Enviro|Pollution Quiz

Pollution Quiz

Test your knowledge on pollution and greenhouse gases!
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Question #1: What is pollution?

The removal of trees and forests
The release of harmful chemicals into the air or water
The amount and diversity of species in an area
The tactics used by companies to make their products more eco-friendly than they actually are

Question #2: What is the most common type of greenhouse gas produced by human activities?

Methane
Carbon dioxide
Nitrous oxide
Fluorinated gases

Question #3: Which type of greenhouse gases are the most potent (having the strongest warming effect)?

Carbon dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Methane
Fluorinated Gases

Question #4: What is the biggest producer of CO₂ emissions?

Transportation
Energy Production
Industry
Plastic Production

Question #5: What is the biggest producer of methane emissions?

Agriculture
Energy Production
Industry
Landfills

Question #6: Nitrous oxide is most commonly released through ...

Burning coal
Mining
Synthetic fertilizers
Energy generation

Question #7: Which is not a greenhouse gas?

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Methane
Sulfur hexafluoride
Oxygen gas

Question #8: What is the result of greenhouse gases being added in Earth's atmosphere?

Faster rotation
Climate change and global warming
Increased solar flares
Retreating oceans and lowering sea levels

Question #9: What is one of the most common source of water pollution?

Sewage
Oil spills
Earthquakes
Sediment from soil erosion

Question #10: What is eutrophication?

Acid rain
Death of fish due to oil spills
Overgrowth of algae due to excessive nutrients
Toxins being released into the atmosphere

Question #11: What is a major cause of thermal water pollution?

Tourism
Agriculture
Industry and manufacturing
Energy production

Question #12: What are microplastics?

Rubber particles from tires
Small plastic fragments
Insects that feed on polluted water
Microscopic algae

Question #13: What is the most common use of fluorinated gases?

To act as a replacement for ozone-depleting substances
Electricity Production
Improper disposal of chemicals
Landfills

Question #14: What are PFAs?

A collection of species of bacteria
A series of laws that were created to address environmental issues
Synthetic chemicals that resist water and grease
Organizations that advocate for sustainability

Question #15: Why have PFAs come under scrutiny?

They are extremely expensive to make, as they require rare ingredients
They are dangerous to people, as they can cause cancers and other severe health problems when ingested
They are notorious greenhouse gases
They are produced by bacteria found in sewage

Question #16: Which everyday activity can contribute to water pollution if done improperly?

Recycling plastics
Washing cars on the street
Buying eco-friendly products
Composting food waste

Question #17: What is a common source of indoor air pollution?

Television screens
Houseplants
Using the stove
Wi-Fi signals

Question #18: What is the main environmental threat from microbeads found in cosmetic products?

They evaporate into the atmosphere, acting as a greenhouse gas
They clog sewer pipes, resulting in endangerments to public health
They contain nitrogen and phosphorous, resulting in algae blooms
They pollute waterways and harm marine life

Question #19: What environmental effect is caused by excess nitrogen runoff?

Algae blooms
Increased salinity
Coral bleaching
Formation of glaciers

Question #20: Which synthetic gas has an extremely high global warming effect but is used in refrigerators?

Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Question #21: Which of the following is considered a major type of pollution?

Soil, air, and water
Sunlight and wind
Vitamin deficiency
Earthquakes and storms

Question #22: Which sector contributes the most to water pollution?

Fashion
Aviation
Agriculture
Space Exploration

Question #23: Which of these is an example of plastic pollution?

Recycled glass bottles
Microplastics in oceans
Organic compost
Metal cans

Pollution Quiz

Question #1: What is pollution?

Question #2: What is the most common type of greenhouse gas produced by human activities?

Question #3: Which type of greenhouse gases are the most potent (having the strongest warming effect)?

Question #4: What is the biggest producer of CO₂ emissions?

Question #5: What is the biggest producer of methane emissions?

Question #6: Nitrous oxide is most commonly released through ...

Question #7: Which is not a greenhouse gas?

Question #8: What is the result of greenhouse gases being added in Earth's atmosphere?

Question #9: What is one of the most common source of water pollution?

Question #10: What is eutrophication?

Question #11: What is a major cause of thermal water pollution?

Question #12: What are microplastics?

Question #13: What is the most common use of fluorinated gases?

Question #14: What are PFAs?

Question #15: Why have PFAs come under scrutiny?

Question #16: Which everyday activity can contribute to water pollution if done improperly?

Question #17: What is a common source of indoor air pollution?

Question #18: What is the main environmental threat from microbeads found in cosmetic products?

Question #19: What environmental effect is caused by excess nitrogen runoff?

Question #20: Which synthetic gas has an extremely high global warming effect but is used in refrigerators?

Question #21: Which of the following is considered a major type of pollution?

Question #22: Which sector contributes the most to water pollution?

Question #23: Which of these is an example of plastic pollution?

Question #24: Which human activity contributes the most to greenhouse gas pollution?

Question #25: Which is the biggest source of nitrous oxide emissions?

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Pollution Quiz

Question #1: What is pollution?

Question #2: What is the most common type of greenhouse gas produced by human activities?

Question #3: Which type of greenhouse gases are the most potent (having the strongest warming effect)?

Question #4: What is the biggest producer of CO2 emissions?

Question #5: What is the biggest producer of methane emissions?

Question #6: Nitrous oxide is most commonly released through ...

Question #7: Which is not a greenhouse gas?

Question #8: What is the result of greenhouse gases being added in Earth's atmosphere?

Question #9: What is one of the most common source of water pollution?

Question #10: What is eutrophication?

Question #11: What is a major cause of thermal water pollution?

Question #12: What are microplastics?

Question #13: What is the most common use of fluorinated gases?

Question #14: What are PFAs?

Question #15: Why have PFAs come under scrutiny?

Question #16: Which everyday activity can contribute to water pollution if done improperly?

Question #17: What is a common source of indoor air pollution?

Question #18: What is the main environmental threat from microbeads found in cosmetic products?

Question #19: What environmental effect is caused by excess nitrogen runoff?

Question #20: Which synthetic gas has an extremely high global warming effect but is used in refrigerators?

Question #21: Which of the following is considered a major type of pollution?

Question #22: Which sector contributes the most to water pollution?

Question #23: Which of these is an example of plastic pollution?

Question #24: Which human activity contributes the most to greenhouse gas pollution?

Question #25: Which is the biggest source of nitrous oxide emissions?

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Question #4: What is the biggest producer of CO₂ emissions?