This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 212 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 212 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are land areas whose reuse or development are complicated by the presence of hazardous materials? A) Landfills. B) Injections. C) Brownfields. D) Composts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brownfields. 2. What is the number of individuals per unit area called? A) Territory. B) Dispersion. C) Limiting resource. D) Population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population density. 3. Tectonic plates:asthenosphere:: A) Core:crust. B) Atmosphere:gases. C) Volcano:eruption. D) Ice sheets:pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ice sheets:pond. 4. Which of the following is an example of an organic compound? A) Plastic containers. B) Chromium. C) Computers. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plastic containers. 5. All the members of one species in a particular area are referred to as a ..... A) Community. B) Species. C) Ecosystem. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 6. Which of the following is a consequence of reduced biodiversity? A) Increased ecosystem resilience. B) Enhanced genetic variation. C) Greater vulnerability to pests and diseases. D) More stable food webs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater vulnerability to pests and diseases. 7. Which of the following is high-level radioactive waste? A) Hospital waste. B) Uranium from mines. C) Laboratory waste. D) Uranium from nuclear power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uranium from nuclear power plants. 8. Which of the following energy sources is a non-solar related energy source? A) Geothermal. B) Natural gas. C) Wind. D) Tar sands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal. 9. With the concerns about climate change increasing, the production of gases and their effects on the atmosphere are being closely watched. When fossil fuel is burned in a car engine, ..... increases in the atmosphere. A) Oxygen. B) Hydrogen. C) Nitrogen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 10. A carnivore is referred to as a ..... consumer. A) Producer. B) Primary. C) Secondary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary. 11. Which is NOT a tree anatomy term? A) Leaves. B) Roots. C) Trunk. D) Branches. E) Is mayonnaise an instrument?. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Is mayonnaise an instrument?. 12. Compared to typical petroleum extraction, oil sands (or tar sands) A) Require more energy to extract. B) Require more water to extract. C) Releases more carbon dioxide. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Which biome or ecosystem has the most biodiversity? A) Desert. B) Sand. C) Tundra. D) Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rainforest. 14. Second Law of Thermodynamics A) Matter cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change form. B) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can change from one form to another. C) When energy in transformed the quanitity of energy remains the same, but its ability to do work diminishes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When energy in transformed the quanitity of energy remains the same, but its ability to do work diminishes. 15. The water cycle has no start or end A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Why is the Ozone important to life on Earth? A) A. The Ozone reflects all the Ultra Violet radiation. B) A. The Ozone absorbs all the heat that come up from the Earth. C) The Ozone provides all the oxygen to Earth. D) The Ozone protects the Earth' s atmosphere and the life on Earth from harmful radiant energy emitted by the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Ozone protects the Earth' s atmosphere and the life on Earth from harmful radiant energy emitted by the sun. 17. No peer review A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pseudoscience. 18. ..... are a technology on cars which help to convert exhaust emissions into less harmful substances A) Scrubbers. B) Catalytic converters. C) Fossil fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Catalytic converters. 19. Areas nearest a river's course that are flooded periodically are said to be within the river's A) Estuary. B) Flood plain. C) Wetland. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flood plain. 20. What are the living or once living parts of the biosphere? A) Biosphere. B) Abiotic. C) Biotic. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biotic. ← 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