The environment is all around us; see if you can answer these environment trivia questions. Then quiz your friends and family. The more we know about the environment, the more we can do to protect it.
15 Environment Trivia Questions
- Q: What is the main gas responsible for trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and contributing to global warming?
- Q: What term describes the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?
- Q: Which country is the largest producer of solar energy?
- Q: What is the name given to the current geological epoch, reflecting the significant human impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems?
- Q: What renewable energy source derives power from the internal heat of the Earth?
- Q: What are the primary sources of renewable energy?
- Q: What international agreement aimed to reduce carbon emissions and combat global warming, signed in 2015?
- Q: What is the process by which forests are cleared, often for agricultural or urban use, significantly impacting ecosystems?
- Q: Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
- Q: What phenomenon is causing the rise in sea levels, threatening coastal and island communities?
- Q: What term describes a community of organisms and their physical environment interacting as an ecological unit?
- Q: Which gas, primarily released from agriculture and waste management activities, is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential significantly higher than CO2?
- Q: What large ocean current system is responsible for distributing heat around the Earth and affecting climate?
- Q: Which concept refers to the maximum amount of natural resources that can be extracted sustainably without degrading the environment or compromising future generations?
- Q: What term describes the movement of species from their native regions to new geographic areas where they do not naturally occur, often causing ecological disruption?
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15 Environment Trivia Questions and Answers
- Q: What is the main gas responsible for trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and contributing to global warming?
A: Carbon Dioxide (CO2). - Q: What term describes the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?
A: Biodiversity. - Q: Which country is the largest producer of solar energy?
A: China. - Q: What is the name given to the current geological epoch, reflecting the significant human impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems?
A: The Anthropocene. - Q: What renewable energy source derives power from the internal heat of the Earth?
A: Geothermal energy. - Q: What are the primary sources of renewable energy?
A: Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass. - Q: What international agreement aimed to reduce carbon emissions and combat global warming, signed in 2015?
A: The Paris Agreement. - Q: What is the process by which forests are cleared, often for agricultural or urban use, significantly impacting ecosystems?
A: Deforestation. - Q: Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
A: The stratosphere. - Q: What phenomenon is causing the rise in sea levels, threatening coastal and island communities?
A: Melting of polar ice caps and glaciers due to global warming. - Q: What term describes a community of organisms and their physical environment interacting as an ecological unit?
A: Ecosystem. - Q: Which gas, primarily released from agriculture and waste management activities, is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential significantly higher than CO2?
A: Methane (CH4). - Q: What large ocean current system is responsible for distributing heat around the Earth and affecting climate?
A: The Thermohaline Circulation or Global Conveyor Belt. - Q: Which concept refers to the maximum amount of natural resources that can be extracted sustainably without degrading the environment or compromising future generations?
A: Carrying Capacity. - Q: What term describes the movement of species from their native regions to new geographic areas where they do not naturally occur, often causing ecological disruption?
A: Invasive species.
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