Environmental Sciences Quiz 345 (20 MCQs)

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1. United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and Western Europe make up:

Correct Answer: A) 17% of world's population.

2. ..... are changes in the population in response to its environment.

Correct Answer: C) Adaptations.

3. The original element that undergoes radioactive decay is known as the .....

Correct Answer: C) Parent element.

4. Which of the following is a synonym for the word degradation.

Correct Answer: A) Ruin.

5. What is NOT an effect humans are having on animals in ocean ecosystems

Correct Answer: D) Increasing habitats.

6. Which of the following phrase is correct ..... ?

Correct Answer: B) Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas.

7. Examples of ways that you can produce less waste include

Correct Answer: D) All.

8. What is the branch of philosophy that considers the moral obligations of humans towards the environment?

Correct Answer: C) Environmental Ethics.

9. Oceans, rain, and glaciers belong to this sphere.

Correct Answer: D) Hydrosphere.

10. What will happen to the populations of seals, polar bears and penguins if the ice caps melt?

Correct Answer: C) Populations will decrease.

11. The concept of 'Ecological Footprint' is best described as:

Correct Answer: A) The amount of land needed to sustain an individual's lifestyle.

12. Which one is an example of a renewable resource?

Correct Answer: B) Sunlight.

13. The portion of the Earth's atmosphere closest to us is known as the?

Correct Answer: B) Troposphere.

14. Which type of organism dwarfs all others in terms of species diversity?

Correct Answer: C) Insects.

15. A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down trees in a forest would be considered a(n) .....

Correct Answer: A) Environmentalist.

16. The operation of a commercial nuclear reactor requires an isotope that will undergo

Correct Answer: A) Fission and a controlled chain reaction.

17. Which side represents the process of photosynthesis?

Correct Answer: C) Both.

18. A weaver weaves

Correct Answer: C) Clothes.

19. A cow eats grass found in its habitat. A cow is a

Correct Answer: C) Herbivore.

20. Non point-source pollution

Correct Answer: D) Multiple sources.