Natural Calamities
What term describes rock, soil, or debris suddenly sliding down a slope, often after heavy rain?
Landslide
How many total sustainable development goals (SDGs) are there?
17
Which fruit native to Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, is widely known as the "King of Fruits"?
Durian
What does the acronym "CLAYGO" stand for?
Clean as you go
Which famous river in Metro Manila, once declared biologically dead, has undergone decades of rehabilitation efforts?
Pasig River
This volcano erupted in 1991 and was the second-largest eruption in the 20th century.
Mt. Pinatubo
By what target year are all SDGs meant to be achieved?
2030
What agricultural practice involves alternating different crops on the same field over time to improve soil health and reduce pests?
Crop Rotation
Under the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, what type of facility is used to sort, process, and recover recyclable materials before final disposal?
Materials Recovery Facility
Which layer of Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer that protects Earth from harmful UV radiation?
Stratosphere
What 2013 super typhoon devastated Tacloban City and is one of the strongest ever recorded at landfall?
Typhoon Yolanda / Haiyan
Which global development framework did the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) replace in 2015?
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Who is the current Secretary of the Philippine Department of Agriculture?
Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr.
What is the term for turning discarded materials into a new product without breaking them down into raw materials?
Upcycling
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is located between Hawaii and the west coast of which U.S. state?
California
What term describes an abnormal rise in sea level, pushing ocean water onto the shore above normal tides?
Storm Surge
What SDG number corresponds to life below water?
SDG 14
What is the agricultural practice of raising earthworms to produce nutrient-rich compost called?
Vermiculture
Which greenhouse gas, commonly released by decomposing organic waste in landfills, has about 28 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide over a 100-year period?
Methane
What environmental phenomenon occurs when excess nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, cause rapid algal growth in lakes and rivers?
Eutrophication
This phenomena is used by geologists to describe a mudflow or a water-saturated debris flow on a volcano.
Lahar
What Philippine government agency leads the coordination of SDG implementation?
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Rice is a staple food in Filipino households, what is its scientific name?
Oryza sativa
What is the term for the contaminated liquid that forms when water filters through waste in a landfill, picking up dissolved and suspended pollutants along the way?
Leachate
Which harmful gas, produced by the incomplete combustion of fuels, binds to hemoglobin about 200 times more strongly than oxygen?
Carbon monoxide