3021. Practice check: In environmental studies, what is deforestation?
✅ B. The clearing or removal of forests
a: Planting a forest | b: The clearing or removal of forests | c: Cleaning a river | d: Recycling glass Read more
✅ B. The clearing or removal of forests
a: Planting a forest | b: The clearing or removal of forests | c: Cleaning a river | d: Recycling glass Read more
✅ B. Total greenhouse-gas emissions associated with an activity or entity
a: The weight of coal only | b: Total greenhouse-gas emissions associated with an activity or entity | c: A shoe mark in soil | d: A tree's height Read more
✅ D. Using efficient appliances and switching off unused devices
a: Leaving every light on | b: Opening a refrigerator door for long periods | c: Blocking ventilation filters | d: Using efficient appliances and switching off unused devices Read more
✅ D. Carbon dioxide
a: Neon | b: Argon | c: Helium | d: Carbon dioxide Read more
✅ C. Ocean absorption of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide
a: Moonlight | b: Extra oxygen dissolving | c: Ocean absorption of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide | d: Sand movement only Read more
✅ B. Organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment
a: A weather instrument | b: Organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment | c: A mineral deposit | d: Only a single animal Read more
✅ B. The variety of living organisms in an area or on Earth
a: A type of fossil fuel | b: The variety of living organisms in an area or on Earth | c: The amount of traffic only | d: The height of a mountain Read more
✅ D. Troposphere
a: Mesosphere | b: Exosphere | c: Thermosphere | d: Troposphere Read more
✅ D. An area where water covers or saturates the soil for part or all of the year
a: A volcanic crater only | b: A dry dune | c: A glacier peak | d: An area where water covers or saturates the soil for part or all of the year Read more
✅ A. Controlled decomposition of organic material
a: Controlled decomposition of organic material | b: Distilling seawater only | c: Burning plastic | d: Mining coal Read more
✅ B. Absorbing much of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation
a: Creating all rainfall | b: Absorbing much of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation | c: Producing Earth's gravity | d: Blocking all visible light Read more
✅ D. Keep products and materials in use and reduce waste
a: Maximize single-use products | b: Stop all repair | c: Increase landfill only | d: Keep products and materials in use and reduce waste Read more
✅ C. Processes materials so they can be used again
a: Always turns waste into fuel | b: Prevents all waste automatically | c: Processes materials so they can be used again | d: Creates new raw materials from nothing Read more
✅ A. Energy from sources replenished naturally on human timescales
a: Energy from sources replenished naturally on human timescales | b: Energy only from oil | c: Energy only from coal | d: Energy from burning peat only Read more
✅ C. Maintaining plant cover and reducing erosion
a: Removing all vegetation | b: Burning topsoil | c: Maintaining plant cover and reducing erosion | d: Overgrazing slopes Read more
✅ D. Paris Agreement
a: Montreal Protocol only | b: Basel Convention | c: Ramsar Convention | d: Paris Agreement Read more
✅ C. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
a: International Olympic Committee | b: World Trade Organization | c: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | d: International Court of Justice Read more
✅ B. The clearing or removal of forests
a: Planting a forest | b: The clearing or removal of forests | c: Cleaning a river | d: Recycling glass Read more
✅ A. Establishing forest on land not recently forested
a: Establishing forest on land not recently forested | b: Building roads | c: Draining wetlands | d: Removing trees Read more
✅ B. A non-native organism that spreads and causes or is likely to cause harm
a: Every native species | b: A non-native organism that spreads and causes or is likely to cause harm | c: A fossil | d: A species that cannot reproduce Read more