This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 27 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do we call the layer of gases surrounding the Earth? A) Ozone layer. B) Water layer. C) Soil layer. D) Lava layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone layer. 2. All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT- A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Biomass. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 3. Which of these is a non-renewable energy source? A) Wind Energy. B) Coal. C) Solar Energy. D) Hydro Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 4. Polar Ice Caps are melting due to an increase in Earth's temperature. This lowers the albedo of Earth, which in turn increases Earth's temperature. This is an example of what type of feedback? A) Negative. B) Neutral. C) Positive. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive. 5. Involves producers, consumers, and decomposers; processes include photosynthesis, and cellular respiration A) Nitrogen cycle. B) Carbon cycle. C) Phosphorus cycle. D) Water cycle . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon cycle. 6. It is an area formed where freshwater from a river or stream merges with saltwater from the ocean. A) Lake. B) Stream. C) Estuary. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estuary. 7. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of incinerating waste? A) It reduces the material sent to landfills. B) It produces energy in the form of heat. C) It can be used to produce electricity. D) It neutralizes all of the toxic materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It neutralizes all of the toxic materials. 8. A statement that explains a phenomenon or answers a scientific question A) A prediction. B) Experiment. C) Data. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 9. The three numbers on a bag of fertilizer represent all of the following EXCEPT A) Nitrogen. B) Phosphorus. C) Magnesium. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magnesium. 10. Get ready for a weather wizard challenge! 🌬️🧙♂️ A3.2Imagine you're looking at a weather map, and you see an air mass cruising down from the chilly northern oceans. What's your wizardly interpretation of this phenomenon? A) Warm, unstable weather. B) Very little moisture, but extremely cold. C) Dry and hot weather. D) Cold, unstable weather with a high moisture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cold, unstable weather with a high moisture. 11. In compound leaves the blade is divided into smaller sections called? A) Leaves. B) Leaflets. C) Bladelets. D) Buds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaflets. 12. True or False: "Tragedy of The Commons" also relates to people putting harmful producs into our waterways? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 13. In paragraph 2, the word "enormous" is closest in meaning to ..... A) Serious. B) Important. C) Common. D) Insignificant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Serious. 14. Which layers of the atmosphere contains ozone layer? A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 15. An ecological footprint shows the productive area of Earth needed to support ..... in a particular country. A) One person. B) Half the population. C) The entire population. D) Double the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One person. 16. What type of energy is able to be regenerated in a short amount of time or are continuous? A) Renewable Energy. B) Nonrenewable Energy. C) All Energy. D) Generational Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable Energy. 17. What part of a river system has salty water? A) Estuary. B) Flood plain. C) Tributaries. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Estuary. 18. Mathematical models can be useful for researching ecosystems that are otherwise difficult to study, such as ..... A) A large-scale natural system with many variable/large data sets. B) A medium-scale system such as a pond. C) A small-scale system such as the organisms in a single square foot of soil. D) A complex system that has no variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large-scale natural system with many variable/large data sets. 19. What causes clouds to form? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Melting. D) Freezing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 20. ..... variables are kept constant in a scientific study. A) Singular. B) Dependent. C) Independent. D) Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Control. ← 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