This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 256 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 256 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Biodiversity includes: A) Large variety of species. B) Chemicals. C) Food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large variety of species. 2. Which is an effect of too much nitrogen and phosphorus (such as from fertilizers) in a lake or estuary? A) Algal blooms. B) Greater salinity. C) Decreased turbidity. D) Lower temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Algal blooms. 3. Elephant is a domestic animal. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. The primary pollutants (sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide) react with water vapor in the atmosphere to form these two acids: A) Sulfuric acid and nitric acid. B) Sulfuric acid and oxygen. C) Nitric acid and sulfuric oxides. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulfuric acid and nitric acid. 5. Embryo transfer occurs between rare species and closely related to enable a quicker population growth. Please tick an example of where this has occurred? A) Bongo and Gazelle. B) Bongo and Antelope. C) Bongo and Eland. D) Bongo and Spring Bok. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bongo and Eland. 6. The Acanthostega short ribs could not support it on land, and it had gills. This suggests that it probably lived: A) In shallow waters, climbing obstacles. B) In the deep ocean. C) Completely on land. D) In water as a young and on land as an adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In water as a young and on land as an adult. 7. What is it called when carbon is always traveling from place to place and taking different forms in the process. A) Fun. B) The Obama Effect. C) Chocolate Chip Cookie. D) Carbon Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon Cycle. 8. Which of the following are NONRENEWABLE sources of energy? A) Wind, water, sunlight. B) Water, wood, wind. C) Sunlight and water. D) Oil and natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil and natural gas. 9. How do carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases cause Earth's atmosphere to warm? A) Absorb incoming solar radiation. B) Reflect incoming solar radiation. C) Absorb outgoing infrared radiation. D) Emit outgoing infrared radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absorb outgoing infrared radiation. 10. Which of the following is NOT a stage of the nitrogen cycle? A) Organisms breathe in nitrogen gas. B) Organisms release nitrogen compounds via waste or decomposition. C) Bacteria convert unusable nitrogen to usable nitrogen. D) Plants absorb nitrogen compounds from the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organisms breathe in nitrogen gas. 11. A resource that can be easily replaced. A) Renewable. B) Alternative. C) Nonrenewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 12. When we study environmental science, we are studying A) Just the natural world. B) The natural world, humans, and the impacts humans have on the natural world. C) Just humans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The natural world, humans, and the impacts humans have on the natural world. 13. Select true or false:Renewable energy comes from natural resources that are "not" naturallyreplenished, such as sunlight, wind, and waves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. The solution that farmers developed to address the issue of soil nutrient depletion. A) Crop rotation. B) Ecological footprint. C) Time. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crop rotation. 15. As the amount of ozone in the stratosphere decreases A) More ultraviolet light is able to reach Earth's surface. B) Less solar energy is able to reach Earth's surface. C) The amount of methane in the atmosphere increases. D) The amount of phytoplankton in the ocean increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More ultraviolet light is able to reach Earth's surface. 16. What process breaks down bedrock to begin soil formation? A) Leaching. B) Weathering. C) Decomposition. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering. 17. What should you do if you have a question while in class? A) Raise my hand and wait for the teacher to acknowledge me. B) Blurt it out. C) Interrupt my teacher immediately. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raise my hand and wait for the teacher to acknowledge me. 18. Improving energy efficiency means using less energy to provide the same amount of work. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource? A) Sunlight. B) Natural gas. C) Geothermal energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 20. Temperate grasslands are characterized by cold winters and hot and dry summers. A) True. B) False. 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