TEST 1 : INTRODUCTION TO GREEN FUNDAMENTALS

What is global warming?

• A. the melting of ice caps and glaciers

• B. the increasing heat of Earth's asthenosphere

• C. the increasing temperature of Earth's atmosphere

• D. the decrease of oxygen level in the Earth's atmosphere

What is greenhouse effect?

• A. warm atmosphere around Earth caused by trapped sun's radiation

• B. absorbs and emits radiant energy from the sun

• C. increased carbon in the Earth's atmosphere

• D. increasing Earth's temperature

What does biodiversity mean?

• A. only one species in an area

• B. The different amount of species in an area

• C. All abiotic life

• D. Nitrogen fixation

If global warming continues, which of the following will most likely NOT happen?

• A. Increased intensity of storms

• B. Rises in ocean levels

• C. Loss of biodiversity

• D. Increase in available resources

Modern lifestyles have led to increased demands for a wide variety of consumable products. The packaging of these products has caused environmental problems associated with..

• A. food web contamination

• B. urbanization

• C. ozone depletion

• D. solid waste disposal

The item that would take the LEAST amount of time to decompose is?

• A. cut down trees

• B. newspapers

• C. cut grass

• D. paper cups

Which risk is associated with oil drilling?

• A. It extracts radioactive elements which are health risks for workers.

• B. It removes land from beneath the surface which can cause sinkhole.

• C. It can lead to an oil spill in the middle of the ocean.

• D. It removes soil which increases oil erosion.

Which environmental concern is most associated with burning of fossil fuels?

• A. global climate change

• B. ozone layer destruction

• C. pollution of ocean waters

• D. decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide

Which of the following is a non-renewable energy?

• A. Solar

• B. Hydro

• C. Biomass

• D. Coal

5R practice is one of those recommended practices in green technology. What are the elements in the 5R practice?

• A. Refuse, retreat, reuse, recollect, recovery

• B. Reuse, reduce, recycle, re-branding, refuse

• C. Reuse, recycle, recovery, refuse, recollect

• D. Reuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, recovery