Everyday Science MCQs – Page 156

✅ B. Land degradation in dry areas

a: Ocean tides | b: Land degradation in dry areas | c: A desert becoming a city overnight | d: A type of rainfall Read more

✅ B. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

a: World Trade Organization | b: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | c: International Court of Justice | d: International Olympic Committee Read more

✅ D. A species facing a high risk of extinction

a: A nonliving resource | b: A species with no habitat needs | c: A species found everywhere | d: A species facing a high risk of extinction Read more

✅ C. Establishing forest on land not recently forested

a: Draining wetlands | b: Building roads | c: Establishing forest on land not recently forested | d: Removing trees Read more

✅ D. Total greenhouse-gas emissions associated with an activity or entity

a: The weight of coal only | b: A shoe mark in soil | c: A tree's height | d: Total greenhouse-gas emissions associated with an activity or entity Read more

✅ C. A non-native organism that spreads and causes or is likely to cause harm

a: A fossil | b: A species that cannot reproduce | c: A non-native organism that spreads and causes or is likely to cause harm | d: Every native species Read more

✅ B. Using efficient appliances and switching off unused devices

a: Blocking ventilation filters | b: Using efficient appliances and switching off unused devices | c: Opening a refrigerator door for long periods | d: Leaving every light on Read more

✅ D. Meeting present needs without undermining future generations' ability to meet theirs

a: Ignoring environmental impacts | b: Banning all technology | c: Using every resource as quickly as possible | d: Meeting present needs without undermining future generations' ability to meet theirs Read more

✅ B. Ocean absorption of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide

a: Extra oxygen dissolving | b: Ocean absorption of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide | c: Sand movement only | d: Moonlight Read more

✅ C. Breakdown of larger plastic items and synthetic fibres

a: Only volcanic ash | b: Only fresh snow | c: Breakdown of larger plastic items and synthetic fibres | d: Only untreated timber Read more

✅ B. An area of land draining to a common outlet

a: A sea current | b: An area of land draining to a common outlet | c: A water bottle | d: A weather satellite Read more

✅ C. Troposphere

a: Thermosphere | b: Exosphere | c: Troposphere | d: Mesosphere Read more

✅ C. Carbon dioxide

a: Argon | b: Neon | c: Carbon dioxide | d: Helium 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: Only a single animal | d: A mineral deposit Read more

✅ C. Controlled decomposition of organic material

a: Burning plastic | b: Distilling seawater only | c: Controlled decomposition of organic material | d: Mining coal Read more

✅ B. Land degradation in dry areas

a: Ocean tides | b: Land degradation in dry areas | c: A desert becoming a city overnight | d: A type of rainfall Read more

✅ B. Using efficient appliances and switching off unused devices

a: Blocking ventilation filters | b: Using efficient appliances and switching off unused devices | c: Opening a refrigerator door for long periods | d: Leaving every light on Read more

✅ B. Processes materials so they can be used again

a: Prevents all waste automatically | b: Processes materials so they can be used again | c: Creates new raw materials from nothing | d: Always turns waste into fuel Read more

✅ D. A species facing a high risk of extinction

a: A nonliving resource | b: A species with no habitat needs | c: A species found everywhere | d: A species facing a high risk of extinction Read more

✅ D. Energy from sources replenished naturally on human timescales

a: Energy only from coal | b: Energy from burning peat only | c: Energy only from oil | d: Energy from sources replenished naturally on human timescales Read more