This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 122 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 122 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A possible answer to a problem that has not been tested yet. A) Data. B) Experiment. C) Hypothesis. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 2. The hottest layer is the A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermosphere. 3. The Greenhouse Effect refers to the warming of the earth caused by glass in car A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Full Form of NLCB A) National Land-use and Conventional Board. B) Non-Conventional Land-use and Conservation Board. C) National Land-use and Conservation Board. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Land-use and Conservation Board. 5. Which of these MOST likely causes winds to blow on Earth? A) Earth spins quickly, causing air to blow around. B) The gravity of Earth and the Moon push and pull the air. C) Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth's surface. D) Ocean waves push air onto the shore and across Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth's surface. 6. The most serious threat to the Chesapeake Bay is soil erosion A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. A forest, a pond, a field, a desert are all examples of A) Organisms. B) Populations. C) Communities. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystems. 8. A farmer wants to reduce the need for pesticides at his farm. What should he do? A) Practice conservation tillage. B) Use beneficial insects. C) Plant grass. D) Plant trees. E) Use buffer strips. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use beneficial insects. 9. Rapid human population growth since the Industrial Revolution has been accompanied by ..... A) Better control of the spread of invasive species. B) Decreased resource use per person. C) A shrinking ecological footprint. D) An increase in wild species extinctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An increase in wild species extinctions. 10. The objective of Environment studies is A) Raise consciousness about environment conditions. B) To teach environmentally appropriate behaviour. C) Create an environmental ethic sensitive society. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. Which weather tool measures wind? A) Anemometer. B) Therometer. C) Wind vane. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anemometer. 12. What are two advantages of geothermal energy? A) Cheap and non-renewable. B) Expensive and heavy pollution. C) Cheap and little pollution. D) Cheap and does no harm to anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cheap and little pollution. 13. Which of the following is both a raw material and product at the same time of photosynthesis? A) C6H12O6. B) H2O. C) CO2. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H2O. 14. Salinity is constantly changing A) Marsh. B) Swamp. C) Estuary. D) Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estuary. 15. What is the world's MOST abundant nonrenewable fossil fuel? A) Oil. B) Natural gas. C) Biomass. D) Petroleum. E) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Coal. 16. What causes the Philippines to experience frequent earthquakes and volcanic activities? A) It is situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire. B) It is near the destructive plate boundaries where the Philippine plate and Eurasian plate subducts. C) Its islands were formed from folding of boundaries where magmas may arise. D) All of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices. 17. What 2 important nutrients are tested for in a body of water to check for eutrophication levels? A) Nitrates and phosphates. B) Dissolved oxygen and pH. C) CO2 and O2. D) Nitrates and dissolved oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrates and phosphates. 18. High nitrate content is present in which type of smog A) London-type smog. B) Industrial smog. C) Reducing smog. D) Photochemical smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photochemical smog. 19. What is surface water? A) Glaciers. B) Water that has gone through infiltration. C) Water found deep within Earth. D) Rivers, lakes, ponds, etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rivers, lakes, ponds, etc. 20. The disappearance of a population is known as a(n) A) Extirpation. B) Extinction. C) Poaching. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extinction. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8Environmental Sciences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books