This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 117 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 117 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the name of the first national park established in the United States? A) Yosemite. B) Zion. C) Yellowstone. D) Glacier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellowstone. 2. We need water when we are..... A) Hungry. B) Thirsty. C) Angry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thirsty. 3. Which surface has the least albedo affect? A) Ocean water. B) Areas with lots of plant cover. C) Dark exposed soil. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark exposed soil. 4. These resources are naturally replenished, or renewed, over short periods of time. A) Depletable resources. B) Non-renewable resources. C) Finite resources. D) Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable resources. 5. When a river is dammed, an artificial lake, or ..... is formed behind the dam. A) Watershed. B) Reservoir. C) Desalination. D) Permeability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reservoir. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Parks and green spaces help reduce: A) Nitrogen. B) Runoff. C) Landfills. D) Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runoff. 9. Untreated sewage is released into the environment. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Nutrient. B) Bacterial. C) Toxic. D) Thermal. E) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacterial. 10. We should take a bath ..... A) Sometimes. B) Everyday. C) Two days. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyday. 11. As you get farther away from the Earth, the layers of the atmosphere get A) Colder. B) Warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colder. 12. ..... is the fraction of withdrawn water that is lost A) Degraded. B) Wihrawal. C) Consumption. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consumption. 13. What aquatic ecosystem is most capable of diluting, dispersing, and degrading large amounts of sewage, sludge, and oil? A) Estuary. B) Swiftly flowing stream. C) Deep-water ocean. D) Coastal parts of the ocean. E) Slow-moving river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deep-water ocean. 14. 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. 15. If I go to sleep earlier then I will be less tired in the morning. What is the independent variable? A) How tired you are. B) How awake you feel. C) The time you go to sleep. D) The time you wake up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The time you go to sleep. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. ..... 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) Conservation. C) Biocentrism. D) Ecocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecocentrism. 20. 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. 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