87 Environment Trivia Questions For Environmental Enthusiasts

1. Which of these instruments measures temperature?

2. Borescopes are used to measure what?

3. What is the most polluted town in the world?

4. Name the temperature of the surrounding air.

5. Sun block is what UV factor?

6. How far across does a tornado stretch normally stretch?

1. Approximately how long is the Amazon River?

2. Name of the Hurricane that hit Cuba and Hait in summer 2008.

3. The Ucayali River is in which country?

4. A rainbow a natural example of what?

5. Which current makes Britain warmer than it otherwise be?

6. Gale force wind is how strong?

1. Which of these methods of disposal is the best for the environment?

2. Mackerel sky refers to which type of clouds?

3. Which of these cloud types appears in the sky between 5,000 meters and 13,000 meters?

4. The highest standard type of cloud formation is what?

5. Which cloud type is the highest in the sky?

6. Which of these cloud types forms highest in the sky?

1. In which year did Britain not have a drought?

2. Which of these is NOT the name used to describe a a wind?

3. Which of these instruments are used to measure wind speed?

4. Rocks are broken down by which gradual process?

5. The lowest average rainfall is in which part of the UK?

6. Rapidly expanding air causes what?

1. Which of these seasons is the warmest?

2. Liquid changing into a gas is called this?

3. What name is given to the middle of a hurricane?

4. Which country is the rainiest place on Earth?

5. The Sao Francisco River is in which country?

6. Which of these is NOT the real name for a wind?

1. Dandelions are which color?

2. How many seasons are there in Japan?

3. The heaviest hailstone ever recorded, in Bangladesh in 1986, weighed how much?

4. Which environmental condition helps to slow down the decaying?

5. What is the difference in the daily temperature between the equator and the South Pole?

6. Why are trees good for the environment?

1. The wind direction of a given period is called what?

2. Which of these countries is NOT affected by tropical cyclone?

3. What can be cirrus, altocumulus and stratus?

4. A scientist who studies the environment is commonly called what?

5. Which country recorded the world's highest ever temperature?

6. The release of water vapor into the atmosphere by plants is termed as what?

1. Which of these is used to prevent environmental skin damage?

2. Which sort of clouds produce hail storms?

3. Which of these does NOT cause any global warming?

4. What is the average temperature in a rainforest?

5. Cuándo llovió por última vez en el desierto de Atacama?

6. What do the letters RH stand for?

1. Which US mountain is the windiest place in the world?

2. The calm dry period of weather during late autumn is called what?

3. Which of these is irrelevant in creating a rainbow?

4. Which of these is not a weather condition associated with mountains?

5. North Carolina was hit by which hurricane in 2000?

6. Which one of these is not a cloud?

1. What is the term for the temperature of the surrounding air?

2. Force 10 wind on the Beaufort scale can have what effect on trees?

3. Cirrus clouds are made of what?

4. In the United Kingdom, how many consecutive days with less than 0.25 millimeters of rain are required to constitute a drought?

5. Which of these environments is the driest on planet Earth?

6. Name the fog that forms on Table Mountain.

1. Which natural environment are coral reefs most likely to be found in?

2. Off these, which place is the coldest?

3. Which country does the Amazon River not flow through?

4. What is England's lowest ever recorded temperature?

5. Where is the sun in relation to you if you can see a rainbow?

6. Name the lines on a weather chart connecting areas of equal pressure.

1. What color is in the middle of a rainbow?

2. Which environment is the driest on Earth?

3. The Beaufort scale measures what?

4. Name the transition zone between two distinct air masses.

5. Which of these is NOT caused by the tilting of the earth?

6. What is very thin fog is termed what?

1. Which of the following is a treaty that puts the obligation to reduce current emissions on developed countries on the basis that they are historically responsible for the current levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

2. Puff white clouds at the top and grey at the bottom are called what?

3. The sun creates which vitamin?

4. What speed must a wind reach to be classified as a hurricane?

5. Which natural phenomena can be cirrus, altocumulus, and stratus amongst others?

6. Brass monkey' is a phrase used to describe what type of weather?

1. Which of the following is charged with gathering and providing results for the public in Japan, that are obtained from data based on daily scientific observation and research into natural phenomena in the fields of meteorology, hydrology,seismology and volcanology, among other related scientific fields?

2. What is a measure of human impact on the environment. Carbon ____.

3. A hurricane would be what number on the Beaufort scale?

4. Off these, which is a temperature scale?

5. The World Bank has approved a loan to Uruguay to help avoid financial pressures of climate shock; how big was the loan?

6. Which city in the UK gets the most rain in a year?

1. Lightning bolts can travel how far?

2. Which country does the Parana River not flow through?

3. The speed of the fastest man on the world would be classed what on the Beaufort scale?