Environmental Science

Environmental science quizzes on ecosystems, climate change, pollution, conservation, and sustainable development.

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Environmental Science

QUESTION NO 01
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Overexploitation means?

Answer: Harvesting species faster than they can recover
Overfishing is a common example.
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Point-source pollution comes from?

Answer: A identifiable discharge location (e.g., pipe)
Nonpoint sources are diffuse (runoff).
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Water scarcity can be reduced by?

Answer: Efficiency, reuse, and protecting sources
Demand management matters as much as supply.
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Life-cycle assessment (LCA) evaluates?

Answer: Impacts from cradle to grave (or cradle to cradle)
It covers production, use, and disposal.
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Permafrost thaw can release?

Answer: Stored methane and CO2
Frozen soils hold large carbon stocks.
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Circular economy emphasizes?

Answer: Keeping materials in use and designing out waste
Reuse, repair, remanufacture, recycle.
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Sea-level rise is driven mainly by?

Answer: Thermal expansion and melting ice
Warming oceans expand; glaciers/ice sheets melt.
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Energy efficiency means?

Answer: Using less energy for the same service
Efficiency is often the cheapest “resource”.
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A biodiversity hotspot is?

Answer: A region with high endemism under severe threat
Hotspots prioritize conservation investment.
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Oil spills primarily pollute?

Answer: Marine and coastal ecosystems
Oil coats organisms and habitats.
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