This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 311 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 311 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A hydrogen fuel cell can power a vehicle by ..... A) Being burned inside an engine. B) Converting water to electricity. C) Chemically reacting with oxygen. D) Powering an electrical battery. E) Powering a solar cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemically reacting with oxygen. 2. These plants live for many years. A) Shrubs. B) Trees. C) Climbers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trees. 3. Which of the following descriptions about the organization of an ecosystem is correct? A) Communities make up species, which make up populations. B) Populations make up species, which make up communities. C) Species make up communities, which make up populations. D) Single species make up populations, different species make up communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single species make up populations, different species make up communities. 4. Zoie completes a report by asking 70 students across campus. She found that 48% of CTMS students do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. What is the sample size? A) 48. B) 100. C) 70. D) CTMS students. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 70. 5. Which field of study focuses on our moral obligations to protect and preserve the environment? A) Environmental Science. B) Environmental Law. C) Environmental Ethics. D) Environmental Issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Ethics. 6. Which of the following is NOT an impact of urbanization on water quality? A) Contaminants from cars are flushed into the stream systems. B) Increased Runoff. C) Protects Buffer Zones. D) Streams have more erosive power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protects Buffer Zones. 7. The temperature range of most magmas is ..... A) Above 2000 degrees Celsius. B) 700 degrees Celsius to 1300 degrees Celsius. C) 100 degrees Celsius to 500 degrees Celsius. D) 500 degrees Celsius to 600 degrees Celsius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 700 degrees Celsius to 1300 degrees Celsius. 8. Which one of the following is not one of the three main categories that is used to classify most environmental problems? A) Pollution. B) Resource Depletion. C) Extinction. D) Ozone Depletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ozone Depletion. 9. Which layer of the Earth is the most dense? A) Crust. B) Inner core. C) Mantle. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner core. 10. What is the most efficient form of irrigation? A) Flood irrigation. B) Center-pivot irrigation. C) Low pressure irrigation. D) Precision sprinkler irrigation. E) Drip irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Drip irrigation. 11. Which layer of the atmosphere has weather? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 12. What layer is the thinnest outer layer of the Earth and is made of minerals that make up the rock we stand on? A) Outer Core. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust. 13. Continues at the same rate into the foreseeable future. A) Natural Resources. B) Environmentalism. C) Sustainable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable. 14. Consumer that eats only other consumers. A) Carnivore. B) Consumer. C) Herbivore. D) Omnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carnivore. 15. What is the definition of freshwater? A) Water with large amounts of dissolved salts and solutes. B) Water with lots of plant life present. C) Water with minimal amounts of solutes and dissolved salts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water with minimal amounts of solutes and dissolved salts. 16. The two most abundant gases in the atmosphere are A) Carbon dioxide and oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide and nitrogen. C) Nitrogen and oxygen. D) Nitrogen and hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen and oxygen. 17. About ..... percent of the world's salt comes from the solar evaporation process. A) 10. B) 30. C) 50. D) 70. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30. 18. In the scientific method we A) Observe and Ask Questions. B) Form a hypothesis. C) Collect Data. D) ALL of these choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of these choices. 19. Stress builds up on both sides of a fault. The rock deforms plastically, or bends, until the stress is too much. The rock on both sides of the fault snap back into their original position and release energy when they move. This is called ..... theory. A) Band effect. B) Elastic rebound. C) Stress shift. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elastic rebound. 20. Which of the following is LEAST likely to dissolve in water? A) Nonpolar fats and oils. B) Polar sugar molecules. C) Salt made of a positive sodium ion and a negative chloride ion. D) All of the substances will dissolve easily in water tagsProperties of Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonpolar fats and oils. ← 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