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AQA A-Level Environmental Science 3.2 The physical environment overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which gas makes up about 78 percent of dry air?

  2. Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer?

  3. The greenhouse effect warms the Earth by greenhouse gases absorbing which type of radiation?

  4. Roughly what proportion of the Earth's water is salt water in the oceans?

  5. Which water-cycle process moves water vapour from plants into the atmosphere?

  6. What does the term 'reserves' mean for a mineral resource?

  7. Which environmental impact is most associated with open-cast (surface) mining?

  8. Which statement about the phosphorus cycle is correct?

  9. Burning fossil fuels releases sulfur dioxide, which contributes mainly to which problem?

  10. Which soil texture is generally the most fertile for crops?

  11. Why is soil often described as effectively non-renewable on a human timescale?

  12. Which method best reduces water erosion of soil on a sloping field?