This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The organization of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that promotes sustainability in higher education is called A) UNCED. B) UNESCO. C) Comes. D) STARS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comes. 2. Trees that lose their leaves every year. A) Timberland. B) Forest Land. C) Deciduous Trees. D) Evergreen Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciduous Trees. 3. Where the ocean meets the land: A) Intertidal zone. B) Littoral zone. C) Benthic zone. D) Neritic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intertidal zone. 4. When a spruce tree is harvested so the wood can be used to build a house, the tree is providing A) A cultural service. B) A provision. C) An intrinsic value. D) A monetary unit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A provision. 5. What did hunter-gatherers do to alter the environment? A) Introduce plants to new grassland. B) Overhunt large mammals. C) Burn prairie to maintain regions. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 6. Which statement is a part of the cell theory? A) All cells come from preexisting cells. B) Bacteria are prokaryotic cells. C) Eukaryotic cells are complex. D) Humans are multicellular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All cells come from preexisting cells. 7. This Earth system covers about 70% of the Earth. A) Geosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Afrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 8. When P waves leave the inner core and enter the outer core, they ..... A) Speed up. B) Slow down. C) Get absorbed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow down. 9. What is the definition of "Greenhouse Effect?" A) Gases that increase Earth's temperature. B) When the gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm. C) The pattern of weather that occurs over time. D) When our climate changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm. 10. What needs to be done first before proposing a solution to an environmental problem? A) Help a solution become a law. B) Gain access to policymakers. C) Get organized to take action. D) Identify the specific causes of the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identify the specific causes of the problem. 11. In general, water use worldwide is dominated by A) Agricultural use. B) Domestic needs. C) Industrial activities. D) All of these are sectors that use water about equally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural use. 12. The approximate population of the world today is ..... A) 7.6 Million. B) 6.7 Billion. C) 6.7 Million. D) 7.6 Billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7.6 Billion. 13. The goal of sustainable development is to achieve harmonious development in which of the following areas? A) Sustainable economic development. B) Sustainable social development. C) Environmentally sustainable development. D) All 3 answers above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All 3 answers above. 14. Extinction contributes to a decrease in biodiversity. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What is the stable, final stage of succession? A) Climax community. B) Primary succession. C) Secondary succession. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax community. 16. 97% of the water on earth is ....., making it undrinkable for humans. A) Fresh water. B) Ground water. C) Salt water. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salt water. 17. Brian was flying to Orlando. When he took off in his hometown it was raining. Brian noticed the clouds were dark when the plane was taking off the ground. But, once the plane got above the cloud cover, he noticed the clouds were white. If Brian was to create an experiment about this observation, what would be his next step? A) Form a question. B) Create an experiment. C) Analyze data. D) Create a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Form a question. 18. As energy moves from one trophic level to the next, a significant amount of energy will be lost in the form of A) Herbivores consumed by carnivores. B) Heat dissipating into the environment. C) Plants consumed by herbivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat dissipating into the environment. 19. What is "upwelling" ? A) When wind near a shore pushes surface water away, nutrient rich cold water rises from the depths. B) Water rises from springs at the bottom of lakes. C) It is when cold water sinks in the Norwegian Sea. D) It is when the Coriolis effect makes currents go around in a circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When wind near a shore pushes surface water away, nutrient rich cold water rises from the depths. 20. Is the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core. A) Lithosphere. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. ← 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