ES MULTIPLE CHOICE Diagnostic TEST
NUMBER FIVE IN A SERIES
1. The population of a nation is 100 million people. The growth rate of this
population is 3.5%. What will the population of this country be in 40 years?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
200 million
300 million
400 million
500 million
600 million
2. Coliform is used to detect what in water?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
lead
mercury
human/animal waste
nitrates
dissolved oxygen
3. Which of the following would not ease the effects of global warming?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
a decrease in CFC’s from air conditioning units
burning less fossil fuels
reducing the sulfur emissions from power plants
reducing the water evaporation loss from dumps
reducing the human consumption of beef
4. Which chemical is used on 90% of the furniture and carpets manufactured in the
United States?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
formaldehyde
benzene
dioxins
CFC’s
PCB’s
5. What is the similarity between a chaparral biome and a savanna biome?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
large numbers of cows grazing
periodic fires
frequent rains
large trees
frozen ice
6. What part of the light spectrum do plants absorb to obtain energy?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
UV rays
Gamma rays
X-rays
Visible light
Infrared rays
7. Which two continents will have the largest population in the future?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
North America and Antarctica
Europe and Asia
South America and Europe
Asia and Africa
Australia and Africa
8. Which of the following contributes to both global warming and ozone depletion?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Methane
PCB’s
CFC’s
Water
Carbon dioxide
9. What is the cleanest burning type of coal?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
anthracite
bituminous
peat
wood
lignite
10. What causes 15% of all lung cancer in the United States?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
PCB’s
Radon
Smoking
Oxygen isotopes
Nuclear power plants
11. Which of the following chemicals is anthropogenically created?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
CFC’s
Carbon dioxide
Sulfur dioxide
Ozone
Nitrous oxide
12. Cows and rice paddies increase which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
methane
carbon dioxide
sulfur dioxide
nitrogen dioxide
ozone
13. Where does topsoil come from?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
erosion from parent rocks
earthquakes
volcanoes
hurricanes
floods
14. How much of the earth’s water is readily accessible fresh water?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
less than 1%
1%
20%
50 %
70%
15. A farmer wants to put a septic tank on his farm. What test should be performed to
determine its location?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
nitrate
porosity
phosphate
percolation
pH