Environmental Sciences Quiz 112 (20 MCQs)

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1. Effects of hunter-gatherers societies

Correct Answer: D) All the above.

2. Water Quality monitor stations in the provinces are known as ..... stations.

Correct Answer: A) Real Time Water Quality.

3. Using solar and wind power help reduce acid rain

Correct Answer: A) True.

4. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere.

5. The selective breeding of organisms, by humans, for specific characteristics is known as .....

Correct Answer: B) Artificial Selection.

6. Representation of the feeding relationships & flow of energy in a food chain

Correct Answer: A) Food pyramid.

7. This absorbs almost all the ultra-violet radiation that reaches the earth.

Correct Answer: D) Tropospheric Ozone tagsEasy.

8. According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same?

Correct Answer: B) Oil prices would increase.

9. Our warmest month is August.

Correct Answer: A) Climate.

10. Which is true of primary sewage treatment?

Correct Answer: C) It removes large particles from the water.

11. Is the following statement true or false? "Vietnam is one of the countries in Southeast Asia rich in biodiversity"

Correct Answer: A) Correct.

12. What is the first step in the scientific method?

Correct Answer: A) Observing and questioning.

13. Since organic produce is more expensive than produced raised under conventional practices, why is it considered a sustainable practice?

Correct Answer: D) Organic produce has less of an environmental cost since no synthetic chemical are added to the environment.

14. Given the following waste management options, which is the optimal choice?

Correct Answer: D) Production of less waste material.

15. The size of the harvest from a particular crop

Correct Answer: A) Crop yield.

16. An example of a nonbiodegradable pollutant is

Correct Answer: C) Plastic.

17. Which ecosystem would you be most likely to find a cactus in?

Correct Answer: B) Desert.

18. What does the word "diversity" mean .....

Correct Answer: D) Variety.

19. Which of this is related to full-cost pricing to include environmental and health costs of producing goods/services?

Correct Answer: A) Economics.

20. This process occurs in plant cells only.

Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis.