This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 211 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 211 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the term for a type of pollution that affects the electromagnetic fields around us and can interfere with electronic devices and human health? A) Electromagnetic pollution. B) Radioactive pollution. C) Radiation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electromagnetic pollution. 2. Who works in the field tagging animals, gathering data and assisting with research A) Soil Technician. B) Wildlife Technician. C) Wildlife Manager. D) Ecologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wildlife Technician. 3. What is the term for a type of waste that can only be used once and then thrown away? A) Disposable waste. B) Single-use waste. C) Non-reusable waste. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Which food chain shows that insects eat plants, insects are eaten by fish, and fish are eaten by humans? A) Plants>sun>fish>insects>humans. B) Sun>plants>insects>fish>humans. C) Humans>fish>insects>plants>sun. D) Fish>insects>humans>sun>plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun>plants>insects>fish>humans. 5. Which of the following would be an example of a regulating service? A) Nutrient cycling. B) Photosynthesis. C) Drinking water from a creek. D) Bees pollinating flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bees pollinating flowers. 6. We need to get ..... of our energy from renewable sources. A) More. B) Less. C) Least. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 7. A shallow zone in a freshwater habitat where light reaches the bottom and nurtures plants A) Limnetic Zone. B) Littoral Zone. C) Benthic Zone. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Littoral Zone. 8. Which natural disaster is caused by changes to atmospheric pressure and temperature? A) Earthquakes. B) Volcanic Eruptions. C) Tropical Cyclones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical Cyclones. 9. It is the process wherein animals or humans take a sugar and oxygen then they release carbon dioxide, water and energy A) Photosynthesis. B) Respiration. C) Decomposition. D) Sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respiration. 10. Cananda, USA, and Mexico are on the continent A) South America. B) Europe. C) New Jersey. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North America. 11. In which direction do most weather patterns move across the United States? A) East to west. B) North to south. C) South to north. D) West to east. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West to east. 12. The process of two species changing genetically in response to long-term interactions with each other is A) Artificial selection. B) Coevolution. C) Selective breeding. D) Resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coevolution. 13. Which best describes the similarities between grasslands and forests? A) Grasslands have moderate temperatures like forest ecosystems. B) Grasslands have plentiful grasses and trees like many forests. C) Grasslands are dry like most forests. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grasslands have moderate temperatures like forest ecosystems. 14. Deep currents are caused by differences in water A) Pressure. B) Mass. C) Density. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Density. 15. Which of the following would NOT be used in a biology laboratory investigation? A) Telescope. B) Microscope. C) Graphing calculator. D) Test tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telescope. 16. Global warming has lead to the increase in temperatures on the earth and in the ocean A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Involved in the formation of smog A) Methane. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Ozone. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ozone. 18. The term used to describe the productive area of the Earth needed to support the lifestyle of one person: A) Supply and demand. B) The consumption crisis. C) The ecological footprint. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ecological footprint. 19. Is Wind Energy a Renewable or Non-Renewable Resource A) Renewable Resource. B) Non-Renewable Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable Resource. 20. Point-source A) Any pollution where you can identify exactly where it came from. B) Any pollution where it is difficult to distinguish the exactly where it came from. C) A radio signal sent from a specific transmitter. D) None of above. 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