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Environmental Problems Trivia Quiz

A quiz on some of the problems facing our world.

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
crisw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
915

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
11099

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 158 (6/10), Guest 24 (7/10), red48 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The greatest danger facing most endangered species is which of these? Hint

Capture for the pet trade

Hunting

Habitat loss

Disease

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 2012, which of the following is not listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (note, this is not limited to American animals)? Hint

Cheetah

Hawaiian monk seal

Blue whale

Bald eagle

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Bronx Zoo once had a picture frame covered by cloth. It was labelled 'The most dangerous species in the world'. If you removed the cover, what did you see? Hint

A mirror

A virus

A great white shark

A mountain lion

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following substances is not biodegradable? Hint

Paper

Food refuse

Styrofoam

Sawdust

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Question 5 of 10

5. What environmental problem is the result of chemical reactions in the atmosphere that involve sulfur? Hint

Acid rain

Holes in the ozone layer

Deforestation

Smog

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Question 6 of 10

6. What chemicals have been banned in most of the world because of their role in destroying the ozone layer? Hint

Chlorofluorocarbons

Peroxides

DDT

Metal oxides

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote 'Silent Spring', the first book documenting many of the problems caused by pesticides? Hint

Henry David Thoreau

Aldo Leopold

Jaques Cousteau

Rachel Carson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following is not a renewable resource? Hint

Timber

Wild mushrooms

Fish

Gold

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following practices produces the most organic water pollution? Hint

Intensive livestock farming

Paper mills

Recreational boating

Humans bathing in the water

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'Ecology' comes from the Greek words 'oikos' and 'logos'. What is the literal translation of them? Hint

Science of the world

Natural life

Nature study

Household science

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The greatest danger facing most endangered species is which of these?

Answer: Habitat loss

Throughout the world, humans are burning, bulldozing, polluting and building on habitat.

2. In 2012, which of the following is not listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (note, this is not limited to American animals)?

Answer: Bald eagle

The bald eagle's population has recovered well, and the species was delisted in 1999.

3. The Bronx Zoo once had a picture frame covered by cloth. It was labelled 'The most dangerous species in the world'. If you removed the cover, what did you see?

Answer: A mirror

Showing the most dangerous species...humans.

4. Which of the following substances is not biodegradable?

Answer: Styrofoam

Bacteria cannot break down styrofoam.

5. What environmental problem is the result of chemical reactions in the atmosphere that involve sulfur?

Answer: Acid rain

Acid rain can turn lakes into sterile water where nothing can live.

6. What chemicals have been banned in most of the world because of their role in destroying the ozone layer?

Answer: Chlorofluorocarbons

CFCs, as they are also known, were once widely used in aerosol propellants.

7. Who wrote 'Silent Spring', the first book documenting many of the problems caused by pesticides?

Answer: Rachel Carson

Carson, who wrote in the 1960s, was one of the founders of the modern environmental movement.

8. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

Answer: Gold

Renewable resources are naturally replenished in a reasonable amount of time, nonrenewable ones are not.

9. Which of the following practices produces the most organic water pollution?

Answer: Intensive livestock farming

Millions of gallons of manure and other animal wastes contaminate our waters yearly.

10. 'Ecology' comes from the Greek words 'oikos' and 'logos'. What is the literal translation of them?

Answer: Household science

It is a word of fairly recent coinage. Logos means science and oikos means household, so ecology means the 'science of the household of nature'.

Source: Author crisw

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