This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 33 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hot water is pumped up from deep inside Earth and is used to heat homes or to generate electricity. This describes ..... A) Biofuels. B) Hydroelectric energy. C) Geothermal energy. D) Hot water heating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal energy. 2. The three major layers of material that make up the earth are A) The asthenosphere, the lithosphere and the core. B) The outer core, the inner core and the crust. C) The uppermost mantle, the lower mantle and the crust. D) The core, mantle and crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The core, mantle and crust. 3. Which of the following is not a regulation mining companies must follow? A) The clean water act. B) The hazardous products act. C) The safe drinking water act. D) The endangered species act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hazardous products act. 4. How much of healthy air is nitrogen? A) 78%. B) 52%. C) 33%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 78%. 5. What are the three pillars of sustainability? A) Environment, economy and society. B) Life, liberty and happiness. C) Love, hope and faith. D) Government, education and science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environment, economy and society. 6. Any organism that can create its own food from inorganic materials. A) Autotroph. B) Heterotroph. C) Photosynthesis. D) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autotroph. 7. An ecological hotspot is A) An area where temperatures reach at least 120 degrees F. B) An area of very high biodiversity. C) An area where almost no species can be found. D) A species that is only found in one part of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area of very high biodiversity. 8. All of the nutrient cycles contain a pathway where molecules enter the atmosphere EXCEPT the A) Nitrogen cycle. B) Phosphorus cycle. C) Carbon cycle. D) Water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phosphorus cycle. 9. Which of the following include ALL living things in an ecosystem? A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community. 10. The continuous movement of water by evaporation, condensation, and precipitation is called the water cycle. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Identify the examples as:a organism, population, community, or ecosystem.All speckled sting-ray that live in the Pacific Ocean A) Organism. B) Population. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 12. Which of the following types of environmental ethics places an emphasis on human interests? A) Anthropocentric. B) Ecocentric. C) Biocentric. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentric. 13. We can test with our ..... A) Mouth. B) Stomach. C) Nose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mouth. 14. What is the name of the documentary we watched in class? A) A Plastic World. B) Plastic. C) A Plastic Ocean. D) Whales and Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Plastic Ocean. 15. Erosion and flood control, carbon storage, and climate regulation are examples of? A) Provisioning services. B) Cultural services. C) Regulating services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulating services. 16. Which of the following is NOT one of the major factors influencing the value of a particular fuel? A) Cost of the fuel. B) Safety of the fuel. C) By-products produced by using the fuel. D) All are major factors influencing the value of a particular fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are major factors influencing the value of a particular fuel. 17. A colorless, odorless gas which can cause dizziness and headache A) Nitrogen oxides. B) Ground-level ozone. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon monoxide. 18. Most of the world's rain forests are found close to the A) Arctic circle. B) Equator. C) Antarctic. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equator. 19. Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a source of concern A) Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen. B) Species extinctions have been rare throughout history. C) Loss of biodiversity is not a concern because extinctions are common. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen. 20. Renewable resources have a big ecological footprint A) True. B) False. 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