Environmental Science (10)

an agreement that attempted to regulate greenhouse gas emissions

• Kyoto Protocol

• Nature Conservancy

• CITES

• sustainability

When is international ozone day celebrated

• October 16

• September16

• November16

• October21

In which sphere Ozone layer depletion is found?

• Ionosphere

• Stratosphere

• Lithosphere

• None of these

The depletion in the Ozone layer is caused by:

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrous oxide

• Methane

• Chlorofluorocarbon

Number of nations signed Montreal Protocol is _____ :

• 24

• 27

• 30

• 23

The Montreal Protocol agreed to freeze _____species of CFC's

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 8

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is a chemical group largely responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer?

• True

• False

A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is:

• recovery

• incineration

• leachatesource

• reduction

Why are non-biodegradable plastics a problem in the environment?

• They do not decompose or break down naturally

• They leak toxic chemicals

• They are filling up lakes and ponds

• They contain poisons for wildlife

E-waste is generated from...

• electronics

• elevated nuclear plants

• elephants at the zoo

• EPA regulated facilities