Quiz 5

World Environment Day was celebrated for the first time under which slogan?

• Only One Future for Our Children
• Only One Earth
• A Tree for Peace
• Gift to the Earth

Which country will host World Environment Day 2023?

• Zimbabwe
• Denmark
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Netherlands

Who coined the word ‘ecology’?

• Ernst Haeckel
• Charles Darwin
• Gregory Mendel
• Saun Marine

Name the atmospheric layer closest to the ground

• Troposphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Stratosphere

The most abundant gas on the earth’s atmosphere is

• Oxygen
• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen

The study of weather is called?

• meteorology
• climatology
• aeronomy
• aerology

Which one of the following is NOT a primary layer of the atmosphere?

• Mesosphere
• Troposphere
• Exosphere
• Stratosphere

Who is known as the father of evolution?

• Gregory Mendel
• Charles Darwin
• Albert Einstein

The region of air close to the earth and extending up to 10km high is called

• Atmosphere
• Stratosphere
• Troposphere

What is the instrument used to detect earthquakes?

• Radiometer
• Barometer
• Seismograph