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Test your knowledge of environmental science through these questions.
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Where are earthquakes MOST likely to occur?
In oceans
In forests
On tectonic plates
On mountains
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What is the name of the process in which plates are forced apart?
Divergent boundary
Transform Fault
Flat Boundary
Convergent Boundary
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What is the name of the process in which plates slip by each other?
Convergent Boundary
Transform Fault
Flat Boundary
Divergent Boundary
4
What is the thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth?
Rain
Clouds
Atmosphere
Sun Rays
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What is another name for a Transform Fault?
Pat-Move
Strike-Slip
Rumble-Tumble
Hit-Miss
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What is the name of the process in which one plate is forced over another?
Flat Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform fault
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What is a cause of loss of biodiversity?
Creation of habitats
Pollution
Stable climate
The removal of invasive species
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What is the name for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?
Cultural differences
Continents
Species
Biodiversity
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What is the name for the process of replanting an area with trees?
Reweeding
Going Green
Recycling
Reforestation
10
What is hot liquid rock inside a volcano?
Lava
Magma
River
Soup
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What is the greenhouse effect?
a change in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves
Sun's energy is reflected back to the atmosphere
the variety of life in a particular habitat/ecosystem
the atmosphere
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Where can aquaculture take place?
All of the above
Open Ocean
Bays
Ponds
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Fossil fuels cause ___ of man-made emissions.
2/4 or 50%
1/4 or 25%
3/4 or 75%
4/4 or 100%
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What is an effect of Global Warming?
Increasing average annual rainfall & snowfall
Rising sea level
All of the above
Spread of dangerous diseases
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What is the layer of Earth's atmosphere that is furthest away from us?
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
