Environmental Conservation and Natural Resource Management Quiz

Test your knowledge on global warming, renewable energy, biodiversity, and more. Explore environmental conservation in this quiz!

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Which gas is primarily responsible for global warming?

Carbon dioxide

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Methane

What is the largest source of water pollution?

Industrial waste

Agricultural runoff

Oil spills

Sewage and wastewater

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

Coal

Natural gas

Solar power

Nuclear power

What is the main goal of sustainable forestry?

Maximize timber production

Reduce forest cover

Balance economic, social, and ecological factors

Exploit forests for short-term gain

Which of the following is a major cause of deforestation?

Urbanization

Mining

Agricultural expansion

Wind erosion

What is the term for the preservation of genetic diversity in plants and animals?

Species conservation

Habitat restoration

Biodiversity conservation

Population control

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

Carbon dioxide

Methane

Ozone

Nitrous oxide

What is the term for the process by which water evaporates from plants into the atmosphere?

Precipitation

Transpiration

Condensation

Percolation

What is the term for the practice of harvesting trees at a rate slower than the forest can renew itself?

Selective logging

Clear-cutting

Reforestation

Slash-and-burn agriculture

#10

Which international agreement aims to combat climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius?

Paris Agreement

Kyoto Protocol

Montreal Protocol

Copenhagen Accord

#11

Which of the following is NOT a component of the 'reduce, reuse, recycle' waste management hierarchy?

Incineration

Reuse

Recycle

Reduce

#12

What is the term for the loss of a species from an ecosystem?

Extinction

Destruction

Erosion

Depletion