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Environmental Sciences Quiz 150 (60 MCQs)

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1. ..... is also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, is a law that aims to promote sustainable waste management practices in the Philippines.
2. Which of the following problems is not created by noise pollution?
3. Burning fossil fuels increases the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. What effect does the increased level of CO2 have on our planet?
4. Primary succession begins where there was no ecosystem and no soil such as
5. The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
6. How does acid precipitation affect humans?
7. Characterized by higher average incomes, slower population growth and high levels of consumption. Includes Canada, United States, Japan .....
8. Why does photosynthesis only occur in the top 100 meters of water.
9. The buildup of pollutants in higher levels of the food chain is called .....
10. The thin outermost layer of the solid Earth is called the
11. What is the sedimentation tank in the primary treatment called?
12. Which of the following is an example of the Tragedy of the Commons
13. If a substance is being transported via endocytosis, what does this mean?
14. Demand it the .....
15. Uniform measure of weather and other atmospheric impacts
16. What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?
17. Renewable resources are resources that could be replaced with a human lifetime.
18. The procedure used by scientists to find a cause and effect relationship is the .....
19. This layer allows for tectonic plate movement
20. What can contaminate a river as a result of dredging?
21. What is the source of the thermal energy that heats our planet's atmosphere?
22. Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?
23. A terrestrial ecosystem is
24. There is a plan to establish an 8000-kilometer-long strip of land across eight southeast Asian countries to rejoin fragments of tiger habitat. This is an example of a
25. What does "rural" mean?
26. Fire Suppression is good for the ecosystem
27. How does an increase of carbon dioxide affect the overall temperature of the surface of the Earth?
28. Animals, plants and fungi are all examples of .....
29. Select true or false:Geothermal, also known as crude oil, is a liquid fuel which is dark in colour.
30. Which of the following is NOT evidence of global warming?
31. A gas-like mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles is a .....
32. What are 3 examples of the UN global challenges for sustainability?
33. A positive feedback loop .....
34. ..... are driven by wind.
35. Diagram that shows the energy available to each trophic level in an ecosystem; 10% is passed on to upper levels, the rest is lost as heat
36. ..... is the process by which dead matter is broken down into simpler substances by detritivores.
37. Adding harmful things to the environment is called
38. An example of a biotic factor in your pond environment is
39. What force ultimately spins a turbine to generate electricity in a concentrated solar power (CSP) system?
40. Which factor has the MOST influence on a regions climate?
41. Which is an atmospheric gas that increases when fossil fuels are burned?
42. Every year in the United States, millions of pounds of herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides are applied to food crops to make sure these products are safe for humans, other animals, and the environment. Which organization is responsible for monitoring this?
43. Some ecosystems have easily recognized boundaries, such as lakes, islands, or floodplains.
44. An example of radiation is .....
45. After the main sequence, a high mass star becomes a
46. A population of trees that have been established in the forest is a
47. A ..... is a raised portion of land that is flat on top.
48. Which of the following is the correct order of the steps of the scientific method?
49. ..... is a process that changes preexisting rocks into new forms because of increases in temperature, pressure, and chemically active fluids.
50. Define an organism
51. One of the most endangered species, the lion tailed macaque is found in .....
52. The variable that is being measured or observed is called the ..... Hint:this is the variable that is the result or effect
53. Which is best described as a whirling wind moving through a narrow path in the form of a funnel?
54. Cebu Cinnamon Cinnamomum cebuense (Kost.1986) locally called Kaningag/Kalingag, is an ..... tree species on the island of Cebudeclared as a ..... plant species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) under DAO 2007-1 (Paguntalan, et al., 2015)
55. Using fossil fuels is a safe for the environment.
56. A hole dug in an aquifer to reach groundwater
57. Smelting is when the mineral being mined is
58. When humans are able to live with a high quality of life while not depleting nonrenewable resources, a level of ..... has been reached.
59. Generators are used to produce electricity from all of these sources EXCEPT .....
60. Which of the following can be defined as the state of the atmosphere ate any given place and time?
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