Environmental Science Quiz

What is the proper use of a resource to prevent wasteful use called?

• Deforestation

• Conservation

• Poaching

• Smog

What is the practice of planting a different crop each season to maintain soil health?

• Poaching

• Preservation

• Crop rotation

• Extinct

What is the removal of trees and other vegetation to make land available for other uses?

• Deforestation

• Sustainability

• Petition

• Timber

What does it mean when a species is no longer in existence?

• Nonrenewable

• Extinct

• Nutrient

• Smog

What is a natural resource that is limited and cannot be replenished for a long time?

• Renewable resources

• Nonrenewable resources

• Timber

• Nutrient

What is something that is required for plant and animal growth?

• Smog

• Nutrient

• Poaching

• Petition

What is a written request for a change in law or policy signed by a large number of citizens?

• Petition

• Preservation

• Pollution

• Conservation

What is illegal hunting or fishing called?

• Poaching

• Deforestation

• Smog

• Sustainability

What is the contamination of water, soil, or air by chemicals or waste materials?

• Preservation

• Pollution

• Nutrient

• Timber

What is keeping something the same or preventing it from being damaged?

• Preservation

• Extinct

• Petition

• Smog