This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 198 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 198 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource? A) Hunting of excess deer to maintain a healthy population size. B) Intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients. C) Mining coal. D) Increasing use of solar energy to generate electrical power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients. 2. The IPCC reports have concluded that global warming is occurring, but it is due to natural events and not human activities. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Leachate is a ..... A) A liquid that has passed through solid waste in a landfill. B) A gas that has passed through solid waste in a landfill. C) A solid that has passed through solid waste in a landfill. D) A chemical that has passed through solid waste in a landfill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A liquid that has passed through solid waste in a landfill. 4. The amount of carbon dioxide CO2 in the atmosphere is decreasing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. This chronological time chart is broken into different time chunks, the largest being the Eon, then Era, Period, and Epoch. A) Timeline. B) Calendar. C) Geological time scale. D) Time chart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geological time scale. 6. Uranium-bearing rocks underneath a house can be a source of A) Ozone. B) Asbestos. C) Radon. D) Formaldehyde. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radon. 7. Biosphere A) Rocky, non-living part of Earth. B) Consists of all living things. C) Air above Earth's surface. D) Composed of all of Earth's water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consists of all living things. 8. Why is the ecosystem important? A) It can sustain overpopulation. B) It sustains the balance of life in nature. C) It allows humans to exploit natural resources. D) It can absorb all the toxins humans dispose of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It sustains the balance of life in nature. 9. We dig metal out of the Earth to make steel for buildings, cars, and buses. Metal is a nonrenewable resource. A) True. B) False. C) Neither true nor false. D) Always true or false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Species which are in danger of extinction A) Normal species. B) Endangered species. C) Vulnerable species. D) Rare species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered species. 11. Which of the following best describes U.S. energy use? A) Electricity generation is powered mainly by nuclear energy. B) Electricity generation is powered mainly by coal. C) Biofuels and biomass energy represent the least CO2 emissions of any U.S. fuel. D) Transportation is the largest end use of energy in the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electricity generation is powered mainly by coal. 12. Why is chemical cycling important to sustainability? A) Materials are recycled. B) Food is recycled. C) Nutrients are naturally recycled. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrients are naturally recycled. 13. The ..... was the time period when humans began to domesticate plants and animals. A) Hunter-gathering period. B) Industrial Revolution. C) Agricultural Revolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural Revolution. 14. Citizens often have the most direct role with which of the following levels of government? A) Local. B) Regional. C) State. D) Federal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Local. 15. During ..... water is heated by the sun and rises into the atmosphere A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Corrosion. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 16. Developed Countries are ..... A) Economically wealthy. B) Economically poor. C) Have a lower Human Development Index (HDI). D) Have smaller ecological footprints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economically wealthy. 17. Which of the following is an example of a predator? A) Grass. B) Mouse. C) Hawk. D) Mole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hawk. 18. Which is NOT a way of increasing CO2 in the atmosphere? A) Planting trees. B) Burning fossil fuels. C) Industrial agriculture. D) Burning waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planting trees. 19. If a population is now growing, its A) Births equal deaths. B) Births are more than deaths. C) Deaths are more than births. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Births equal deaths. 20. Is the following statement true or false? "Water resources are non-renewable natural resources" A) Sai. B) Correct. 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