This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 181 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 181 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following are examples of nonrenewable natural resources? A) * Sunlight * Wind energy * Wave energy * Geothermal energy. B) * Crude oil * Natural gas * Coal * Copper, aluminum, and other metals. C) Wind Energy only. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) * Crude oil * Natural gas * Coal * Copper, aluminum, and other metals. 2. What are some of the impacts of climate change? A) Rising temperatures, melting ice caps, sea level rise, extreme weather events, changes in ecosystems. B) Decreased carbon dioxide levels, reduced greenhouse effect, cooler temperatures. C) Decreased rainfall, increased desertification, more frequent droughts. D) Increased biodiversity, improved crop yields, healthier ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising temperatures, melting ice caps, sea level rise, extreme weather events, changes in ecosystems. 3. A floating barge on which buckets fixed on a convey or excavate sediments A) Dumps. B) Dredge. C) Acid mix drainage. D) Flux. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dredge. 4. How many kilograms of calcium are there in 173 pounds of calcium? (1 lb = 454 g; 1 kg = 1000 g) A) 1.10 kg. B) 78.5 kg. C) 110 kg. D) 78500 kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 78.5 kg. 5. What term is used to refer to the many feeding relationships that are possible in an ecosystem? A) Food web. B) Energy pyramid. C) Food chain. D) Energy transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food web. 6. Which energy source is formed from dead organic matter that is compressed into peat and then further compressed using heat and pressure? A) Petroleum. B) Natural Gas. C) Nuclear. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 7. Environmental science looks closely at how ..... influence(s) or interact(s) with the environment. A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Humans. D) The weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humans. 8. When gathering information to make a decision, you need to make sure that A) The source of the information is reliable and not biased. B) The first source you check is Wikipedia. C) The source of the information lines up with your personal feelings on a subject. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The source of the information is reliable and not biased. 9. What is a good definition for environment? A) All living things in an area. B) All non living things in an area. C) Lenape High School. D) All living and nonliving things and their interactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All living and nonliving things and their interactions. 10. 🌊 Dive into the world of river analysis! 🌊Select the correct answer.B2.3How can the Hydrologic Engineering Centers River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) be used to determine if a river sediment is toxic? A) Steady-stream and water-quality analyses. B) Moveable-boundary and water-quality analyses. C) Water-quality and unsteady-stream analyses. D) Unsteady-and steady-stream analyses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moveable-boundary and water-quality analyses. 11. A group of different populations living together in a defined area are considered to be a(n) A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Biome. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 12. Who looks after the patients in the hospital.? A) Doctor. B) Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nurse. 13. A consumer that eats only meat is a A) Carnivore. B) Herbivore. C) Omnivore. D) Decoposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carnivore. 14. Match the Definition:This is the largest bee. She is the mother of the colony and lays all the eggs. She can live 4-7 years. A) Queen Bee. B) Worker Bees. C) Drone Bees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Queen Bee. 15. Most of the energy that we use on Earth can be traced back to A) Coal. B) The sun. C) Geothermal heat from the earth. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 16. What is the law of thermodynamics A) Show temperature. B) Shows heat. C) It defines the physical quantity's such as temperature heat thermodynamic work and entropy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It defines the physical quantity's such as temperature heat thermodynamic work and entropy. 17. Among the biotic components of the ecosystem, plants belong to this group A) Decomposers. B) Consumers. C) Producers. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producers. 18. What % of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the level above? A) 0%. B) 10%. C) 90%. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10%. 19. When trees receive ..... of rain they grow and leave wide growth rings A) Lots. B) Little. C) 72%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lots. 20. One of the major advantages of ..... is its versatility of uses. A) Tidal power. B) Ocean thermal energy conversion. C) Fossil fuels. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. ← 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