Environmental Science Quiz

What is the term for a note or comment added to a map, diagram, graph, photo, or piece of text to expand on the original work?

• Atmosphere

• Annotation

• Biodiversity

• Deforestation

Which term describes the air, gases, and particles that encircle Earth?

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Climate change

• Desertification

What are the processes that occur above Earth in the atmosphere, creating and controlling the weather?

• Biodiversity

• Deforestation

• Atmospheric processes

• Drivers

What term refers to a preference for one particular point of view, often to the exclusion of other points of view?

• Bias

• Consequence

• Drivers

• Earth-centred world view

What is the term for the variety of living organisms and the ecosystems they form?

• Biosphere

• Biodiversity

• Climate change

• Desertification

Which term describes the zone where all living things exist on Earth?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Deforestation

• Consequence

What term describes the strong connection between Indigenous peoples, their land, and their culture?

• Climate change

• Drivers

• Caring for Country/Place

• Earth-centred world view

What term refers to changes in long-term weather patterns or shifts in climate over extended periods of time?

• Biodiversity

• Climate change

• Desertification

• Deforestation

What is the term for something that follows on from an action taken, often considered negative?

• Bias

• Consequence

• Drivers

• Annotation

What is the process of clearing natural forests, often done by burning or logging for timber?

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Drivers

• Biodiversity