This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 313 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 313 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These kind of observation use your senses to observe results. A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative. 2. What could be said about all three types of mining described here? A) They all damage water quality due to runoff. B) They are all for mining coal. C) They are only used in countries with no environmental regulations. D) They are all for mining metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They all damage water quality due to runoff. 3. Which abiotic factor plays a crucial role in determining the type of vegetation and organisms found in a particular ecosystem? A) Biotic interactions. B) Temperature. C) Species diversity. D) Predation pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 4. A verbal or graphical organization of how a system works or is organized A) Conceptual model. B) Graphical model. C) Physical model. D) Mathematical model. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conceptual model. 5. The greenhouse effect is A) The absorption of energy by clouds. B) A gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere. C) The reflection of solar energy into the atmosphere. D) The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere. 6. What are 4 resources that are naturally recycled in the environment? A) Oil, nuclear energy. B) Trees, water, sun, wind. C) Coal, natural gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trees, water, sun, wind. 7. Which of the following is not an EPA definition of hazardous waste? A) Ignitable. B) Corrosive. C) Reactive. D) E-waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E-waste. 8. Humans promote the evolution of resistant populations by trying to control ..... and bacteria with chemicals. A) Pests. B) Viruses. C) Sickness. D) Diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pests. 9. What component of sustainability is involve in dealing with conflicts which usually happens between an environmentalist and politician? A) A. Natural capital. B) Recognition. C) Solutions. D) Compromise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compromise. 10. Which is NOT biodegradable? A) Leaves and sticks blown down during a storm. B) Food waste that is being composed. C) Plastic bottles thrown in the ditch. D) Dead animals on the side of the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plastic bottles thrown in the ditch. 11. Climate Change Act of 2009 A) RA 9729. B) RA 7929. C) RA 9279. D) RA 9927. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RA 9729. 12. In what way are lakes/ponds formed? A) Humans building a dam on a river. B) Naturally at the top of a mountain. C) Due to a drought. D) Lakes and ponds have just always existed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humans building a dam on a river. 13. The height of an object above a reference point, such as sea level or the Earth's surface. A) Climate. B) Latitude. C) Biome. D) Altitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Altitude. 14. Kuiper Belt lies in the area * A) Within Mars. B) Between Mars and Jupiter. C) Between Neptune and Uranus. D) Beyond Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beyond Neptune. 15. A map is an example of a A) Physical model. B) Graphical model. C) Conceptual model. D) Mathematical model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graphical model. 16. To reduce the effects of climate change we need to reduce the use of fossil fuels and rely more on any of the following except- A) Wind power. B) Solar power. C) Hydroelectric. D) Coal, oil and natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal, oil and natural gas. 17. An underground rock formation that contains water A) Algal blooms. B) Watershed. C) Aquifer. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifer. 18. Select the External Body Parts from the choices given below: A) Head, Torso, Neck, Abdomen, Arms. B) Lungs, Kidney, Heart, Intestine. C) Liver, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine. D) Red blood cells, White blood cells and Platelets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head, Torso, Neck, Abdomen, Arms. 19. Minerals are divided into groups by ..... composition. A) Atomic. B) Chemical. C) Physical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical. 20. The cycling of matter is important because A) Mattercan be created and destroyed. B) Onlya limited amount of matter is available so it has to be recycled. C) Mattercan only be found in a solution. D) Bacteriause matter to convert organisms into solar energy. 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