This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 38 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The first part should be a number between 1 and 100. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Which of the following is NOT included in the cryosphere: A) Glaciers. B) Liquid Water. C) Frozen Water. D) Solid Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liquid Water. 3. What are the most common sources of energy used in automobiles? A) Wood and coal. B) Petroleum and diesel. C) LPG and cow dung. D) Natural gas and coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum and diesel. 4. Which sphere is composed of all the living things? A) Geosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 5. Environmental science is most accurately viewed as a science A) Incorporating economics, social sciences, geography, and policy. B) Incorporating all the sciences, politics, economics, and social sciences. C) Incorporating world politics, decision making, and the environment. D) Designed to solve environmental problems using current technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorporating all the sciences, politics, economics, and social sciences. 6. How does Igneous rock form? A) It forms when magma cools and hardens. B) It forms from heat and pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It forms when magma cools and hardens. 7. All the gases surrounding Earth are known collectively as the ..... A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 8. What occurred in the 1700's and led to expansion in the US. A) World War 1. B) Pearl Harbour. C) The Renaissance. D) The Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Industrial Revolution. 9. If I have a data table that has one column for years and one column for temperature, what would I put on the x-axis of a graph? A) Carbon Dioxide levels. B) Years. C) Population. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Years. 10. Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff. A) Aquifer. B) Groundwater. C) River system. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surface water. 11. What happens to abiotic factors when biotic populations increase? A) Decrease. B) Increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease. 12. Ecosystem services A) Are the processes by which life-supporting resources are produced. B) Are valued for their beauty. C) Indicate the current state of the environment. D) Refer to abiotic features of the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are the processes by which life-supporting resources are produced. 13. During this period, droughts had an impact on the environment.Droughts are long periods of low rainfall. A) Hunter-gatherer period. B) Agricultural revolution. C) Ice age. D) Industrial revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agricultural revolution. 14. What effect does removing too much groundwater have on the water cycle? A) It decreases the energy that drives evaporation. B) It decreases the water level of lakes. C) It increases the rate of transpiration. D) It increases the amount of runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It decreases the water level of lakes. 15. What groups of organisms are most in danger of extinction? A) A. those with small populations. B) B. those that migrate or need special habitats. C) C. those with large populations that breed quickly. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 16. In the movie "The Lorax" was was one unintended consequence of clear cutting the tuffula trees? A) The environment was destroyed. B) The Once-ler made a lot of money. C) The Once-ler got his family jobs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The environment was destroyed. 17. The application of ethical standards to the relationship between humans and the environment. A) Ethics. B) Environmentalism. C) Environmental ethics. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental ethics. 18. What is the name of the first national park established in the United States? A) Yellowstone. B) Yosemite. C) Glacier. D) Zion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellowstone. 19. We need water when we are..... A) Hungry. B) Thirsty. C) Angry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thirsty. 20. Which surface has the least albedo affect? A) Snow. B) Ocean water. C) Dark exposed soil. D) Areas with lots of plant cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark exposed soil. 21. These resources are naturally replenished, or renewed, over short periods of time. A) Depletable resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Non-renewable resources. D) Finite resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resources. 22. When a river is dammed, an artificial lake, or ..... is formed behind the dam. A) Desalination. B) Watershed. C) Reservoir. D) Permeability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reservoir. 23. This ethical view gives value to all living things. A nonhuman life has ethical standing so consideration must be advocated to human and nonhuman alike. A) Anthropocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Biocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biocentrism. 24. Which zone has the coldest temperatures? A) Polar Zone. B) Temperate Zone. C) Tropical Zone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar Zone. 25. Parks and green spaces help reduce: A) Nitrogen. B) Runoff. C) Landfills. D) Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runoff. 26. Untreated sewage is released into the environment. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Nutrient. B) Toxic. C) Bacterial. D) Thermal. E) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacterial. 27. We should take a bath ..... A) Sometimes. B) Everyday. C) Two days. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyday. 28. As you get farther away from the Earth, the layers of the atmosphere get A) Warmer. B) Colder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colder. 29. ..... is the fraction of withdrawn water that is lost A) Consumption. B) Degraded. C) Wihrawal. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumption. 30. What aquatic ecosystem is most capable of diluting, dispersing, and degrading large amounts of sewage, sludge, and oil? A) Slow-moving river. B) Estuary. C) Coastal parts of the ocean. D) Swiftly flowing stream. E) Deep-water ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Deep-water ocean. 31. What major event to regulate air pollution occurred in the 1970s? A) Congress passes the Clean Air Act. B) Major car companies funded a $ 40 million research study to reduce emissions. C) More than 20 nations sign an agreement to limit CFC production. D) US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality. 32. If I go to sleep earlier then I will be less tired in the morning. What is the independent variable? A) The time you wake up. B) The time you go to sleep. C) How awake you feel. D) How tired you are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The time you go to sleep. 33. Full form of CNG A) Compressed Natural Gas. B) Conventional Natural Gas. C) Communication of Nuclear Gagets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compressed Natural Gas. 34. The area of ocean and land needed to support a person is: A) Tragedy of the Commons. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Cost-benefit analysis. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological footprint. 35. Several of the least expensive ways to achieve a sustainable lifestyle would include: A) Using only renewable energy sources. B) Employing water conservation and recycling, bicycling, and eating local produce. C) Recycling, water conservation, and purchasing carbon offsets. D) Using tidal and solar energy, recycling, and water conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employing water conservation and recycling, bicycling, and eating local produce. 36. ..... ideology judges actions in terms of their benefit or harm to the integrity of WHOLE ecological systems, which consist of both living and nonliving elements and their relationships. A) Anthropocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Biocentrism. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecocentrism. 37. Tropical rain forests are threatened by A) A decrease in the average temperature at the equator. B) A thinning of the soil. C) A decrease in rainfall at the equator. D) Deforestation and the trade of rain forest plants & animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation and the trade of rain forest plants & animals. 38. What is the term for a type of energy that comes from burning coal, oil, or gas? A) Fossil fuel energy. B) Thermal energy. C) Combustion energy. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 39. Which of the following natural events is NOT a source of carbon dioxide? A) Wildfire. B) Decomposing plants and animals. C) Volcanic eruption. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquake. 40. Which source of energy does NOT produce carbon dioxide? A) Nuclear. B) Biomass. C) Coal. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear. 41. How do geologists use relative dating? A) Placing rocks in order by minerals they contain. B) Placing rocks in order from youngest to oldest. C) Classifying rocks by different isotopes. D) Classifying rocks by different textures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Placing rocks in order from youngest to oldest. 42. In the carbon cycle, where do the producers get their carbon? A) Fossil fuels. B) Animal remains. C) In the atmosphere. D) Carbohydrates in plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the atmosphere. 43. Melting land ice ..... A) Does not cause sea levels to rise because the water fills the space left by the melted sea ice. B) Causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean. 44. Animal wastes that runoff into water is an example of which types of pollution? A) Bacterial & chemical. B) Chemical & sediment. C) Nutrient & bacterial. D) Sediment and nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrient & bacterial. 45. The greenhouse gas which is mainly responsible for global warming is ..... A) Carbon dioxide. B) Carbon monoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 46. Oil production is still increasing, but it A) Will start decreasing in the next year. B) Will start decreasing in the next five years. C) Is increasing much more dramatically than it did in the past. D) Is increasing much more slowly than it did in the 1960s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is increasing much more slowly than it did in the 1960s. 47. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer: ..... is also an ingredient in Paint, Glue, and Fertilizer. A) Fossil fuels. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) Crude oil. E) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural gas. 48. Relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. A) Mutualism. B) Parasitism. C) Commensalism. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commensalism. 49. Why are fossil fuels non-renewable A) They are being used up faster than they can be replenished. B) They cannot be replenished. C) They never run out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are being used up faster than they can be replenished. 50. Large dams and reservoirs..... A) Reduce danger of flooding upstream. B) Disrupt migration and spawning of fish. C) Cannot be used for outdoor recreation. D) Allow extensive downstream transport of sediments. E) Have created lakes over of otherwise unproductive land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disrupt migration and spawning of fish. 51. ..... is the practice that uses the most water. A) Tourism. B) Agriculture. C) Industrial Development. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 52. Which of the following has as its most important role to regulate temperatures in Earth's atmosphere? A) Oceans. B) Volcanoes. C) Thermosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceans. 53. Technically speaking, ALL food chains should end with these types of organisms so that nutrients can be recycled back into the habitat ..... A) Symbiotes. B) Predators. C) Decomposers. D) Herbivores. E) Parasites. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 54. Cold grasslands are A) Very cold and in ice and snow; have long winters. B) Sunny and hot. C) Tropical and rainy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very cold and in ice and snow; have long winters. 55. Science must assume that ..... A) Some things respond differently to the laws of nature. B) Natural laws will remain unchanged. C) Things that cannot be explained are supernatural. D) Some things are exempt from the laws of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural laws will remain unchanged. 56. An ecosystem is a A) Community of organisms interacting organisms with each other. B) Community of interacting organisms and their environment. C) Community of organisms interacting independently with their environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community of interacting organisms and their environment. 57. Claire wants to present scientific information on climate change. Which group should Claire approach? A) IPCC. B) SERI/NREL. C) EPA. D) NOAA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IPCC. 58. The part of Earth that contains the air we breathe is called the A) Geosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Envirosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 59. Preserving, protecting and restoring the natural environment, ecosystems, vegetation and wildlife is A) Natural history. B) Ecosystem services. C) Conservation. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservation. 60. What are three main agricultural systems? A) Peasant farming, subsistence farming, commercial farming. B) Commercial farming, persistent farming, factory farming. C) Peasant farming, persistent farming, factory farming. D) Peasant farming, factory farming, commercial farming. 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