This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 344 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 344 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Earthquakes can happen along A) All boundaries. B) Divergent and transform boundaries. C) Convergent and divergent boundaries. D) Transform and Convergent boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All boundaries. 2. NEPA required that this be completed before the approval of a project be granted. The impact of the project on the environment must be first evaluated. A) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). B) Clean Water Statement. C) Homestead Statement. D) Silent Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 3. The thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean is called Earth's ..... A) Core. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust. 4. What is the primary cause of global climate change? A) Orbital variations of Earth. B) Deforestation. C) Increased greenhouse gas emissions. D) Decreased solar radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased greenhouse gas emissions. 5. Which statement about the littoral zone in a lake or pond is true? A) There are no rooted aquatic plants. B) It has deep water. C) It is far from the shore. D) It is rich in invertebrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is rich in invertebrates. 6. Movement promoting the fair treatment of ALL people with regards to the environment. A) Environmental justice. B) Environmental equality. C) Environmental equity. D) Environmental globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental justice. 7. Which of the following would be a way to reduce air pollution? A) Leaving your computer on all the time. B) Carpooling to and from school or work. C) Burning all your trash and recycling paper products. D) Keeping the AC running at your house while you are gone on vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpooling to and from school or work. 8. During which period(s) did cities grow, quality of life improve and a shift in energy usage to fossil fuels occured? A) During the Industrial Revolution. B) During the Renaissance. C) During the agricultural Revolution. D) During the hunter-gatherer period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the Industrial Revolution. 9. Renewable A) None of these. B) A resource no one can use. C) A resource that is limited. D) A resource that is continually replaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A resource that is continually replaced. 10. Which of the following is a threat to ocean ecosystems? A) Nutrient runoff. B) Entanglement of marine mammals in nets. C) Sewage. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. How well an organism can handle changes to its environment A) Predation. B) Tolerance. C) Coevolution. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tolerance. 12. ..... electricity using deposits of water in the Earth's crust are heated within the Earth. A) Ocean thermal energy conversion generates. B) Fuel cells generate. C) Geothermal power plants generate. D) Nuclear power plants generate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal power plants generate. 13. Why the ozone layer is important? A) To create a protective shield around the earth from asteroids. B) To provide oxygen for humans to breathe. C) To absorb harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. D) To cause global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To absorb harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. 14. Which of these are contaminants in the ocean? A) Viruses in raw sewage and from sewage treatment plants. B) Toxic chemicals, garbage, sewage, and waste oil from cruise ships. C) Crude and refined petroleum. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 15. Living part of the environment A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. C) Limiting factor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic. 16. The initial amount of low-quality energy available from an energy resource is its net energy yield. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. 35% of electricity production in the US is from ..... A) Natural gas. B) Coal. C) Hydropower. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural gas. 18. Water flowing along Earth's surface is known as A) Runoff. B) Groundwater. C) Top Water. D) Deflated Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Runoff. 19. Burning fossil fuels creates air pollution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What is water not released into waterways and used for irrigation or to cool power plants called? A) Wastewater. B) Drinking water. C) Reclaimed water. D) Groundwater. 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