Supportive Education Service - Science

Imagine you are a government official responsible for managing a forest reserve. The forest is rich in biodiversity, home to endangered species, and provides livelihoods for local communities. However, there's pressure to allow logging companies to extract timber. How do you balance economic development, conservation, and the needs of future generations?

• 1. Prioritize economic growth and allow unrestricted logging

• 1. Strictly protect the forest without considering economic factors

• 1. Implement sustainable logging practices while safeguarding biodiversity

• Ignore the issue and hope it resolves itself

You're an urban planner tasked with designing a new city district. How do you ensure that the layout promotes sustainable practices? Consider factors like green spaces, public transportation, waste management, and energy efficiency.

• 1. Focus solely on aesthetics and ignore sustainability

• 1. Build high-rise structures without considering environmental impact

• 1. Disregard energy-efficient designs

• Integrate green spaces, prioritize public transport, and implement waste reduction measures

You live in a region facing severe water scarcity due to climate change and population growth. As a community leader, how do you address this challenge? Propose innovative solutions to conserve water, improve access, and ensure equitable distribution.

• 1. Ignore the issue and hope for rain

• 1. Promote rainwater harvesting, efficient irrigation, and community education

• 1. Privatize water sources and charge exorbitant fees

• Rely solely on desalination plants

Electronic waste (e-waste) is a growing problem globally. As an environmental activist, how can you raise awareness about responsible e-waste disposal? What policies and recycling initiatives can reduce the environmental impact of discarded electronics?

• 1. Educate the public, advocate for e-waste recycling programs, and lobby for strict regulations

• 2. Ignore e-waste concerns

• 1. Promote e-waste dumping

• Encourage planned obsolescence

You're a farmer in a region affected by soil degradation and water scarcity. How can you adopt sustainable agricultural practices? Consider crop rotation, organic farming, water-efficient irrigation, and soil conservation techniques.

• 1. Continue conventional farming methods

• 1. Ignore environmental concerns

• 1. Implement crop rotation, use organic fertilizers, adopt drip irrigation, and practice soil conservation

• Overuse chemical pesticides

You are planning a hiking trip to a high-altitude mountain. Explain why the air pressure decreases as you ascend to higher elevations.

• 1. The weight of the air column above decreases.

• 1. The density of air increases.

• 1. The temperature decreases.

• The number of air molecules per unit volume decreases.

You are a meteorologist studying weather patterns. Explain why the trade winds blow from east to west near the equator.

• 1. The Coriolis effect pushes them westward.

• 1. The rotation of Earth causes them to move westward.

• 1. The warm air at the equator rises, creating a low-pressure zone.

• Ocean currents influence their direction.

You are a teacher explaining the seasons to elementary students. Describe why summer occurs in the Northern Hemisphere when Earth is tilted toward the sun.

• 1. The sun emits more heat during summer.

• 1. Sunlight strikes the Northern Hemisphere more directly, leading to warmer temperatures.

• 1. Earth’s rotation speeds up during summer.

• The ozone layer thickens during summer.

You are a farmer in a tropical region. Explain how the monsoon season impacts your crop yield.

• 1. It increases soil erosion.

• 1. It promotes drought conditions.

• 1. It brings heavy rainfall, essential for crop growth.

• It decreases humidity.

You are a weather forecaster predicting a severe thunderstorm. Explain why cumulonimbus clouds are associated with thunderstorms.

• 1. They are low-level clouds.

• 1. They form during cold weather.

• 1. They have strong updrafts, causing vertical growth and precipitation.

• They are composed of ice crystals.