This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 179 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 179 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The philosophy that preserving ecosystems comes first. A) Anthropocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecocentrism. 2. In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve east because of the: A) Trade winds. B) Convection currents. C) Coriolis effect. D) Polar easterlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coriolis effect. 3. Communities of bacteria have been found living thousands of feet underwater. Which of the followign statements is a proper conclusion to draw about these bacteria? A) Somehow they are conducting photosynthesis. B) They are living on borrowed time. C) There were somehow introduced by human activities. D) They use an energy source other than sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somehow they are conducting photosynthesis. 4. Why do most aquatic plants live near the edge of a pond or float on its surface? A) For water and sunlight. B) For fish and humans. C) For frogs homes and food. D) Cleans bacteria and swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For water and sunlight. 5. What is the name of a consumer that eats only plants? A) Carnivore. B) Omnivore. C) Herbivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbivore. 6. What do plants release in the excretion process? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Nutrients. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 7. Nutrient Cycling is the most important ecosystem services A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which form of energy uses water moving through a dam? A) Geothermal. B) Nuclear. C) Solar. D) Hydropower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydropower. 9. What is the following description an example of? The plants, animals, soil, air, and water which can be found in White Plains. A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Habitat. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 10. What is the process of making sense of a Claim? A) Publication. B) Analysis. C) Communication. D) Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reasoning. 11. An area that stores carbon is called a ..... A) Carbon source. B) Carbon sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon sink. 12. Which two energy sources together provide more than 50% of the energy needs of the United States? A) Hydropower and petroleum. B) Petroleum and natural gas. C) Nuclear and natural gas. D) Natural gas and coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum and natural gas. 13. In the troposphere and mesosphere, as elevation increases, the temperature ..... A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. 14. Life is found in this layer A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 15. Most water pollution is the result of ..... A) Natural processes. B) Animal waste. C) Human activities. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human activities. 16. Which of the following is NOT a branch of science? A) Cartography. B) Geology. C) Meteorology. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartography. 17. Which is LEAST LIKELY to push a species toward extinction? A) Cutting down entire forest. B) Putting animals in a zoo. C) Polluting mountain streams. D) Introducing new species to an ecosystem with no known natural predator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Putting animals in a zoo. 18. What is the original cause of eutrophication? A) Too many predators. B) Too many herbivores. C) Excess fertilizer. D) Too much oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excess fertilizer. 19. Chlorofluorocarbons and HCFCs are being phased out under an international agreement, called the ..... A) Paris Agreement. B) Kyoto Protocol. C) Montreal Protocol. D) Endangered Species Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Montreal Protocol. 20. Why are the optimists happy? A) People are buying more cars. B) There is more carbon dioxide in the North. C) They are possibly burning fewer forests in the Southern Hemisphere. D) Industry must be doing better. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are possibly burning fewer forests in the Southern Hemisphere. ← 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