This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 121 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 121 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An example of an adaptation strategy (not mitigation) for dealing with climate change? A) Planning hurricane evacuation routes. B) Using public transportation. C) Using less energy at home. D) Switching to renewable energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planning hurricane evacuation routes. 2. Two threats to ocean ecosystems A) Nutrient runoff and industrial waste discharge. B) Entanglement of marine mammals in nets and over fishing. C) Sewage and algal blooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Which is made up mostly of iron and nickel. A) Inner Core. B) Outer Core. C) Crust. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner Core. 4. Earth's magnetic field is important because the magnetic field shields the planet from the harmful ..... of the sun. A) Light. B) Heat. C) Vibes. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radiation. 5. Measures taken to reduce the harmful effects of hazards, or to manage harmful incidents that have already occurredfor example, using new technologies to reduce the effects of global warming A) Carbon footprint. B) Sustainability. C) Mitigation. D) Renewable energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitigation. 6. Water is a A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 7. Which of the following is the fourth layer of the atmosphere? A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermosphere. 8. Which biome is characterized by considerable variability in rainfall and temperature and the presence of antelope and bison? A) Grassland. B) Tundra. C) Tropical Rainforest. D) Temperate Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grassland. 9. Which of the following types of organisms would be present during the pioneer community stage of ecological succession? A) Lichens and mosses. B) Grasses and shrubs. C) Small trees and wildflowers. D) Tall trees and thick brushWhich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lichens and mosses. 10. Deposition is the A) Depositing of money in the bank. B) Something lawyers do. C) Depositing of soil at a new location. D) Depositing of rain on earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depositing of soil at a new location. 11. Which process transfers carbon from the atmosphere to the biosphere? A) Photosynthesis. B) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 12. The lithosphere is carried on a softer, but still firm, layer of rock called the A) Geosphere. B) Core. C) Crust. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asthenosphere. 13. Transfer of energy through space A) Tectonic plates. B) Surface currents. C) Radiation. D) Tributaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 14. Which concept explains an increase in Earth's average temperature from the buildup of carbondioxide and other gases in the atmosphere? A) Transpiration. B) Ozone depletion. C) Global warming. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global warming. 15. Breanna Holbert was the first ..... to become national president A) African American Female. B) African American Male. C) Female. D) Male. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) African American Female. 16. Which of the following is NOT true about earthquakes? A) They occur at transform boundaries. B) They are less likely to occur in the middle of tectonic plates. C) They only happen on continental plates. D) They may happen at convergent boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They only happen on continental plates. 17. Can be traced back to the point of origin. A) Point Source Pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point Source Pollution. 18. What is urbanization? A) The shift of people from poor countries to rich countries. B) The shift of people from rural to urban areas. C) The shift away from cities to the country. D) The shift of people from developed to developing countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shift of people from rural to urban areas. 19. What is air? A) Air is a poisonous gas we inhale. B) Air is a mixture of gases that makes up the earth atmosphere. C) Air is a type of gas called noble gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air is a mixture of gases that makes up the earth atmosphere. 20. The water cycle is driven by A) Water. B) Wind. C) The sun. D) Earth's rotation. 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