This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Deforestation is an especially serious problem in tropical rain forests because A) Farmers must repeatedly clear additional forest area to obtain land that can support crops. B) It takes so long for the replacement seedlings to reach maturity due to the hot climate. C) They are located in developed nations with high per person resource consumption. D) The downed trees are left to rot, damaging the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It takes so long for the replacement seedlings to reach maturity due to the hot climate. 2. What is the basis for the division of the layers of the atmosphere surrounding earth? A) Changing temperature. B) Changing composition. C) Changing amount of oxygen. D) Changing weather patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changing temperature. 3. Which is NOT a characteristic of global winds? A) They occur as global wind belts. B) They occur within small areas. C) They occur over large areas. D) They blow steadily over long distances. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They occur within small areas. 4. A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another A) Lava. B) Magma. C) Fault. D) Tributaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fault. 5. The site of controlled fission reaction A) Coal fired power plant. B) Nuclear reactor. C) Hydroelectric power plant. D) Wind farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear reactor. 6. Which state of matter is the earth's inner core? A) Plasma. B) Liquid. C) Solid. D) Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solid. 7. The tundra ..... A) Has a layer of soil that is permanently frozen beneath the top soil. B) Is too cold to support insect life. C) Is resistant to environmental damage because it is usually frozen. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has a layer of soil that is permanently frozen beneath the top soil. 8. Food helps us to ..... A) Grow. B) Cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grow. 9. Generally, climates located farther from the equator have A) Warmer ocean currents. B) Lower temperatures. C) More rain. D) High humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower temperatures. 10. This world wide conflict lasted many years. It caused President Franklin Roosevelt to make some cuts to the National Parks service? A) Revolutionary War. B) WWII. C) Korean War. D) Vietnam War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WWII. 11. Only a small amount of the energy stored in food is available to the next organism in a food chain because ..... A) There are too many producers. B) There are fewer top consumers in a food chain. C) Primary and secondary consumers compete for food. D) Most of the available energy is used by the organism or released as heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most of the available energy is used by the organism or released as heat. 12. Societies when people learned they could grow and harvest certain plants instead of gathering them. A) Horticultural. B) Agricultural. C) Industrial. D) Pastoral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horticultural. 13. The amount of carbon dioxide emissions for which an individual or group is responsible is known as a A) Carbon sequestration. B) Carbonic acid. C) Carbon offset. D) Carbon footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon footprint. 14. ..... succession is a successional progression that begins with the destruction or disturbance on an existing ecosystem. A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Land. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary. 15. A resident of which country will have the largest ecological footprint? A) Germany. B) Pakistan. C) United States. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) United States. 16. How does energy flow through an energy pyramid? A) 90% is lost as heat. 10% is passed to the next level. B) 10% is lost as heat. 90% is passed to the next level. C) All the energy is used by the consumer. D) All the energy enters the next level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 90% is lost as heat. 10% is passed to the next level. 17. Located near the bottom of a pond or lake A) Swamp. B) Benthic zone. C) Dams. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Benthic zone. 18. How does repeating an expirement improve the likelihood of obtaining accurate results? A) Data can be compared. B) Time can be decreased. C) Equipment can be added. D) Procedures can be changed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Data can be compared. 19. What type of energy is being used when photovoltaic cells power a calculator? A) Wind. B) Geothermal. C) Hydroelectric. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 20. The application of ethical standards to relationships between people and nonhuman entities is known as environmental A) Justice. B) Ethics. 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