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Earth's Resources: SQA National 5 Environmental Science Area 2 quiz quiz

16questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which Earth system is the solid Earth of rock, minerals and soil?

  2. Roughly what fraction of the Earth's water is fresh and easily accessible?

  3. What two climate factors mainly determine where a biome is found?

  4. In the water cycle, what process turns liquid water into water vapour?

  5. Which set of stages correctly describes treating water to make it safe to drink?

  6. What causes eutrophication in a river or pond?

  7. Which process breaks rock down into the mineral particles that form soil?

  8. Freeze-thaw, where water freezes in a crack and splits the rock, is an example of which weathering?

  9. Which is the ideal soil type for growing crops?

  10. Which of these helps reduce soil degradation?

  11. Which two gases make up most of the atmosphere?

  12. What is the difference between weather and climate?

  13. What does the natural greenhouse effect do?

  14. Which human activity adds extra carbon dioxide and enhances the greenhouse effect?

  15. Which gas released by farming and livestock is a powerful greenhouse gas?

  16. Which is a consequence of climate change?