Daily Quizzes for Environment & Ecology

Day 1

  1. The study of living things and how they interact with their environment is called _____. 1-3
  • ecology
  • biology
  • chemistry
  • sociology
  1. Environmentalist’s _____. 1-4
  • work to reduce pollution
  • try to protect the natural environment of endangered animals
  • find ways to conserve natural resources
  • All of these answers
  1. Animals, plants, and humans are all ______. 1-5
  • independent
  • dependent
  • interdependent
  • intermittent

4. Like all living things, plants need ______to grow. 1-5

  • vitamins
  • water
  • hydroponics
  • PPM

5. We use ______to make our lives easier and more comfortable. 1-11

  • compost
  • waste products
  • energy
  • pollutants

Day 2

1. The hydrologic cycle helps to ______water. 2-4

  • reduce wasted
  • test
  • clean
  • destroy

2. The hydroponic process is ______. 2-7

  • the natural system of water cleaning itself
  • the process of evaporation
  • the soilless technique of using water to produce fresh crops
  • the technique of using water to clean our environment
  1. The hole in the ozone layer is getting bigger due to ______. 2-12
  • warm weather
  • chemicals in the air
  • thermal pollution
  • nuclear waste

4. Almost every day, we hear news about pollution in our ______. 2-9

  • water
  • air
  • food supply
  • All of these answers

5. Someone needs to constantly check the ______levels in the water we drink to make sure that it is safe. 2-13

  • chemical
  • temperature
  • poison
  • hydrogen

Day 3

1. What is the pH of normal rainfall? 3-8

  • 4.2
  • 5.6
  • 6.4
  • 7.2

2. Acid rain has a pH under ______. 3-8

  • 5.6
  • 0.8
  • 8.9
  • 1
  1. In the average American city, _____of the water supply is wasted through leaks in pipes. 3-9
  • 5%
  • 10%
  • 20%
  • 30%
  1. Water that is too acidic can cause ______. 3-9
  • corrosion in pipes
  • scaly deposits
  • stains in bathtubs
  • All of these answers

5. Which is NOT a major cause of acid rain? 3-12

  • Natural gas
  • Battery acid
  • Burning of coal
  • Industrial activity

Day 4

1. The best method of eliminating trash is to ______. 4-7

  • recycle it
  • burn it
  • bury it
  • dump it in the ocean
  1. A waste management process in which organic wastes decay and produce a fertile soil is called ____. 4-7
  • hydrologic
  • percolation
  • composting
  • condensation

3. It takes about _____ years for a plastic 6-pack holder to break down. 4-8

  • 25
  • 100
  • 500
  • 5000

4. Which product will take the longest to decompose? 4-8

  • A newspaper
  • Scaly deposits
  • A plastic bottle
  • An aluminum can
  1. Materials that will easily break down in the soil are called ______. 4-8
  • fragile
  • nondurable
  • wasted
  • biodegradable

Day 5

1. EPA is the abbreviation for ______. 5-3

  • Extra Plastic Added
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Environmentally Persistent Act
  • Environmental Protection Act

2. The EPA was created in 1970 for ______. 5-3

  • clean water protection
  • waste management
  • clean air protection
  • All of these answers
  1. Reducing extra packaging and making packaging that lasts longer is known as ______. 5-4
  • recycling
  • biomass
  • source reduction
  • conservation

4. An incinerator ______. 5-6

  • produces large amounts of energy
  • burns trash
  • reduces waste by 90%
  • All of these answers

5. A landfill produces ______, which can be harmful to the environment. 5-7

  • hydrofluorocarbons and carbon monoxide
  • leachate and carbon monoxide
  • methane gas and hydrofluorocarbons
  • leachate and methane gas

6. The cycle in which water from the ocean passes through the atmosphere, to the land, and back

to the ocean is called the ______. 5-10

  • watershed cycle
  • ocean pass cycle
  • precipitation cycle
  • hydrologic cycle

7. ______is a measure of how acidic or basic something is. 5-11

  • PPM
  • pH
  • EPA
  • Barometer

8. The flow of water is used to generate ____. 1-12

  • hydrologic power
  • hydroelectric power
  • hydroponic power
  • hydraulic power

9. Resources like coal and oil are ______. 1-13

  • biodegradable
  • renewable
  • nonrenewable
  • synthetic

10. PPM stands for ______. 1-15

  • Particle Pollution Measure
  • Partial Pollution Monitor
  • Pollution Parts Measurement
  • Parts Per Million

11. The main cause of acid rain is ______. 3-12

  • landfills
  • recycling
  • hydroponics
  • industrial activity

12. Normally, dry air is mostly made up of ______. 3-16

  • oxygen
  • pollution particles
  • gases such as carbon dioxide and methane
  • nitrogen

13. A significant cause of global warming is ______. 3-19

  • carbon dioxide from people
  • oxygen from plants
  • recycling
  • carbon dioxide emissions from cars

14. Most waste generated in a city goes to ______. 4-11

  • recycling
  • waste-to-energy incinerators
  • produce new materials
  • landfills

15. What items could be placed into a compost bin? 4-12

  • food and yard waste
  • durable goods
  • nonbiodegradable goods
  • nondurable goods

Day 6

  1. The three R’s of waste reduction stand for ____. 6-4
  • reduce, reuse, recycle
  • redesign, recycle, retrain
  • regenerate, reduce, retrain
  • recycle, regenerate, redesign

2. Polystyrene packaging material is ______; cornstarch packaging material is ______. 6-8

  • natural; unnatural
  • biodegradable; nonbiodegradable
  • nonbiodegradable; biodegradable
  • organic; inorganic

3. Out of $11 you pay for a product, _____ is for packaging. 6-6

  • $0.50
  • $1.00
  • $10.00
  • $5.00

4. Using recycled aluminum saves ______of the energy needed to manufacture aluminum cans. 6-10

  • 25%
  • 50%
  • 75%
  • 95%

5. How have aluminum cans become more environmentally friendly in the last 15 years? 6-12

  • Fewer materials are being used
  • The diameter of the lid has become smaller
  • The sides of the can have become thinner
  • All of these answers

Day 7

1. Scientists are looking at our environment to identify solutions to ______problems. 7-3

  • current
  • future
  • both current and future
  • None of the answers

2.New forms of transportation might not use fuels such as ______. 7-1

  • gasoline
  • diesel
  • both gasoline and diesel
  • None of these answers

3.To help solve environmental problems, you may have to look at ______. 7-1

  • new sources of energy
  • renewable energy sources
  • both new sources of energy and renewable energy sources
  • None of these answers

Day 8

1. Biomass is fuel that comes from ______. 8-4

  • fossils
  • gases
  • plants
  • minerals

2. Biomass may help to solve many of our current and future environmental problems which include _____.8-2

  • energy
  • waste disposal
  • pollution
  • All of these answers

3. The Earth produces enough biomass to ______. 8-6

  • barely meet the world’s energy needs
  • meet the world’s energy needs eight times over
  • exceed the world’s energy needs 100 times over
  • None of these answers

4.Biomass used in power plants includes ______. 8-7

  • leftover plant materials
  • wood scraps
  • nutshells
  • All of these answers

Day 9

1. Hybrid cars use ______for energy. 9-4

  • solar power and gasoline
  • solar power and electricity
  • electricity and fuel cells
  • electricity and gasoline

2. Fuel cell cars use hydrogen fuel and _____ to create a chemical reaction. 9-4

  • oxygen
  • water
  • gasoline
  • carbon dioxide

3. Solar energy cars use _____ to collect the Sun’s energy. 9-4

  • fuel cells
  • solar panels
  • batteries
  • satellites

4. The exhaust from a fuel cell car is ______. 9-4

  • water vapor
  • sulfur
  • oxygen
  • all of these answers

5. Electric cars ______. 9-4

  • can run for only a very short time before the batteries have to be recharged
  • can run for an unlimited time
  • can run for a limited time before the batteries have to be recharged
  • have special batteries that do not have to be recharged

Day 10

1. One of the most important natural resources on Earth is ______. 2-4

  • gold
  • water
  • copper
  • aluminum