This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does a forested area, called a forested buffer strip, placed between a farm field and a stream help? A) The forested area provides shade for the nearby stream. B) The forested area takes up the soil, nitrogen, and phosophorus in runoff from the farm field and keeps them from entering the stream. C) The forested area is a habitat for birds, which help to disperse corn and wheat seeds. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The forested area takes up the soil, nitrogen, and phosophorus in runoff from the farm field and keeps them from entering the stream. 2. Which Act strengthened the laws against dumping waste in U.S. waters? A) Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuary Act. B) Clean Water Act. C) Water Quality Act. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuary Act. 3. How are biodiversity and sustainability connected? A) When biodiversity increases, sustainability also increases. B) When biodiversity increases, sustainability decreases. C) Biodiversity and sustainability are not related. D) When biodiversity decreases, sustainability stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When biodiversity increases, sustainability also increases. 4. Organisms that can cause illness or disease when in your drinking water are called ..... A) Antigens. B) Recharge zone. C) Porosity. D) Pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathogens. 5. Carbon is stored in ..... A) Trees and other living things. B) Oceans. C) Underground in soil and fossil fuels. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. By far, the biggest cause of biodiversity loss today is A) Climate change. B) Over harvesting. C) Habitat change and fragmentation. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat change and fragmentation. 7. The amount of salt dissolved in water is known as ..... A) Seawater. B) Salinity. C) Desert. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salinity. 8. What type of resources are considered finite and cannot be replenished in a short amount of time? A) Renewable Energy. B) Nonrenewable Energy. C) All Energy. D) Generational Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable Energy. 9. Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing? A) Eutrophication. B) Soil erosion. C) Soil salinization. D) Pesticide treadmill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil erosion. 10. The average amount of salt in sea water is A) 50%. B) 15.5%. C) 80%. D) 3.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3.5%. 11. Which of the following statements best explains why nonpoint pollution is so difficult to prevent? A) Because nonpoint pollution can be traced to only one source. B) Because the source of nonpoint pollution is difficult to identify. C) Because the source of nonpoint pollution may be a factory that can afford large fines. D) Because nonpoint pollution is mainly from high temperature, which is impossible for us to affect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the source of nonpoint pollution is difficult to identify. 12. In a temperate forest ecosystem, a black bear feeds on fish that live in a stream while a robin feeds on berries on mountainside bushes. The black bear would be classified as a A) Predator. B) Herbivore. C) Heterotroph. D) Prey. E) Decoposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predator. 13. ..... must be located in areas that are geologically stable for tens of thousands of years. A) Petroleum reserves in the Earth. B) Nuclear waste storage sites. C) Geothermal power plants. D) Nuclear power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear waste storage sites. 14. Which of the following is true about the APEX predator? A) It has common predators. B) It is a primary consumer. C) It is near the top of the food chain. D) Its diet is mainly other consumers and not producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its diet is mainly other consumers and not producers. 15. Which of the following is a main environmental problem? A) Resource depletion. B) Pollution. C) Habitat destruction. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 16. 95% of all electricity is produced from this mechanical device A) A motor. B) The power station. C) A turbine and magnet generator. D) A transmission line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A turbine and magnet generator. 17. What is matter that organisms require for their life processes? A) Resources. B) Nutrients. C) Biogeochemical cycles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrients. 18. The greatest use of fresh water is for: A) Industry. B) Irrigation. C) Small businesses. D) Homes. E) Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigation. 19. Which of the following is NOT a way that hunter-gatherer societies affected their environments? A) Burning prairies. B) Polluted rivers with sewage. C) Over hunted animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polluted rivers with sewage. 20. What are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from? A) Certain liquids and gases. B) Renewable energy sources. C) Industrial chimneys. D) Catalytic converters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Certain liquids and gases. ← 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