Environmental Education and Sustainability

Environmental Education and Sustainability

• Tadoba National Park is located in Maharashtra.
• The Amazon rain forest is referred to as the "lungs of the planet".
• Species with distributions limited to a relatively small area are called endemics.
• Environmental friendly products receive ISO 14000 certification.
• World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5.
• Forests are a component of terrestrial ecosystems.
• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which contribute to global warming, are used in refrigerators and air conditioners.
• Solar energy serves as a driving force in an ecosystem.
• Agenda 21 was the global action plan adopted at the Earth Summit in 1992.
• Abiotic environment does not include plants.
• Ecological factors related to soil and substratum are termed edaphic factors.
• Aquifers are layers of sediment or rock that are highly permeable and contain water.
• The Richter scale measures the intensity of earthquakes.
• The Chipko movement was initiated to conserve trees.
• Rivers and streams are examples of lotic ecosystems.
• Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks are part of the lithosphere.
• Bacteria and fungi exemplify saprotrophs.
• In an energy pyramid, the T1 trophic level contains maximum energy.
• A sustainable lifestyle involves following the 5R principles.
• Methyl isocyanate was the killer gas in the Bhopal disaster.
• Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides can pollute soil, affect its fertility, and reduce crop yield.
• The detritus food chain begins with decomposers like algae, bacteria, and fungi.
• M.S. Swaminathan is recognized as the father of the Green Revolution in India.
• Biomagnification is the accumulation of chemicals by an organism from water and food exposure.
• A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide emitted by an individual, organization, or product.
• A food chain describes the transfer of food energy from producers through a series of organisms via repeated eating.
• The biosphere comprises the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
• The segments/segments of environment responsible for conservation of radiant energy to chemical energy (carbohydrate) through photosynthesis is/are lithosphere.
• The largest sink of the planet is the hydrosphere.
• Resources that can be used again and again after processing are known as cyclic resources.
• Drilling a large number of deep bore wells is not an ideal solution for tackling the water crisis.
• An unreliable supply is a disadvantage of many renewable energy sources.
• The biosphere is the part of Earth and its atmosphere in which organisms live.
• The word 'Environment' originates from the French word "Environ".
• The Earth environment is broadly divided into five regions.
• Approximately 0.7% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.
• The troposphere is the lowest portion of the atmosphere.
• Uranium-235 is the most used nuclear fuel.
• The lithosphere has a thickness from 64 to 96 Km.
• Renewable energy does not contribute to global warming.
• Van Mahotsav, an annual tree-planting festival in India, occurs on July 1st.
• Greenhouse gases cause global warming when their concentration is enhanced.
• The Chipko Andolan movement conserved forests and the environment.
• The "greenhouse effect" keeps the planet warm.
• In 2018, 0.64% of the total world energy came from fossil fuels.
• About 0.97% of the earth's water is strong saline.
• Tropical rain forests are the most productive ecosystems in terms of net primary production.
• All food chains start with producers because they make their own food.
• The Kyoto Protocol reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
• Jim Corbett National Park is located in Uttarakhand.
• The Earth absorbs 0.75 percent of the energy from the Sun.
• Water vapor is the most abundantly found greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, without human intervention.
• Ethane is not typically considered a greenhouse gas.
• Medha Patkar founded the Narmada Bachao Andolan.
• The Montreal Protocol is the international protocol to protect the ozone layer.
• The Earth Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
• Johannesburg hosted the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002.
• The world's worst nuclear accident occurred at Chernobyl on April 26, 1986.
• Acid rain has a pH level of approximately 4.
• Ecology is defined as the interdependence of living organisms and their environment.
• A main contributor to acid rain is Sulphur dioxide and nitrous dioxide
• Robert Angus Smith discovered the phenomenon of acid rain.
• A pH of 7.8 is required for the survival of aquatic plants and animals.
• The Jakarta Mandate (1995) is associated with marine and coastal biodiversity concerns.
• Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and moisture are key components for successful composting.
• Acid rain can occur in both wet and dry forms.
• The most important agents for ozone depletion are CFCs.
• Soil fertility is reduced by intensive agriculture.
• The Indus water dispute is between India and Pakistan.
• Ammonification is the formation of Ammonia from nitrates by decomposers.
• The ozone layer is located in the stratosphere.
• Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas.
• Crust, mantle and core are part of Lithosphere
• The hottest layer of the Earth is the thermosphere.
• Sunderlal Bahuguna pioneered the Chipko movement.
• Solar heaters are the Black painted pannels which are hanged at roofs to trap heat and energy from sun.
• Storage is the main problem in using hydrogen as fuel for vehicles.
• The troposphere is known as the lower portion of atmosphere
• Russia has the world's largest reserve of natural gas.
• Solar flares consist of visible light, ultraviolet light, infrared, radio waves, X-rays, and gamma rays.
• Plastic are the sources of synthetic fuel
• Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster occurred on 11 March 2011.
• Mc Mehta is famous for long drawn battles to protect the Taj Mahal and clean up the Ganges river.
• Humans contribute to greenhouse gases by burning fossil fuels in vehicles and forests, and through agriculture.
• Too many greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause global warming.
• Global warming may cause melting polar ice caps.
• Sustainability refers to the ability to exist and develop without depleting natural resources for future generations.
• Environmental studies encompass biology, zoology, physics, chemistry, anthropology, and economics.
• The ozone layer protects us from UV light.
• Deforestation results in soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, and disruption of the water cycle.
• The presence of harmful substances is called pollution.
• Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research is located in Pune.
• The Water Act was the first major environmental protection act in India.
• The sun is the main source of energy in an ecosystem.
• Processing used materials and reusing them is called recycling.
• NEERI is situated Nagpur.
• In a terrestrial ecosystem, producers represent the trophic level with the largest biomass.
• M.S. Swaminathan is the father of the Green Revolution in India.
• Around 0.01 of energy percentage is transferred from one trophic level to the next in a food chain.
• USCB is short for United State Census Bureau.
• The objectives of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 is all of the above: preserve biodiversity, maintain essential ecological and life support systems and protection and conservation of wildlife.
• The Wild Life (Protection) Act was enacted in 1986.
• SO2 is not a greenhouse gas
• Normal average thickness of stratospheric ozone layer is 300DU
• The world's worst nuclear accident occurred at Chernobly on 1986-04-26 00:00:00

Test your knowledge on Environmental Education and Sustainability. Topics include Tadoba National Park, the Amazon rain forest (the "lungs of the planet"), endemic species, and ISO 14000 certification for eco-friendly products. Also covered: World Environment Day (June 5), the role of CFCs, Agenda 21, and the Chipko movement.