Environmental Science Quiz

What is the term for the variability and variety of all forms of life in nature?

• Ecological Balance

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Ozone Layer

What is the term for the destruction of land in regions that are slightly dry or extremely dry?

• Desertification

• Salinization

• Deforestation

• Ecological Balance

What is the balanced relationship between living things and their environment called?

• Salinization

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Ecological Balance

What is the depletion and loss of trees in forests called?

• Ecological Balance

• Deforestation

• Salinization

• Deforestation

What is the habitat of animals and other things called?

• Hinterlands

• Forest

• Habitat

• Sea

What is the increasing and accumulating deposit of silt carried by flowing water in a location called?

• Salinization

• Siltation

• Deforestation

• Desertification

What is a layer in the stratosphere that contains a high concentration of ozone, protecting humans, plants, and animals from the harmful effects of radiation caused by ultraviolet rays called?

• Siltation

• Atmosphere

• Temperature

• Ozone Layer

What is the change in global or regional climate that can be caused by natural changes in the world or human activities called?

• Global Climate Change

• Deforestation

• Ozone Layer

• Red Tide

What is the cause of dinoflagellates floating on the surface of the sea called?

• Red Tide

• Siltation

• Deforestation

• Salinization

What are non-living and inorganic natural resources called?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Polymetal

• Renewable