This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 334 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 334 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Energy from sources like living things, sunlight, and wind is called ..... A) Renewable energy. B) Non renewable energy. C) A waste of time. D) Using fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable energy. 2. The atmosphere is rich in nitrogen and oxygen but contains little carbon and hydrogen. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. True or False. Warmer ocean temperatures may lead to the death of algae and coral bleaching. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. The 2 ways deforestation contributes to greenhouse gas emissions is that it causes decomposition and allows absorption. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. What is the condition in which human needs are met in a way that human populations can survive indefinitely? A) Sustainability. B) Survivability. C) Resourceability. D) Dependability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainability. 6. Reading scientific reports is an example of A) Assessing risk. B) Considering values. C) Gathering information. D) Exploring consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gathering information. 7. The amount of a product or service offered for sale at a given price A) Supply. B) Demand. C) Cost-benefit analysis. D) Environmental economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supply. 8. Earthquakes occur along ..... lines. A) Fault. B) Tectonic. C) Magma. D) Lava. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fault. 9. Prohibits the improper disposal of garbage A) PD 1181. B) PD 984. C) PD 1985. D) PD 825. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PD 825. 10. The main problem with hydropower is that A) It is renewable. B) The fish wont have any water to live in. C) It is nonrenewable. D) It effects the ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It effects the ecosystem. 11. Controlling ..... growth is more successful when women have access to birth control and family planning resources. A) Fossil fuel usage. B) Population. C) National debt. D) Carbon dioxide emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 12. Why are fossil fuels used so much? A) They are a form of renewable energy. B) They don't cost much. C) They are not harmful to the environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They don't cost much. 13. Water in its gas form is called ....., A) Water vapor. B) Precipitation. C) Ice. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water vapor. 14. Which Conservationist first questioned the idea that America's resources were inexhaustable? A) Aldo Leopold. B) Theodore Roosevelt. C) John Muir. D) James Perkins Marsh. E) Rachel Carson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) James Perkins Marsh. 15. Rainwater that flows over land without sinking into the soil and flows into streams and rivers is called A) Runoff. B) Spring. C) Groundwater. D) Aqueduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Runoff. 16. What does the ozone layer absorb? A) Ultraviolet radiation. B) Ions. C) Aerosols. D) Greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ultraviolet radiation. 17. An agreement that attempted to regulate greenhouse gas emissions A) NatureConservancy. B) CITES. C) Kyoto Protocol. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kyoto Protocol. 18. When one species benefits and the other is unphased A) Mutualism. B) Parasitism. C) Commensalism. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commensalism. 19. What is the best way to reduce stress on the ecosystem's provisioning services? A) Use electric cars. B) Slow down population growth. C) Limiting human access to national parks. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow down population growth. 20. What is reforestation? A) Cutting down trees. B) Planting new trees. C) Burning down trees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planting new trees. ← 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