This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 253 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 253 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Potential result of high UV radiation at Earth's surface A) DNA damage. B) The boy. C) The girl. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA damage. 2. The only energy transfer that works in outer space A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Space Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 3. The sinking of regions of the ground with little or no horizontal movement A) Smelting. B) Aggregates. C) Bond. D) Subsidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsidence. 4. How does the lithosphere interact with the other layers of the Earth? A) Lithosphere interacts with the atmosphere only. B) Lithosphere is stationary and does not interact with other layers. C) Plate tectonics and movement of lithospheric plates. D) Lithosphere is made of water and does not interact with other layers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plate tectonics and movement of lithospheric plates. 5. Which of the following cutting techniques eliminates less valuable trees by harvesting or thinning trees of poor quality? A) Pre-commercial thinning. B) Improvement cutting. C) Pulpwood cuts. D) Release cuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improvement cutting. 6. Top-level predators often eat indirectly absorb toxins as a result of A) Bioaccumulation. B) Persistence. C) Overnutrition. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bioaccumulation. 7. Trees that do not lose their leaves every year. A) Timberland. B) Forest Land. C) Deciduous Trees. D) Evergreen Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evergreen Trees. 8. What are the greatest problems facing plants, animals, and people? A) Introducing new species that can cause problems. B) Habitat destruction. C) Illegal hunting. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. This air pollutant is a colorless, odorless gas emitted from combustion processes, specifically, the incomplete combustion of fuel. A) Carbon monoxide. B) Nitrogen oxide. C) Sulfur dioxide. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon monoxide. 10. If everybody on our planet consumed at U.S. rates, we would need ..... planet(s). A) Only 1. B) 3-5. C) 5-7. D) We are unable to calculate this. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3-5. 11. An underground layer of rock or soil that has connected pores, or holes, that water can pass through. A) Aquifer. B) Reservoir. C) Lake. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifer. 12. What gas do fossil fuels react with when burned for energy? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Water vapor. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen. 13. In the United States, the strength of environmental policy is constant from state to state A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Phosphorus is important in living cells to make A) Carbohydrates. B) Proteins. C) DNA and RNA. D) Storage vacuoles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA and RNA. 15. On which layer can we find the tectonic plates? A) Lithosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Lower Mantle. D) Upper Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere. 16. Repeated measurements of a quantity can reduce the effects of A) Both random errors and systematic errors. B) Neither random errors nor random errors. C) Random errors. D) Systematic errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Random errors. 17. How can water vapor in the air return to Earth? A) Evaporates and blown by the wind. B) Evaporates and forms clouds. C) Condenses then precipitates. D) Sticks to any warm surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condenses then precipitates. 18. Which act was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient AirQuality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creation of laws to protect the environment? A) National Environmental Policy Act. B) Clean Air Act. C) Energy Independence and Security Act. D) Energy Policy Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean Air Act. 19. What languages are spoken in Easter Island? A) Rapa Nui and Polynesian. B) Spanish and English. C) Spanish and Dutch. D) Rapa Nui and Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rapa Nui and Spanish. 20. What is the problem with timber plantations? A) Low biodiversity. B) Prone to forest fires. C) Cause soil erosion. D) Absorb excess CO2 from atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low biodiversity. ← 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