This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The process of removing salt from sea water. A) Evaporation. B) Desalination. C) Perspiration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desalination. 2. The rapid growth of algae in the Yangtze River has caused ..... A) Oxygen levels in the water to go down and cause fish to die. B) Dolphins and porpoises to rely on the algae for food. C) The river to no longer be used for shipping and transportation. D) Provided a good source of fertilizer for those living along the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen levels in the water to go down and cause fish to die. 3. The ozone is your surroundings or conditions of living. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What is the main cause of acid rain in Germany? A) Recycling too much plastic. B) Burning fuels like coal, oil, and gas. C) Too many trees in the Black Forest. D) Drinking polluted water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning fuels like coal, oil, and gas. 5. What country did we discuss having a big problem with air pollution? A) Germany. B) Ukraine. C) United Kingdom. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) United Kingdom. 6. The Environmental (Protection) Act was enacted inthe year: A) 1986. B) 1974. C) 1970. D) 1980. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1986. 7. The process in which the beauty or quality of something is destroyed. A) Recycling. B) Pollution. C) Degradation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Degradation. 8. Who is affected first by carbon dioxide pollution? A) Healthy adults. B) Children and the elderly. C) Farmers along Lake Maracaibo. D) Fisherman along the Caribbean coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children and the elderly. 9. The UK's air pollution problem today is caused by vehicle emissions and ozone damage. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What is one of the solutions to the oil crisis in Venezuela? A) Venezuela's state oil company is beginning to clean its oil pits. B) The government has new policy on environmental protection. C) Environmental friendly groups are gathering to have clean-ups of polluted areas. D) All answer choices are solutions to the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answer choices are solutions to the problem. 11. Which of the following is a positive impact of the Internet of Things (IoT)? A) Increased pollution. B) Use of IoT devices to regulate energy use in households and businesses. C) Higher energy consumption. D) More electronic waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use of IoT devices to regulate energy use in households and businesses. 12. What is the chemical effect of CO2 absorption by the oceans? A) Ocean acidification. B) Air pollution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean acidification. 13. What percentage of 'recycled' plastic is actually burned for energy in Japan? (Thermal recycling) A) 100%. B) 75%. C) 55%. D) 30%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 55%. 14. You should use technical words in the Report. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. The organization responsible for protecting the environment in the United States is A) DOT. B) IRS. C) EPA. D) GOV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EPA. 16. Automobile (car) exhaust does not have much of an impact on air pollution in India. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. The type of asbestos that can become airborne particles when you come into physical contact with it is referred to as: A) Friable. B) Nonfriable. C) Encapsulated. D) Organic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friable. 18. Amrita Devi Bishnoi Wildlife protection Award is given to the individuals or communities from A) Rural areas. B) Urban areas. C) NGOs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 19. A form of agriculture in which an area of forest is cleared by cutting and burning and is then planted, usually for several seasons, before being left behind A) Agriculture. B) Slash and burn. C) Desertification. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slash and burn. 20. Any waste that causes pollution includes nutrients that help crops grow better. A) Pollution. B) Pollutant. C) Leachate. D) Sanitary landfill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollutant. 21. In the Sahel, overgrazing, poor farming methods, and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called? A) Deforestation. B) Unequal distribution. C) Desertification. D) Environmental Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desertification. 22. Why were other countries concerned about the nuclear disaster? A) Chernobyl was immediately closed. B) Cost of nuclear power increased. C) Radioactive material fell on other countries. D) Did not have room for the sick people in their hospitals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radioactive material fell on other countries. 23. Which of these is the MOST LIKELY contributor to "acid rain" ? A) Cars that run on gasoline. B) Ranches that raise cattle. C) Erosion from deforestation. D) Power plants that burn coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Power plants that burn coal. 24. The Ganges River begins high in the ..... and flows southeast through India and Bangladesh. A) Ganges Mountains. B) Himalayas. C) Hilands. D) Indian Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 25. Which two Asian nations are facing the GREATEST problems with air and water pollution? A) India & Japan. B) Japan and China. C) India & China. D) Japan & Indonesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India & China. ← 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 9Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 10Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books