This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 206 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 206 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource? A) Crude oil. B) Copper. C) Solar energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar energy. 2. Which problem did Environmental Scientist actually try to solve A) Sustainable Fossil Fuels. B) Climate Change. C) Ozone Layer Hole. D) The Cold War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ozone Layer Hole. 3. The first laws in U.S. environmental policy A) Banned use of certain chemicals. B) Dealt primarily with the management of private land. C) Promoted settlement in the West. D) Promoted preservation of endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promoted settlement in the West. 4. What is the organelle that is responsible for cellular respiration? It turns food into energy the cell can use. A) Chloroplast. B) Mitochondrion. C) Nucleus. D) Nucleolus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mitochondrion. 5. Without any greenhouse effect the Earth would be ..... A) Fine. B) Too Cold to Support Life. C) Very Hot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too Cold to Support Life. 6. Cows produce greenhouse gasses by ..... A) Doing the Tango. B) Burping and Farting. C) Running on a treadmill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burping and Farting. 7. Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs? A) P Wave. B) Rayleigh Wave. C) S Wave. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) P Wave. 8. Why is water considered a polar molecule? A) Because it is hydrophobic. B) The hydrogen and oxygen are covalently bonded. C) The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive. D) The hydrogen end is slightly negative and the oxygen end is slightly positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive. 9. When human-made chemicals and garbage find their way into nature and harm the air, soil, and water it is called A) Pollution. B) Habitat destruction. C) Overexploitation. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. 10. Deci A) .01. B) .1. C) 100. D) 1, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) .1. 11. The study of the relationship between human populations and Earth's features. A) Social Sciences. B) Geography. C) Chemistry. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geography. 12. Pollution which has many far-reaching consequences and has many physical and psychological effects on human beings is A) Air pollution. B) Water pollution. C) Noise pollution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noise pollution. 13. Earth's various organisms appear to be A) Mostly small vertebrates. B) Largely known to scientists. C) Concentrated in certain biomes. D) Evolving at an unprecedented rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concentrated in certain biomes. 14. Why have scientists taken notice when the population of the Leopard frogs began to decline? A) Because frogs are a keystone species. B) Because frogs are an invasive species. C) Because frogs are a specialist species. D) Because frogs are an indicator species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because frogs are an indicator species. 15. What is a factor that the experimenter has full control over and changes to see what happens? A) Dependent Variable. B) Independent Variable. C) Control group. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Variable. 16. Phosphorus is difficult for plants and animals to access in nature because A) It reacts quickly with other substances, like oxygen. B) Most phosphorus in the environment is stored in rock. C) Most phosphorus in the environment is stored in the atmosphere. D) Phosphorus is typically found as a phosphate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most phosphorus in the environment is stored in rock. 17. Light atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus and release tremendous amounts of energy A) Nuclear Fusion. B) Nuclear Fission. C) Turbine. D) Electric Generator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear Fusion. 18. Which process accurately describes the formation of the greenhouse effect? A) The Sun's rays are reflected from the land back into the atmosphere. B) Increased solar energy is entering through the hole in the ozone layer. C) Aerosol gases become trapped and build up in the atmosphere. D) Heat radiating from the land and oceans is trapped in the troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heat radiating from the land and oceans is trapped in the troposphere. 19. The regular pattern of changes over time in the types of species in a community. A) Seasons. B) Primary succession. C) Secondary succession. D) Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Succession. 20. An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 releases how much more energy than an earthquake of magnitude 4.0? A) Twice the energy. B) Three times the energy. C) One hundred times the energy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. ← 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