Environmental Science Quiz

What are fossil fuels?

• Compost - Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer

• Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns due to human activities, but also changes that occur naturally over time

• Electricity - The flow of electrical power or charge

• Fossil Fuels - These naturally exist on earth. They are made from plants and animals, and exist in a number of different forms.

What does the term 'biodegradable' refer to?

• Biodegradable - When a substance or object is capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms

• Tragedy of the commons - A situation where shared resources are overused, and eventually depleted, posing risks to everyone involved

• Greenhouse gases - Gases in the atmosphere that can raise the surface temperature of planets

• Closed-loop - A model which no waste is generated; everything is shared, repaired, reused, or recycled

What best describes a 'system' in scientific terms?

• Biodegradable - When a substance or object is capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms

• Stability - The state or quality of being fixed or steady

• System - An entity that behaves as a whole but is made up of individual components, which interact with each other (e.g., a bicycle is a system made up of a frame, pedals, tires, chains, handlebars, and brakes)

• Closed-loop - A model which no waste is generated; everything is shared, repaired, reused, or recycled

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What does 'economy' refer to?

• Economy - Process by which goods and services are produced, distributed and consumed; the system within which jobs, markets, currency, etc. function in society.

• Consumption - The process in which the product(or thing) is completely used up, destroyed, or consumed

• Electricity - The flow of electrical power or charge

• Emissions - Substances released into the air and are measured by their concentrations, or parts per million, in the atmosphere

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What are 'emissions' in environmental science?

• Emissions - Substances released into the air and are measured by their concentrations, or parts per million, in the atmosphere

• Tragedy of the commons - A situation where shared resources are overused, and eventually depleted, posing risks to everyone involved

• Electricity - The flow of electrical power or charge

• Economy - Process by which goods and services are produced, distributed and consumed; the system within which jobs, markets, currency, etc. function in society.

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Choose the correct definition of "Electricity":

• The flow of electrical power or charge

• The action of getting rid of or throwing away something

What does "Stability" refer to?

• The flow of electrical power or charge

• The state or quality of being fixed or steady

Define "Carbon footprint":

• The flow of electrical power or charge

• A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide and other compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc.

What is "Air pollution"?

• Contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere

• Natural resources that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption

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What does "Compost" refer to?

• Substances released into the air and measured by their concentrations, or parts per million, in the atmosphere

• Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer

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