This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 340 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 340 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The effects of water pollution on ecosystems A) Are always immediate and highly lethal. B) Result mostly from point-source pollution sources. C) Can magnify over time within food chains. D) Can be demonstrated by natural eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can magnify over time within food chains. 2. Select an example of a renewable resource A) Water. B) Coal. C) Minerals. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 3. Relies on bacteria; involves the process of nitrogen fixation A) Nitrogen cycle. B) Carbon cycle. C) Phosphorus cycle. D) Water cycle . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen cycle. 4. This boundary is described as two plates moving past eachother ALONG THE EDGES horizontally. These boundaries will get stuck or lock against eachother causing earthquakes when they slip and release. A) Convergent Boundary. B) Divergent Boundary. C) Transform Boundary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform Boundary. 5. India is in the Northern Hemisphere and Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere.In June, it is summer in India and winter in Australia. What is the main reason theseasons are opposite in the two countries? A) ) Because Earth is tilted on its axis. B) ) Because the Sun rotates on its axis. C) ) Because Earth revolves around the Sun. D) ) Because of the distance between the countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ) Because Earth is tilted on its axis. 6. An uncontrolled fission reaction A) Nuclear Energy. B) Nuclear Fission. C) Nuclear Fusion. D) Atomic Bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atomic Bomb. 7. The world gets MOST of their energy through all of the following sources EXCEPT A) Natural gas. B) Coal. C) Hydroelectric. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric. 8. Which of the following is NOT true about nations that have the largest ecological footprints? A) They are highly industrialized. B) They have the highest standard of living. C) They use the most fossil fuels. D) They have the largest populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have the largest populations. 9. What cause air pollution? A) Factories produce too much waste water and oil. B) Factories produce too much smoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factories produce too much smoke. 10. A value that is not usually included in the price of a good or service A) Ecolabelling. B) Environmental Economics. C) Non-Market Values. D) Market Failure. E) Ecological Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-Market Values. 11. Which of the following would result in the greatest savings of gasoline? Assume all trips are same distance in the same location. A) 15 mpg to 30 mpg. B) 25 mpg to 35 mpg. C) 30 mpg to 40 mpg. D) Use synthetic motor oil instead of petroleum based. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15 mpg to 30 mpg. 12. If you went diving in a freshwater lake you would not see rooted aquatic plants after a certain depth. What limits plant growth in deeper water? A) Cold temperatures. B) A lack of nutrients. C) Too many herbivores. D) A lack of light. E) A lack of carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A lack of light. 13. The time period when machines began to replace tools powered by humans or animals? A) Agricultural Revolution. B) Hunter-Gatherer period. C) The 80's. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrial Revolution. 14. In the 1970s, the United States introduced the ..... which calls for a recovery plan to be created for each endangered species. A) National Environmental Policy Act. B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. C) Clean Water Act. D) Endangered Species Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endangered Species Act. 15. Toxic, corrosive, or explosive material A) Solid waste. B) Hazardous waste. C) Municipal waste. D) Plant waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hazardous waste. 16. Which type of environmental policy is often the most expensive because it requires significant governmental enforcement? A) Regulations. B) Incentives. C) Cap-and-Trade Policies. D) Information disclosure policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulations. 17. What is located at 0$^\circ$ latitude? A) The Equator. B) The North Pole. C) The Prime Meridian. D) The South Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Equator. 18. Making sure there is always vegetation planted in soil will A) Increase erosion. B) Decrease erosion. C) Decrease nutrient depletion. D) Decrease the need for pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease erosion. 19. Most of the atom's mass is found here. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 20. ..... is waste obtained from plants and animals. A) Biodegradable waste. 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