General Vocabulary Quiz Part A

What does the term "Comprising" mean?

• Excluding something from a whole

• Including or containing something as part of a whole

• Destroying a part of a whole

• Separating something from a whole

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What is the definition of "Alteration"?

• The process of creating something new

• The action or process of changing or being changed

• The act of preserving something

• The method of removing something

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What does the term "Degradation" refer to?

• The process of something being damaged or deteriorating.

• Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.

• Existing or coming before in time or order.

• The act of improving or enhancing something.

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Which word is characterized by constant change, activity, or progress?

• Degradation

• Dynamic

• Preceding

• Static

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What does "Preceding" mean?

• Following after in time or order.

• Existing or coming before in time or order.

• Occurring simultaneously.

• Happening at a later time.

What does the term "Sustainable" mean?

• Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level without depleting resources.

• The action of clearing a wide area of trees.

• The process of making an area more urban.

• The ability to grow crops in any climate.

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What is "Deforestation"?

• The process of making an area more urban.

• The action of clearing a wide area of trees.

• The ability to maintain resources at a certain level.

• The planting of new forests.

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What does "Urbanization" refer to?

• The action of clearing a wide area of trees.

• The process of making an area more urban.

• The ability to maintain resources at a certain level.

• The development of rural areas.

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What are microbes?

• Large organisms like elephants and whales

• Microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi

• Plants and trees

• Rocks and minerals

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What does the process of incubation involve?

• Freezing water to make ice

• to maintain (as eggs, embryos of animals, or bacteria) under prescribed and usually controlled conditions favorable for hatching or development

• Boiling water to make steam

• Painting a picture