This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 245 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 245 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I change my shape every night in the sky. I am ..... A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Star. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moon. 2. The portion of earth that supports life. A) Ecology. B) Biosphere. C) Biome. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 3. A final and stable community A) Pioneer Species. B) Climax Community. C) Ecological Succession. D) Primary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax Community. 4. If global warming continues, all of the following are potential results EXCEPT A) Changes in global winds and rainfall. B) A rise in ocean temperatures. C) A decrease in dissolved gases. D) Greater plant and animal biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greater plant and animal biodiversity. 5. The first step in the conversion of coal to electricity requires that the coal be ..... and then burned to turn a ..... A) Crushed, water wheel. B) Solidified, turbine. C) Crushed, turbine. D) Solidified, gear shaft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crushed, turbine. 6. The theoretical point at which all molecular motion stops is called ..... A) The boiling point. B) The melting point. C) Absolute zero. D) The frozen point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute zero. 7. About what percent of the fuel burned by an automobile actually moves the car down the road? A) 14 percent. B) 34 percent. C) 64 percent. D) 84 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14 percent. 8. The process of returning the land back to its original state after mining is called ..... A) Subsistence. B) Reclamation. C) Solar evaporation. D) Slash and burn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reclamation. 9. During the Industrial Revolution, agricultural productivity ....., and sanitation, nutrition, and medical care vastly improved. A) Increased. B) Decreased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased. 10. What is a non-renewable resource? A) The ability to recover after a disturbance. B) Using resources that preserve ecosystem services. C) Resource that can be produced or replaced by healthy ecosystems functions. D) Resource that cannot be replenished or replaced by a natural process within a reasonable amount of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resource that cannot be replenished or replaced by a natural process within a reasonable amount of time. 11. A large, deep, freshwater standing body of water. A) Stream. B) Lake. C) River. D) Puddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lake. 12. Which of the following is an observation? A) Why is my cat purring?. B) I think my cat is happy. C) My cat is purring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My cat is purring. 13. What effect do temperature inversions have? A) Traps heat and raises the temperature beneath it. B) Traps cold air and lowers the temperature beneath it. C) Traps emissions and can accumulate beneath it. D) Traps the ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traps emissions and can accumulate beneath it. 14. The biosphere is the part of Earth where ..... exists, extending about 11 km into the ocean and about 9 km into the atmosphere. A) Life. B) Only animals. C) Only plants. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 15. What is likely to happen if the Kite is removed? A) The population of both snakes and mice would decrease. B) The population of both snakes and mice would increase. C) The population of snakes would increase and the population of mice would decrease. D) The population of snakes would decrease and the population of mice would increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The population of snakes would increase and the population of mice would decrease. 16. Examples of Natural Capital degradation/breakdown are all of the following Except? A) Soil erosion. B) Air pollution. C) Climate change. D) Nutrient cycling. E) Species extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nutrient cycling. 17. PETROL AND DIESEL ARE ALSO CALLED? A) FUEL. B) GAS. C) ALL OF THESE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FUEL. 18. These three branches of govt. are involved in environmental policy A) IRS, US, IN. B) Legislative, Environmental, Judicial. C) Judicial, Executive, Legislative. D) Environmental, Executive, Judicial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial, Executive, Legislative. 19. The largest source of carbon on this earth is A) Limestone and other sedimentary rock. B) The ocean. C) Human impact. D) Outer space. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limestone and other sedimentary rock. 20. An ecosystem includes all the biotic and abiotic factors A) True. B) False. 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