Environmental Awareness Quiz

What is the main topic of the UN's Sustainable Development Goal #13?

• Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

• The main topic of Goal #13 is Good Health and Well-Being.

• Decent Work and Economic Growth.

• Sustainable Cities and Communities.

What is the term for the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere?

• planetary chilling

• local cooling

• global warming

• regional freezing

Which type of energy is derived from natural processes that are replenished constantly?

• Fossil fuel energy

• Nuclear energy

• Coal energy

• Renewable energy

What is the release of harmful substances into the environment known as?

• cleaning

• pollution

• conservation

• purification

What is the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level without depleting resources or causing harm to the environment?

• Sustainability

• Exhaustion

• Destruction

• Wastefulness

What is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth and provides a livable environment?

• atmosphere

• forest

• desert

• ocean

What is the term for the process of making an area more like a natural ecosystem?

• Artificial destruction

• Ecological destruction

• Environmental degradation

• Ecological restoration

What is the primary source of energy for the Earth's climate system?

• Fossil fuels

• The moon

• Wind

• The sun

What is the term for the practice of using less of a resource so that it lasts longer?

• squandering

• conservation

• expenditure

• wastage

What is the term for the process of removing salt from seawater to make it suitable for drinking and farming?

• Saltification

• Desalination

• Ocean Water Distillation

• Seawater Purification