What Do You Know About The Environment?

20 Questions | By Joobrien | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 253

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A quiz to help students learn about environmental issues

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1.

What country consumes the greatest amount of energy in the world?
- A.
  
  United States of America
- B.
  
  Russia
- C.
  
  China
- D.
  
  United Kingdom
2.

How much of the water of the world can be used by humans?
- A.
  
  10%
- B.
  
  1%
- C.
  
  50%
- D.
  
  25%
3.

Which city is the world's most polluted city?
- A.
  
  Beijing
- B.
  
  Mexico City
- C.
  
  Los Angeles
- D.
  
  New Delhi
4.

What is the name for a substance that can be broken down and eaten by microorganisms?
- A.
  
  Biodegradable
- B.
  
  Degradable
- C.
  
  Recycled
- D.
  
  Consumed
5.

What do we call the natural environment of a living organism?
- A.
  
  Home
- B.
  
  Habitat
- C.
  
  Forest
- D.
  
  Desert
6.

Which one of the following is a renewable resource?
- A.
  
  Wind
- B.
  
  Coal
- C.
  
  Oil
- D.
  
  Gas
7.

What is the greatest cause of carbon monoxide?
- A.
  
  Motor vehicles
- B.
  
  Jet planes
- C.
  
  Farm animals
- D.
  
  Ocean liners
8.

How many of the world's inhabitants do not have access to clean water?
- A.
  
  Over 40%
- B.
  
  Over 15%
- C.
  
  80%
- D.
  
  Less than 30%
9.

Which gas is mainly responsible for the green house effect?
- A.
  
  CO2
- B.
  
  O2
- C.
  
  H2
- D.
  
  Natural gas
10.

How much of our daily water consumption is used in the bathroom?
- A.
  
  40%
- B.
  
  75%
- C.
  
  50%
- D.
  
  15%
11.

What prefix comes from an original Greek word meaning the course of human life?
- A.
  
  Bi
- B.
  
  Bio
- C.
  
  Pre
- D.
  
  Post
12.

What is the word used to describe the scientific study of the relationship between living things and their natural environment?
- A.
  
  Ecology
- B.
  
  Biology
- C.
  
  Psychology
- D.
  
  Archaeology
13.

What is the substance that protects humans from the sun's harmful rays?
- A.
  
  Methane
- B.
  
  Ozone
- C.
  
  Propane
- D.
  
  Hydrogen
14.

What is the size of the Amazon Rain Forest?
- A.
  
  Over 1 billion acres
- B.
  
  Over 1 million acres
- C.
  
  2 millions acres
- D.
  
  500,000 acres
15.

What do we call the process by which we use material more than once?
- A.
  
  Recycling
- B.
  
  Reusing
- C.
  
  Repairing
- D.
  
  Reviving
16.

How much of the garbage in the ocean is plastic?
- A.
  
  70%
- B.
  
  90%
- C.
  
  50%
- D.
  
  10%
17.

How many trees does every tonne of recycled paper save?
- A.
  
  118 trees
- B.
  
  17 trees
- C.
  
  100 trees
- D.
  
  10 trees
18.

How long does it take glass to decompose?
- A.
  
  1 million years
- B.
  
  500 years
- C.
  
  1 year
- D.
  
  We don't know
19.

What do we call rain that contains chemical waste and damages plants and animals?
- A.
  
  Heavy rain
- B.
  
  Acid rain
- C.
  
  Methane rain
- D.
  
  Polluted rain
20.

What is the name of the climate change agreement named after a Japanese city?
- A.
  
  Kyoto
- B.
  
  Tokyo
- C.
  
  Osaka
- D.
  
  Hiroshima