This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 202 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 202 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This organelle, which is found in plants, converts light energy into sugar. A) Smooth ER. B) Rough ER. C) Chloroplast. D) Mitochondrion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chloroplast. 2. A ..... is any process or activity through which an element is released into the atmosphere. A) Sink. B) Source. C) Bucket. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Source. 3. Things that move and do their work on their own are called A) Non living things. B) Living thing. C) Either a or b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living thing. 4. Boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena outside the tropics A) Stratosphere. B) Ozone. C) Estuary. D) Weather front. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather front. 5. Which of the following food chains correctly represents energy transfer? A) Bird $\rightarrow$ snake $\rightarrow$ grasshopper $\rightarrow$ grass. B) Grass $\rightarrow$ grasshopper $\rightarrow$ bird $\rightarrow$ snake. C) Grasshopper $\rightarrow$ grass $\rightarrow$ snake $\rightarrow$ bird. D) Snake $\rightarrow$ bird $\rightarrow$ grasshopper $\rightarrow$ grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grass $\rightarrow$ grasshopper $\rightarrow$ bird $\rightarrow$ snake. 6. Choose the correct answer to fill in the missing content in the concept below? ".....is an economy that aims to improve human life and social assets while focusing on minimizing environmental hazards. environment and resource scarcity" A) Green economy. B) Green growth. C) Sustainable economy. D) Green business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green economy. 7. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather take place? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. E) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 8. At the very beginning of an aquarium set-up which of these levels will be the highest at least until the nirtosonoma and nitrobactor bacteria begin to do their thing? A) Ammonia. B) Nitrites. C) Nitrates. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ammonia. 9. Which side of the road should we walk on? A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right. 10. What are "holes" in the ozone layer? A) Places where the ozone concentrations are lower than under normal conditions, allowing more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface. B) Places where the ozone concentrations are higher than under normal conditions, allowing more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface. C) Places where the ozone concentrations are higher than under normal conditions, allowing lessUV radiation to reach the Earth's surface. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Places where the ozone concentrations are lower than under normal conditions, allowing more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface. 11. How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate? A) As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase. B) As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease. C) Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate. D) As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase. 12. What is the average weather for a particular time and region called? A) Drought. B) Weather. C) Emissions. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate. 13. An atmospheric layer of a specific (exact) gas provides (gives) shielding (protection) from harmful ultraviolet light from the Sun, allowing life to thrive (live) on Earth. What gas makes up this layer? A) H2O. B) Ill. C) Na. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes. 14. What is the correct term for rising water vapor meeting colder air and turning back into water droplets? A) Dehydration. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condensation. 15. True or False:In the last several hundred years, both human population and natural resource consumption have risen dramatically. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. This electricity source has very few CO2 emissions. A) Natural gas. B) Coal. C) Petroleum. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear. 17. Asbestos scars and cuts the ..... A) Heart. B) Blood vessels. C) Lungs. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lungs. 18. In this branch of government, complaints are heard from businesses and individuals who are challenging laws they feel infringe on their rights? A) The House of Representatives. B) Agencies that monitor the enforcement of laws. C) The Senate. D) The Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Supreme Court. 19. An inference is ..... A) An explanation based off of what we see. B) An observation. C) A fact. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An explanation based off of what we see. 20. What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam? A) Nuclear power plant. B) Hydroelectric power plant. C) Solar station. D) Tidal harness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric power plant. ← 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