Quiz on Environmental Sustainability

What is the primary goal of sustainability?

• To use natural resources as quickly as possible

• To balance environmental, social, and economic needs for future generations

• To eliminate all energy use

• To focus only on economic growth

Which of the following is a major cause of climate change?

• Increased use of renewable energy

• Excessive greenhouse gas emissions

• Planting more trees

• Reducing fossil fuel consumption

What is the main difference between global warming and climate change?

• Climate change refers to long-term weather patterns, while global warming focuses on rising temperatures

• They are the same thing

• Global warming only affects cold regions

• Climate change only refers to rainfall changes

Which of these is NOT a type of pollution?

• Air pollution

• Water pollution

• Soil pollution

• Biodiversity pollution

What is the main cause of deforestation?

• Planting more trees

• Cutting down trees for agriculture, logging, and urban expansion

• Protecting forests

• Reducing carbon emissions

Biodiversity loss occurs when:

• More species are introduced to an ecosystem

• The number of different species in an ecosystem decreases

• Conservation efforts succeed

• New habitats are created

Overfishing can lead to:

• More marine biodiversity

• A balanced ocean ecosystem

• Declining fish populations and ecosystem damage

• An increase in fish availability

What is desertification?

• The process of turning a forest into farmland

• The spread of deserts due to climate change, deforestation, or poor land management

• An increase in rainfall in dry areas

• The growth of new plant species in dry regions

Which of the following is a key part of waste management?

• Burning all trash

• Recycling, composting, and reducing waste

• Dumping waste in rivers

• Ignoring plastic pollution

Which natural disaster is caused by an overflow of water onto normally dry land?

• Drought

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Earthquake