This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences β Quiz 79 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 79 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do sulfur and phosphorus return to the atmosphere? A) Primary consumers eat producers. B) Decomposers break down the remains of producers and consumers. C) Plant material is deposited in layers of ponds and lakes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposers break down the remains of producers and consumers. 2. In the next few centuries to a millennium, it is anticipated that there will be a significant ..... of ocean pH A) Increase (making the ocean more basic). B) Fluctuation. C) Decrease (making the ocean more acidic). D) Stagnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decrease (making the ocean more acidic). 3. How does an increase in carbon dioxide affect global temperature? A) Decreases. B) Does not affect temperature. C) Temperature stays the same. D) Increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increases. 4. An idea must effectively explain a phenomenon, make accurate predictions in a wide range of situations, and have undergone extensive, rigorous testing, to be accepted as a scientific A) Prediction. B) Ethic. C) Theory. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 5. Sediments are transported by: A) Wind. B) Water. C) Glaciers. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface? A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 7. Tragedy of the commons occurs when individuals neglect their personal gain in the pursuit of the well-being of society. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 8. Sphere containing all land A) Biosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geosphere. 9. What is the process of runoff? A) A small amount of Precipitation not evaporated returns to streams, rivers, lakes. B) When a small amount of water turns into grounwater. C) A combination of preicipitation and evaporation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A small amount of Precipitation not evaporated returns to streams, rivers, lakes. 10. When there is higher biodiversity- A) More organisms are likely to specieate. B) There are less predators in the area. C) More organisms are likely to die because they can't adapt to environmental changes. D) There is higher sustainability of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is higher sustainability of life. 11. In-order for an ecological footprint comparison to be useful, the same method must be used for each person, state, or country, etc. A) True. B) False. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. In recent years, people have been (29) ..... the environment under stress. A) Putting. B) Taking. C) Making. D) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting. 13. Habitats provide everything that an individual plant or animal needs to survive:food; water; and shelter. A) Supporting. B) Provisioning. C) Regulating. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supporting. 14. Earth's temperature is anticipated to increase how many degrees Fahrenheit in this century? A) 3 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit. B) 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. C) 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit. D) 5.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. 15. I change my shape every night in the sky. I am ..... A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Star. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moon. 16. The portion of earth that supports life. A) Ecology. B) Biosphere. C) Biome. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 17. A final and stable community A) Pioneer Species. B) Climax Community. C) Ecological Succession. D) Primary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax Community. 18. If global warming continues, all of the following are potential results EXCEPT A) Changes in global winds and rainfall. B) A rise in ocean temperatures. C) A decrease in dissolved gases. D) Greater plant and animal biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greater plant and animal biodiversity. 19. The first step in the conversion of coal to electricity requires that the coal be ..... and then burned to turn a ..... A) Crushed, turbine. B) Solidified, gear shaft. C) Solidified, turbine. D) Crushed, water wheel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crushed, turbine. 20. The theoretical point at which all molecular motion stops is called ..... A) The frozen point. B) The boiling point. C) Absolute zero. D) The melting point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute zero. 21. About what percent of the fuel burned by an automobile actually moves the car down the road? A) 64 percent. B) 84 percent. C) 34 percent. D) 14 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14 percent. 22. The process of returning the land back to its original state after mining is called ..... A) Subsistence. B) Reclamation. C) Solar evaporation. D) Slash and burn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reclamation. 23. During the Industrial Revolution, agricultural productivity ....., and sanitation, nutrition, and medical care vastly improved. A) Decreased. B) Increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased. 24. What is a non-renewable resource? A) The ability to recover after a disturbance. B) Resource that cannot be replenished or replaced by a natural process within a reasonable amount of time. C) Resource that can be produced or replaced by healthy ecosystems functions. D) Using resources that preserve ecosystem services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource that cannot be replenished or replaced by a natural process within a reasonable amount of time. 25. A large, deep, freshwater standing body of water. A) Lake. B) Puddle. C) Stream. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lake. 26. Which of the following is an observation? A) Why is my cat purring?. B) I think my cat is happy. C) My cat is purring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My cat is purring. 27. What effect do temperature inversions have? A) Traps heat and raises the temperature beneath it. B) Traps cold air and lowers the temperature beneath it. C) Traps emissions and can accumulate beneath it. D) Traps the ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traps emissions and can accumulate beneath it. 28. The biosphere is the part of Earth where ..... exists, extending about 11 km into the ocean and about 9 km into the atmosphere. A) Only animals. B) Only plants. C) Weather. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Life. 29. What is likely to happen if the Kite is removed? A) The population of both snakes and mice would decrease. B) The population of both snakes and mice would increase. C) The population of snakes would increase and the population of mice would decrease. D) The population of snakes would decrease and the population of mice would increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The population of snakes would increase and the population of mice would decrease. 30. Examples of Natural Capital degradation/breakdown are all of the following Except? A) Soil erosion. B) Air pollution. C) Species extinction. D) Nutrient cycling. E) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nutrient cycling. 31. PETROL AND DIESEL ARE ALSO CALLED? A) FUEL. B) GAS. C) ALL OF THESE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FUEL. 32. These three branches of govt. are involved in environmental policy A) Judicial, Executive, Legislative. B) Environmental, Executive, Judicial. C) Legislative, Environmental, Judicial. D) IRS, US, IN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicial, Executive, Legislative. 33. The largest source of carbon on this earth is A) Limestone and other sedimentary rock. B) The ocean. C) Human impact. D) Outer space. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limestone and other sedimentary rock. 34. An ecosystem includes all the biotic and abiotic factors A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Venom can be actively ..... through a bite or sting. A) Swallowed. B) Inhaled. C) Inserted. D) Injected . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Injected . 36. A ..... is an assemblage of all the interactions of different populations of different species of organisms in an area. A) Niche. B) Community. C) Family. D) Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community. 37. Indirect evidence that serve as substitutes for direct measurement. A) Data substitutions. B) Global indicators. C) Proxy indicators. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proxy indicators. 38. Water level and salinity change in ..... and organisms living in these must adapt to these changes. A) Florida everglades. B) Mangrove swamps. C) Estuaries. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estuaries. 39. Select true or false:Natural Gas is also an ingredient in Paint, Glue, and Fertilizer A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 40. π Dive deep into the heart of our planet! πCan you name Earth's innermost layer that holds secrets to its fiery core? A) Core. B) Stratosphere. C) Crust. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Core. 41. How does carbon monoxide interfere with your body's ability to deliver oxygen to cells? A) It binds to oxygen and removes it from the respiratory system. B) It binds to hemoglobin, thus depriving cells of oxygen. C) It causes oxygen to break down in the atmosphere. D) It enters cells and forms a barrier to oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It binds to hemoglobin, thus depriving cells of oxygen. 42. What are the major Greenhouse Gasses? A) Hydrogen Sulfide, Ammonia, Cyanide, CFC. B) CO2, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Water Vapor. C) Carbonic Acid, Nitrogen, Methane, Water Vapor. D) Carbon Monoxide, Methane, Sulfur Oxide, Water Vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CO2, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Water Vapor. 43. In large volcanic eruptions ash and gases reduce the amount of ..... that reaches the Earth. A) Sunlight. B) Eclipse. C) Sundown. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 44. What did you understand by the word 'multidisciplinary'? A) Combining several academic disciplines. B) To follow multiple good disciplines. C) Combining several democratic disciplines. D) Following multiple paths or directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Combining several academic disciplines. 45. What change can be incorporate into your lifestyle towards an effort of a sustainable use of natural resources provided by the Earth? A) Conserve Water. B) Minimize Waste. C) Recycling. D) All of these are sustainable efforts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are sustainable efforts. 46. Space where an organism lives and the role an organism plays within its ecosystem is referred to as a A) Population. B) Biome. C) Biosphere. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Niche. 47. Why is the inner core solid? A) The pressure. B) What it's made of. C) Its unknown. D) It is colder than the outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pressure. 48. Acid Rain from where can affect SE Canada? A) Vancouver. B) Mexico. C) Northeast USA. D) Northwest USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northeast USA. 49. Rain, sleet, hail, and snow are all forms of what? A) Precipitation. B) Surface-water flow. C) Evaporation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precipitation. 50. This part of the Earth System includes all living things, including plants and animals. A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 51. How many centimeters in a meter? A) 100. B) 1000. C) .1. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100. 52. What are the main factors that contribute to erosion? A) Water, wind, ice, and human activities. B) Sunlight, earthquakes, and volcanoes. C) Plants, animals, and soil. D) Rainbows, clouds, and lightning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water, wind, ice, and human activities. 53. A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms is A) Petroleum. B) Natural gas. C) Coal. D) Hydrocarbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum. 54. What is the main purpose of microbes in the soil? A) To release the nutrients in rocks. B) To cause disease. C) To feed animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To release the nutrients in rocks. 55. An organized way of studying the natural world, and the knowledge gained from such studies. A) Science. B) Environmental Ethics. C) Ethics. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 56. Define keystone species: A) A species of beetle that is new to the area and is causing a lot of damage. B) A species which has a disproportionately large effect on an ecosystem. C) A species of plant that is new to the area and is causing a lot of damage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A species which has a disproportionately large effect on an ecosystem. 57. Layer of Earth between the crust and the core A) Fault. B) Mantle. C) Thermocline. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 58. When analyzing an association between two or more events, such as tree growth and annual rainfall, you are looking for a A) Correlation. B) Conclusion. C) Probability. D) Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correlation. 59. What is the name of the body of water below Louisiana? A) Atlantic Ocean. B) Gulf of Mexico. C) Pacific Ocean. D) Mississippi River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gulf of Mexico. 60. 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