E-Quiz

Who coined the term Ecology in 1870?

• Malaika Vaz

• David Lama

• Ernest Haeckel

Which are the three primary greenhouse gases?

• Oxygen, Methane, Argon

• Carbon dioxide, Methane, and Chlorofluorocarbon

• Nitrogen,Chlorofluorocarbon

Rachel Carson, an environmentalist, wrote a book in 1962 which was a best seller in the environmental genre. Which was that popular book?

• Silent Spring

• The sence of wonder

• The sea around us

When there is a discharge of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, it will cause ___

• Wildfire

• Soil containment

• Acid rain

Name the country in Europe which uses its underground hot water current for heating their 85% of housing

• Norway

• Sweden

• Iceland

Animals which rest at night and lively during the daytime are termed as ___

• Nocturnal animals

• Reptils and night birds

• Owls and Bats

Name the major cause for ozone layer thinning or depletion?

• The dumping waste from computers

• The use of chlorofluorocarbon by man

• The air pollution of factories

When is World Environment Day?

• June 5

• March 21

• February 12

The gas which has a major role in the Greenhouse Effect is ?

• Carbon monoxide

• Nitrogen dioxide

• Carbon dioxide

The water in its body is reused by which animal to retain its body moisture?

• Desert rain frog

• Pelican

• Kangaroo Rat