ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION QUIZ

1. Which of the following is NOT usually included in the three "R's" of recycling?
a. Reduce
b. Reuse
c. Recycle
d. Reclaim
2. Commercial whaling is outlawed around the world. True or False.
a. True
b. False
3. Which of the following endangered birds is the United States' national symbol?
a. Bald Eagle
b. California Condor
c. Northern Spotted Owl
4. Which of the following types of energy produces the least pollution?
a. Coal
b. Natural Gas
c. Oil
d. Wind
5. When is the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere expected to double
from pre-industrial levels?
a. It already has doubled
b. Mid to late 21st century
c. The early 22nd century
d None of the above
6. By approximately how much did the world warm during the 20th century?
a. 3 degrees Fahrenheite (ca 1.6 Celcius)
b. 1 degrees Fahrenheit (ca 0.6 Celcius)
c. 5 degrees Fahrenheite (ca 2.7 Celcius)
d. 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit (ca 1.25 Celcius)
7. For the world as a whole, has precipitation increased, decreased, or stayed the same
during the past century?
a. Increased
b. Decreased
c. Stayed the Same
d. Trick Question
8. Where do greenhouse gases trap energy?
a. In the atmosphere
b. In the mountains
c. In outer space
d. In the soil.
9. At what time in history did humans start to add lots of greenhouse gases to the
atmosphere?
a. The little Ice Age
b. The Great Depression
c. The Industrial Revolution
d. The Jurassic Period
10. Which one of these is a greenhouse gas?
Oxygen
a. Platinum
b. Methane
c. Helium
11. Where is global warming expected to have the largest impact?
a. High latitudes like the Arctic
b. Mid latitudes like the Great Plains
c. Low latitudes like the Southwest

d. The Equator
12. Which continent is likely to be the most vulnerable to climate change?
a. North America
b. South America
c. Africa
d. Europe
13. Which of the following is not a significant source of methane?
a. Cattle
b. Landfills
c. Rice paddies
d. Nitrogen fertilizers
14. The elimination of a species from an island, local area, or region.
a. Extirpation
b. Extinction
c. Feral
d. All of the above
15. The movement of animals, fish and birds in search of food or shelter, often on an
annual basis according to the seasons.
a. Alienation
b. Immigration
c. Migration
d. Vacation
16. A species officially recognized to be in immediate danger of extinction throughout all
or a significant portion of its range.
a. Critical Species
b. Threatened Species
c. Enlightened Species
d. Endangered Species
17. The ozone layer functions to
a. protect the Earth from asteroids
b. make the sky blue
c. filter out ultraviolet radiation
d. prevent global warming
18. CFC is short for
a. cold fired crystals
b. chlorofluorocarbon
c. carbon free chlorine
d. clear freon containers
19. CFCs are harmful because they
a. destroy ozone
b. cause cancer
c. kill plants
d. melt ice caps
20. Which continent has an ozone hole over it?
a. Antarctica
b. Australia
c. Europe
d. North America

Environmental Protection Quiz Keys: 1d 2a

9c
10c 11a 12c 13d 14a

3a
15c

4d
16d

5b
17c

6b
18b

7a
19a

8a
20a