This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 285 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 285 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... could increase the amount of oxygen in the air. A) Building more houses. B) Burning more oil. C) Paving more streets. D) Planting more trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planting more trees. 2. Carlos uses trees to make paper. He wants his children to also have trees to make paper. How can he make using paper SUSTAINABLE? A) By only using white paper. B) By planting new trees as he cuts down old trees. C) By buying paper from other countries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By planting new trees as he cuts down old trees. 3. What is the best way to eliminate pests that have entered the operation? A) Raise the heat in the operation after-hours. B) Lower the heat in the operation after-hours. C) Work with a licensed pest control operator (PCO). D) Apply over-the-counter pesticides around the operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Work with a licensed pest control operator (PCO). 4. What are some factors that might decrease a population in an area? A) Disease. B) Emigration. C) Natural Disasters. D) Death Rate. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 5. Where are the majority of the world's ice sheets currently located? A) Northern Canada. B) The Himalayan and Andes Mountains. C) Northern Russia. D) Antarctica and Greenland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antarctica and Greenland. 6. A variable the scientist munipulates A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Hypothesis variable. D) Controlled variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 7. The three main categories of waste include municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, and: A) Industrial waste. B) Radioactive waste. C) Wastewater. D) Green waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial waste. 8. The birth rate and death rate determine a country's A) Population density. B) Population distribution. C) Population growth. D) Demography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population growth. 9. ..... carries water and food to all the parts of the plant. A) Root. B) Leaf. C) Stem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stem. 10. Why do thunderstorms most often occur in the summer months? A) The air pressure is higher in the summer months. B) Increases in sunlight cause air molecules to contract. C) The jet stream forces air upward during the summer months. D) Higher temperatures increase the rate of evaporation and convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Higher temperatures increase the rate of evaporation and convection. 11. Which of these statements BEST describes (explains) temperature as elevation in the atmosphere increases? A) Temperature remains constant with elevation in the thermosphere. B) Temperature remains constant with elevation in the mesosphere. C) Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the stratosphere. D) Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature generally decreases with elevation in the troposphere. 12. To plow up the soil A) Dig. B) Till. C) Hose. D) Grab. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Till. 13. What percentage of our power comes from renewable energy sources? A) 100%. B) 53%. C) 27%. D) 11%. E) 0%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 11%. 14. Materials in the environment that are useful to people A) Nonrenewable energy. B) Conservation. C) Natural resources. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural resources. 15. Plants that require little water A) Ferns. B) Succulents. C) Grass. D) Moss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Succulents. 16. The reactants in photosynthesis are A) Carbon dioxide, water. B) Sugar (glucose), oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide, water. 17. ..... can change continuously. A) Weather. B) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 18. ..... means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. A) Sustainability. B) Attainability. C) Desirability. D) Greening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainability. 19. What do humans do that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? A) Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal). B) Build cement buildings. C) Ride bikes and use solar energy. D) Compete in the Olympics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal). 20. Conversion of nitrate ions to gaseous nitrogen by bacteria is ..... A) Ammonification. B) Assimilation. C) Denitrification. D) Nitrogen fixation. 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