Environmental Science Quiz

What is the term for the cutting down of trees in large numbers?

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Elevation

• Acid Rain

What is the process of land becoming desert-like due to various factors such as climate change and human activities?

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Elevation

• Acid Rain

What is the term for the height of a land surface above sea level?

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Elevation

• Acid Rain

What is the term for the rain that has a high level of acidity due to pollutants in the atmosphere?

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Elevation

• Acid Rain

What is the process of depositing or laying down of eroded materials?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Typhoon

• Ring of Fire

What is the process of wearing away or removal of soil, rock, or other materials on the Earth's surface?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Typhoon

• Ring of Fire

What is the term for a tropical cyclone that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Typhoon

• Ring of Fire

What is the term for a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Typhoon

• Ring of Fire

What is the process of supplying water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels?

• Irrigation

• Terrace Farming

• Typhoon

• Ring of Fire

What is the method of farming on terraces that are built into the slopes of hills and mountains?

• Irrigation

• Terrace Farming

• Typhoon

• Ring of Fire