This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 203 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 203 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where are we A) North America. B) Asia. C) South America. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North America. 2. Activities that can prevent land erosion includes ..... A) Deforestation. B) Forestation. C) Building a new village. D) Transmigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forestation. 3. When you decide whether or not the data supports the hypothesis, you are A) Drawing conclusions. B) Forming a hypothesis. C) Asking questions. D) Making observations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drawing conclusions. 4. This process releases energy. A) Cellular respiration. B) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cellular respiration. 5. The chemical Equation H2O represents which molecule? A) Water. B) Salt. C) Glucose. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 6. Excess carbon gases released into the atmosphere cause additional radiation to be retained and Earth's average temperature to increase. This phenomenon is known as A) Industrial air pollution. B) The greenhouse effect. C) Solar radiation. D) The ozone shield. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The greenhouse effect. 7. What is the main cause for global wind patterns? A) Currents in the ocean affect the air above it. B) Unequal heating of different parts of Earth. C) Differences in elevation on different landmasses. D) Greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unequal heating of different parts of Earth. 8. What do we call the environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required (1) to provide the raw materials and the individual or population consumes and (2) to dispose of or recycle the waste the individual or population produces? A) Environmental ethics. B) Global warming. C) Environmental science. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological footprint. 9. The basic units of matter are called A) Elements. B) Atoms. C) Nucleic acids. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atoms. 10. What is a variable in an experiment? A) Something that can change. B) Something that is always the same. C) The results of the experiment. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that can change. 11. What would happen if we did not have the greenhouse effect? A) We would be way too hot. B) We would freeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We would freeze. 12. Substance that cannot be broken into simpler substances A) Element. B) Molecule. C) Gram. D) Proton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Element. 13. 🌱🚗 Let's dive into an eco-friendly challenge! B4.2Which method is the champion of using biomass energy in our transport sector? A) Transforming biomass into petrol-like a magic trick!. B) Using natural gas from biomass to light up our electricity needs. C) Mixing up biomass-derived fuels with regular ones for an eco-boost. D) Generating electricity by setting biomass on a fiery dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixing up biomass-derived fuels with regular ones for an eco-boost. 14. This force causes denser air to move closer to the surface of Earth. A) The Gulf Stream. B) Gravity. C) Antarctic Circumpolar Current. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gravity. 15. A hole that is dug into the ground to obtain fresh water is called A) A well. B) The recharge zone. C) An aquifer. D) A watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A well. 16. The five basic types of interactions between species are A) Interspecific, competition, parasitism, predation, mutualism, and commensalism. B) Parasitism, , predation, mutualism, logistic growth, and commensalism. C) Predation, mutualism, commensalism, exponential growth, and resource practitioning. D) Competitive exclusion, parasitism, predation, mutualism, and abiotic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interspecific, competition, parasitism, predation, mutualism, and commensalism. 17. Which type of wetland has peat moss and receives most of its' water from precipitation? A) Bog. B) Marsh. C) Swamp. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bog. 18. Energy enters an ecosystem as ..... A) Chemicals. B) Food. C) Minerals. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sunlight. 19. As temperatures increase the frost-free season is anticipated to extend by a minimum of ..... to a maximum of ..... weeks. A) 3 to 5. B) 1 to 2. C) 0 to 1. D) 4 to 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4 to 8. 20. Increasingly severe weather systems such as monsoons or drought could lead to military conflicts. A) True. B) False. 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