Quiz
Amazon rainforest
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Perguntas do quiz (22)
1How much precipitation does the amazon rainforest receive per year?
- A2000mm
- B200mm
- C20mm
2What is the average temperature?
- A29
- B27
- C28
3The dense forest canopy intercepts about 75% of the rainfall
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
4Approximately how much rainfall is used by plants and trees?
- A60%
- B40%
- C50%
5Only 30% of the rainfall over the Amazon reaches the sea the rest is recycled
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
6Two [blank_start]thirds[blank_end] of the amazons precipitation occurs due to [blank_start]winds[blank_end] arriving from over the [blank_start]Atlantic[blank_end] Ocean carrying large amounts of water vapour
- Athirds
- Bwinds
- CAtlantic
7The amazon river discharges around 15% of all freshwater entering oceans globally
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
8Increased atmospheric CO2 due to [blank_start]anthropogenic[blank_end] caused makes trees [blank_start]more[blank_end] productive and sequester [blank_start]more[blank_end] CO2
- Aanthropogenic
- Bphysical
- Cmore
- Dless
- Emore
- Fless
9In 2015 the Amazon sequestered how much less carbon than in the 1990s?
- AHalf
- BA third
- CA quarter
- DA fifth
10As a result of slash and burn [blank_start]30 to 60[blank_end]% of the carbon is immediately released in the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide
- A30 to 60
- B30 to 50
- C30-70
11The forest scrub that replaces tropical rainforest after deforestation stores 40% less carbon
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
12A 2 degree increase in temperatures above pre industrial rates could see 40% of forest die within 100years
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
13The Amazon basin stores how much of all carbon in the Earth's biosphere?
- A10%
- B15%
- C20%
- D25%
14In a typical year the Amazon rainforest absorbs how much CO2?
- A2.2 billion tons
- B2.1 billion tons
- C2 billion tons
15How much of the earth does the rainforest cover?
- A4%
- B5%
- C6%
16Tropical rainforests account for between 30 and 50% of global photosynthesis
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
17[blank_start]Half[blank_end] the worlds rainforests have been [blank_start]lost[blank_end] due to commercial farming, [blank_start]mining[blank_end], logging and [blank_start]urbanisation[blank_end]
- AHalf
- Blost
- Cmining
- Durbanisation
18The Amazon basin has lost 17% of its forest in the last 50 years
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
19What has the greatest amount of deforestation been a result of?
- AFarming
- BCattle ranching
- CBuilding infrastructure
20In [blank_start]2005[blank_end], the Brazilian government decided to slash the rate of deforestation in the Amazon by [blank_start]80[blank_end]%
- A2005
- B2004
- C80
- D60
- E70
21By 2016, Brazil had reduced deforestation by 70%
- AVerdadeiro
- BFalso
22Cleared areas mean [blank_start]less[blank_end] evapotranspiration so only [blank_start]cumulus[blank_end] clouds will form leading to [blank_start]less[blank_end] rain
- Aless
- Bcumulus
- Cless
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- Quiz sobre Amazon rainforest , criado por Amy Douglas em 18-09-2017.
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- Amy Douglas
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- English
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