Best Environmental Science Quiz For Nature Enthusiasts

Which one is NOT an ozone-depleting substance?

Isopropyl alcohol

Substances in fire extinguishers

Substances in air conditioners

Pesticides

Correct! Wrong!

Most of the Earth's deserts are at approximately 30 deg. latitude, north & south because these locations are characterized by:

Enhanced Solar radiation

Descending dry air currents

Generally warm ocean currents

Slow-moving jet streams

Correct! Wrong!

This refers to the atmospheric disturbance and recurrent ocean warming.

Typhoons, Hurricanes, Cyclones

Both A and B

La Ni?a Southern Oscillation

El Ni?o Southern Oscillation

Correct! Wrong!

How do freshwater ecosystems connect to the biosphere?

water evaporates into the atmosphere

rivers erode land

plants live in freshwater

animals live freshwater

Correct! Wrong!

The maximum efficiency possible in an energy conversion process that is not limited by the second law of thermodynamics

95%

10%

100%

30%

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Strains of genetically motified food crops can hybridize with wild crop varieties when

The process is carefully controlled in an agricultural lab

Pollen is transferred by the farmer from one crop to the other

Pollen blows from the genetically modified crop and spreads among wild varities

It is not possible for a genetically modified plant to hybridize with a wild species

Correct! Wrong!

In a Sewage Treatment Plant, the first place sewage goes to is ____________

Tertiary Treatment

Primary Treatment

Head works

Bio-reactors

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Which one is the consequence for biodiversity loss?

Habitat alteration or destruction

Excessive mining

Global warming

Forest fires

Correct! Wrong!

Which one is least likely to be an effect of global warming?

Increased frequency of hurricanes

Decreased rate of photosynthesis in vegetation

Loss of fertile delta regions for agriculture

Change in global patterns of precipitation

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Which is NOT true about non-renewable resources?

They cannot be stored for future use.

These resources take millions of years to form.

They are finite or non-sustainable.

Their exploitation and use will eventually lead to their exhaust.

Correct! Wrong!

Best Environmental Science Quiz For Nature Enthusiasts

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Which one is NOT an ozone-depleting substance?

Most of the Earth's deserts are at approximately 30 deg. latitude, north & south because these locations are characterized by:

This refers to the atmospheric disturbance and recurrent ocean warming.

How do freshwater ecosystems connect to the biosphere?

The maximum efficiency possible in an energy conversion process that is not limited by the second law of thermodynamics

Strains of genetically motified food crops can hybridize with wild crop varieties when

In a Sewage Treatment Plant, the first place sewage goes to is ____________

Which one is the consequence for biodiversity loss?

Which one is least likely to be an effect of global warming?

Which is NOT true about non-renewable resources?

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