Environmental Conservation Trivia Questions

Sample Environmental Conservation Questions

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1. 1.The "three Rs" of waste management—reduce, reuse, and this third action—encourage consumers to process materials into new products.

   • Refuse
   • Repair
   • Rot
   • Recycle

2. 2.This global warming gas, produced by burning fossil fuels and deforestation, is the primary driver of human-caused climate change.

   • Methane
   • Nitrous oxide
   • Carbon dioxide
   • Ozone

3. 3.These large ocean garbage patches, including one in the Pacific twice the size of Texas, are primarily composed of this material.

   • Glass
   • Metal
   • Plastic
   • Paper

4. 4.This layer of the atmosphere, containing a special form of oxygen, protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

   • Troposphere
   • Mesosphere
   • Ozone layer
   • Thermosphere

5. 5.The loss of species variety in an ecosystem, often caused by habitat destruction and pollution, is known as the decline of this.

   • Biomass
   • Biodiversity
   • Biosphere
   • Biome

6. 6.This landmark 2015 international accord united nearly 200 countries with a goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5-2°C.

   • Paris Agreement
   • Kyoto Protocol
   • Montreal Protocol
   • Geneva Convention

7. 7.This process of cutting down forests faster than they can regrow is a major contributor to habitat loss and climate change.

   • Deforestation
   • Desertification
   • Erosion
   • Urbanization

8. 8.Species facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild are classified under this conservation status by the IUCN.

   • Endangered
   • Vulnerable
   • Threatened
   • Critical

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