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Environmental Awareness Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a major cause of deforestation in upland farming practices?

a)

Monocropping

b)

Agroforestry

c)

Kaingin

d)

Greenhouse farming

2.

Kaingin refers to which of the following practices?

a)

Submarine mining

b)

Slash-and-burn farming

c)

Hydroelectric construction

d)

Oil drilling

3.

Which activity is a key driver of forest loss due to economic demand?

a)

Organic gardening

b)

Commercial logging

c)

Rice farming

d)

Coral farming

4.

Which of the following is a common reason for people to engage in Kaingin?

a)

Urban expansion

b)

Recreational hunting

c)

Livelihood and survival

d)

Technological advancement

5.

What is a major consequence of commercial logging?

a)

Improved soil fertility

b)

Forest conservation

c)

Deforestation

d)

Marine pollution

6.

A primary reason for commercial logging is:

a)

Air purification

b)

Timber production

c)

Coastal development

d)

Carbon offsetting

7.

What often justifies the creation of large-scale mining projects?

a)

Wind power development

b)

Access to timber

c)

Economic growth and raw materials

d)

Urban greening

8.

Which of the following is a major environmental risk of dam construction?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Flooding of ecosystems

c)

Forest fire outbreaks

d)

Noise pollution

9.

What is a key human impact of deforestation?

a)

Clean water access

b)

Increased agricultural productivity

c)

Displacement of indigenous communities

d)

Coastal resilience

10.

Which of the following is NOT a typical reason for mining operations?

a)

Access to minerals

b)

Economic profits

c)

Biodiversity conservation

d)

Infrastructure development

11.

Which of the following contributes significantly to air pollution?

a)

Solar panels

b)

Vehicle exhaust

c)

Organic farming

d)

Reforestation

12.

What kind of pollution is primarily caused by car emissions?

a)

Noise

b)

Light

c)

Air

d)

Water

13.

Which activity adds to construction dust in the atmosphere?

a)

Composting

b)

Quarrying

c)

Tree planting

d)

Crop rotation

14.

The burning of wood contributes most directly to:

a)

Soil erosion

b)

Water pollution

c)

Air pollution

d)

Groundwater depletion

15.

Which of these industrial sources contributes to air pollution?

a)

Textile weaving

b)

Solar panel factories

c)

Industrial combustion processes

d)

Geothermal drilling

16.

Fossil fuel burning is a major cause of:

a)

Forest regeneration

b)

Soil restoration

c)

Global warming

d)

Coral reef growth

17.

Which of the following is NOT a source of air pollution?

a)

Car exhaust

b)

Power plants

c)

Wind turbines

d)

Factories

18.

What is a direct environmental result of excessive air pollution?

a)

Ozone layer recovery

b)

Acid rain

c)

River sedimentation

d)

Earthquake activity

19.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 major types of pollution?

a)

Water

b)

Noise

c)

Air

d)

Land

20.

Which is a common consequence of land pollution?

a)

Eutrophication

b)

Soil degradation

c)

Urban growth

d)

Marine currents

21.

Human survival practices like Kaingin often lead to:

a)

Soil enrichment

b)

Biodiversity loss

c)

Pollution control

d)

Urban renewal

22.

Large dams can displace:

a)

Foreign investors

b)

Coastal fishermen

c)

Local communities

d)

Wind farm operators

23.

Commercial logging operations primarily affect:

a)

Coral reefs

b)

Mountains

c)

Forest ecosystems

d)

Rivers

24.

Mining can result in which environmental hazard?

a)

Glacial melting

b)

Radiation

c)

Water contamination

d)

Mangrove restoration

25.

Which of the following is a social impact of deforestation?

a)

Lower taxes

b)

Infrastructure damage

c)

Cultural displacement

d)

Increased migration

26.

One of the most visible signs of land pollution is:

a)

Urban flooding

b)

Litter and solid waste

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Volcanic activity

27.

A key economic justification for environmental exploitation is:

a)

Foreign aid

b)

Cultural heritage

c)

Resource extraction for revenue

d)

Environmental preservation

28.

What kind of pollution is caused by the improper disposal of chemicals?

a)

Air

b)

Land

c)

Water

d)

Sound

29.

Which of the following practices can worsen all types of pollution?

a)

Mass tree planting

b)

Industrial expansion

c)

Urban gardening

d)

Coastal cleanups

30.

What is a long-term consequence of continuous mining without environmental safeguards?

a)

Rainfall increase

b)

Reforestation

c)

Ecosystem collapse

d)

Wind pattern shift

31.

Occurs when trees are cut down across a wide area.

a)

Reforestation

b)

deforestation

c)

Subsistence farming

32.

All are importance of forest except:

a)

They provide raw materials

b)

They provide dry and higher temperature

c)

they provide soil erosion

33.

How many % does the Earth covered by trees?

a)

25%

b)

35%

c)

30%

34.

From the forest fact, regions are occupied by most trees except:

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

North America

c)

New Guinea

35.

Rainforest cover how many % of the earth?

a)

5%

b)

6%

c)

7%

36.

How many species of birds exist in rainforest?

a)

500

b)

400

c)

600

37.

How many flowering plants exist in rainforest?

a)

1400

b)

1500

c)

1600

38.

How many % of medicine come from plants found in rainforest?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

25%

39.

They are often known as “lungs of the Earth

a)

land

b)

rainforest

c)

rivers

40.

Known as slash and burn.

a)

Commercial logging

b)

subsistence farming

c)

cattle grazing

41.

Number of different species becomes smaller

a)

Lack of biodiversity

b)

Climate change

c)

Soil erosion

42.

Making suitable changes in the law, so that cutting tress will be controlled.

a)

Reforestation

b)

Community extension

c)

Legislation

43.

These are outdoor pollution except:

a)

Smog

b)

particulates

c)

cooking fumes

44.

The following are natural sources and causes of air pollution except:

a)

Power plants

b)

dust

c)

wildfires

45.

What is the highest percentile for the source of air pollutants?

a)

Industrial Processes

b)

Fuel combustion

c)

transportation

46.

How many % of air pollutions brought by miscellaneous?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

25%

47.

The following are the effects of air pollution on human health except:

a)

Asthma

b)

Diarrhea

c)

Cancer risk

48.

What do we call the gradual increase in Earth’s temperature?

a)

Global warming

b)

acid rain

c)

soil erosion

49.

The following are human sources of air pollution except:

a)

Smoke from wildfires

b)

burning wood

c)

automobiles

50.

How many % of air pollutions brought by industrial processes?

a)

11%

b)

12%

c)

13%