This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 174 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 174 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The field of economics that links environmental and economic costs A) Ecolabelling. B) Environmental Economics. C) Non-Market Values. D) Market Failure. E) Ecological Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Economics. 2. Carbon dioxide has a natural seasonal cycle but is steadily increasing over time is the idea of which scientist? A) Keeling. B) Peeling. C) Darwin. D) Einstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keeling. 3. Willingness to change with new evidence A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 4. Which of the following are examples that environmental engineers would be concerned with? A) Recycling. B) Waste Disposal. C) Water Quality. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. You must wear safety googles when a teacher tells you to during a lab. A) True, I agree. B) False, I do not agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True, I agree. 6. Which biome has the least amount of biodiversity? (the least different kinds of organisms) A) Tropical rain forest. B) Savanna. C) Grassland. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert. 7. Is Biomass A) Nonrenewable. B) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable. 8. Ticks feed on deer blood with harms the deer. A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasitism. 9. Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases? A) Aerosols. B) Deforestation. C) Volcanic eruptions. D) Burning fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcanic eruptions. 10. Chemical weathering ..... A) Is when rock is broken into smaller pieces, and the material that makes up the rock or soil also changes. B) Is when only the size of the rocks is changed. C) Is when nothing changes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is when rock is broken into smaller pieces, and the material that makes up the rock or soil also changes. 11. In arctic regions, the permanently frozen layer of soil or sub soil is called. A) Tundra. B) Ice. C) Permafrost. D) Subsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permafrost. 12. Which word describes the breaking down of rock by physical, chemical or biologic activity? A) Deposition. B) Erosion. C) Condensation. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering. 13. These two forces work together to transform rocks deep inside Earth's crust. A) Heat and pressure. B) Heat and gravity. C) Pressure and wind. D) Rain and wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat and pressure. 14. Over 40% of endangered species in the United States are at risk due to impacts from ..... A) Invasive species. B) Pollution. C) Habitat fragmentation. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invasive species. 15. An individual just came to your school yard to measure the diameter of all the trees. This individual is likely studying ..... A) Environmental science. B) Environmental activism. C) Ecology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 16. Nonrenewable A) Resources that can be used. B) Resources that cannot be used. C) Resources that can be replaced. D) Resources that cannot be replaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resources that cannot be replaced. 17. A true statement about aquifers is that A) Their water levels remain stable because they recharge so rapidly. B) They are hard to purify because the water collects in sand and rocks. C) They are formed by underground rivers and leakage from deep lakes. D) Their water does not circulate in the water cycle because it cannot evaporate under the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are hard to purify because the water collects in sand and rocks. 18. Nuclear ..... reactor are nuclear fission reactors that form new nuclear fuel as they operate to produce electricity. A) Heavy water. B) Gas cooled. C) Boiling water. D) Breeder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breeder. 19. Be able to write your answer on your test!How is climate different than weather? A) Weather is a condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place. Climate is the long term average weather conditions of a region. B) Weather is a process of cold and hot and climate is rain and snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather is a condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place. Climate is the long term average weather conditions of a region. 20. Primary consumers eat ..... A) Producers. B) Secondary consumers. C) Tertiary consumers. D) Quaternary consumers. 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