This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 276 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 276 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10. A) Seismometer. B) Richter Scale. C) Magnitude. D) Seismology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richter Scale. 2. Where did Australia invasive rabbits come from? A) Asian. B) Africa. C) Europe. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe. 3. Carbon cycles through Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere (crust). Once carbon is trapped in the lithosphere, it can be released directly into the atmosphere through? A) Volcanic eruptions. B) Carbon fixing bacteria. C) Physical weathering of rock. D) Evaporation tagsSEV2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcanic eruptions. 4. Effect of latitude-The further away from the equator, the ..... the climate. A) Warmer. B) Cooler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooler. 5. How closely packed the particles in a substance are. A) Mass. B) Density. C) Volume. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Density. 6. Diamonds and other minerals A) Nonrenewable. B) Renewable. C) Both renewable and nonrenewable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable. 7. Students are being prepared for college and career readiness. Which professional can help them identify resources and occupational options while they are in high school? A) Biological Science Teacher. B) Accountant. C) Physicist. D) Forester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biological Science Teacher. 8. What is the ultimate source of energy for food chains? A) Animals. B) Sun. C) Plants. D) Mushrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 9. What do green building materials promote? A) Capture sunlight and convert it into electricity. B) Generate wind energy. C) Energy-efficient and environmentally friendly construction. D) Purify water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy-efficient and environmentally friendly construction. 10. Which one of the following is not a form of abiotic resource? A) Forests. B) Land. C) Minerals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forests. 11. What is the most common way for speciation to occur? A) Because of geographic isolation of populations. B) Because of mass extinctions. C) Because of disturbances. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of geographic isolation of populations. 12. ..... refer to the changes in Earth's tilt, orbit and precession A) Michigan Cycles. B) Albedo. C) Milankovitch Cycles. D) Millionaire Cycles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Milankovitch Cycles. 13. What two factors are affecting the oceans due to climate change? A) Decrease in temperature and increase in pH. B) Increase in salt levels and decrease in sea levels. C) Increase in temperature and decrease in pH. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase in temperature and decrease in pH. 14. Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid is called A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 15. What is the first step in the water treatment process? A) Coagulation. B) Filtration and removal of debris, sand, grit, etc. C) Fluoridation. D) PH adjustment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filtration and removal of debris, sand, grit, etc. 16. The process of removing salts or other minerals and contaminants from seawater, brackish water, or wastewater effluent that it is an increasingly common solution to obtain fresh water for human consumption and for domestic/industrial utilization. A) Desalination. B) Salinity. C) Impoundment. D) Salinization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desalination. 17. Not easily broken down in the environment: A) Desertification. B) Persistent pesticide. C) Pheromone. D) Salinization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persistent pesticide. 18. Which of the following is never considered a renewable resource? A) Fresh water. B) Natural gas. C) Soil. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 19. Biosphere is A) The living organisms on the Earth. B) All the water on Earth. C) The gases surrounding the Earth. D) The solid section of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The living organisms on the Earth. 20. An example of an inexhaustible resource would be: A) Iron Ore. B) Coal. C) Sunlight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunlight. ← 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