Environmental Science Quiz

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the average weather for an area over time, climate is the outdoor conditions for one day.

• Weather is the outdoor conditions for one day, climate is the average weather for an area over time.

• Weather and climate are the same.

• Weather is the study of stars, climate is the study of planets.

Animals breathe in ______ and breathe out ______.

• Carbon dioxide, oxygen

• Oxygen, carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen, helium

• Helium, nitrogen

How can carbon turn into fossil fuels?

• By freezing in ice

• By being buried in the ocean

• By dead plants and animals decaying and compressing over time

• By being exposed to sunlight

How is Earth's atmosphere similar to a Greenhouse?

• Both are made of glass

• Both trap the sun’s heat

• Both are used for growing plants

• Both are cold environments

What does the Ozone Layer protect us from?

• Rain

• Wind

• Radiation from the sun

• Snow

When whole forests are chopped down, it is called ______.

• Reforestation

• Afforestation

• Deforestation

• Construction

More evaporation is causing stronger _______ to hit many coastlines.

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

Increasing _______ impact the world’s largest ice formations.

• Rainfall

• Temperatures

• Winds

• Snowfall

By 2050, how many species of plants and animals may disappear due to greenhouse gases?

• One million

• Two million

• Three million

• Four million

Name another species affected by global warming.

• Elephants

• Golden toad

• Lions

• Tigers