom. B) Over mining of the Alps. C) Destruction of the Coral Sea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air Pollution in the United Kingdom. 13. ..... is carried by the air currents and causes acid rain. A) Air pollution. B) Acid Rain. C) Chernobyl. D) Smokeless Zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution. 14. Which environmental risk is not associated with the disposal of used motor oil from cars? A) It is insoluble and difficult to clean up. B) It dissolves in water and causes acid rain. C) It enters storm drains and contaminates surface water. D) It leaks onto the ground and contaminates soil and ground water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It dissolves in water and causes acid rain. 15. How many days did the Great Smog last in London? A) 1. B) 3. C) 5. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 16. This country has built the world's largest desalination plant. A) Israel. B) Syria. C) Turkey. D) Iraq. E) Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Saudi Arabia. 17. Which best describes a nuclear fallout? A) Radioactive particles explode from the ground. B) Radioactive particles get forced into the atmosphere, then settle into the ground. C) Radioactive particles fall from the atmosphere from an unknown source. D) Nuclear power plants have a financial crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radioactive particles get forced into the atmosphere, then settle into the ground. 18. Power made with water is called: A) Aqua power. B) Water power. C) Hydroelectric power. D) Liquid power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric power. 19. The natural border between France and Spain are the ..... mtns. A) Ural Mountains. B) Pyrennes. C) The Alps. D) The Appalachian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pyrennes. 20. What can cause air pollution? A) Riding bike, carpool, and planting trees. B) Wood products from recycled materials. C) Cars, factories, and burning things. D) Saving energy, recycling, and using less water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cars, factories, and burning things. 21. Which of the following is NOT a source of nitrates and phosphates into a river? A) Fertilizers. B) Animal waste. C) Wastewater. D) Burning fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burning fossil fuels. 22. MANY OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN SW ASIA ARE LOCATED ON OR NEAR WHAT? A) Grasslands. B) Mountain Ranges. C) Major Rivers. D) Timber land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Major Rivers. 23. Air pollution in India is a serious environmental problem. What is a cause of 70% of the pollution? A) Cremation. B) Automobile emissions. C) Trash. D) Government restrictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Automobile emissions. 24. What term refers to significant changes in global temperatures and weather patterns over time? A) Environment. B) Climate change. C) Pollution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change. 25. What caused the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl? A) A reactor exploded. B) The power went out in a plant. C) Acid rain. D) Accident caused by a nearby railroad. 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