This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 353 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 353 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Measurement in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian is known as A) Latitude. B) Longitude. C) The parallel. D) A hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitude. 2. Which of Earth's spheres is composed of a mixture of gases? A) Geosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. 3. Deforestation has the greatest impact on biodiversity A) On private lands. B) In tropical areas and arid regions. C) In densely populated urban areas. D) On public lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In tropical areas and arid regions. 4. Which of these planned projects would not need to file an EIS with the federal government? A) Building a new airport. B) Building a new garage on your property. C) Building a new highway. D) Building a new dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building a new garage on your property. 5. They are harsh treeless plains characterized by cold temperatures, high winds, and low precipitation. Much of the ground stays frozen year-around A) Desert. B) Tundra. C) Forest. D) Grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tundra. 6. Our castaway plastic bags and plastic bottles get weakened by sunlight and then ..... A) Torn apart in the wind and the waves into small plastic bits. B) Torn apart by sea animals into small plastic bits. C) Carried away to sea shores. D) Eaten by small fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Torn apart in the wind and the waves into small plastic bits. 7. The number and variety of species living on Earth refers to what? A) Biochemical Diversity. B) Biological Diversity. C) Genetic Diversity. D) Species Diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biological Diversity. 8. "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" A) Environmental quality. B) Sustainability. C) Environmental Changes. D) Sustainable development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainable development. 9. Which gas is there the most of in the atmosphere? A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Water vapor. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 10. Rain A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abiotic. 11. The study of human populations. A) Social Sciences. B) Earth Science. C) Science and Math. D) Not this one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Sciences. 12. Based on this topographic map, what is the approximate elevation at point A? A) 545 m. B) 550 m. C) 540 m. D) 555 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 545 m. 13. WHat is Biotic in the picture A) Coral Reef. B) Dolphins. C) Ocean Water. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dolphins. 14. Sustainability is defined as ..... A) Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation. B) Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time. C) Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely. D) Not consuming any resources at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely. 15. Unlike poles on a magnet will A) Attract. B) Repel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attract. 16. Geothermal energy uses ..... to produce electricity. A) Steam wells. B) Corn. C) The sun. D) The wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steam wells. 17. An archer is shooting arrows at a target. Which of the following demonstrates low precision but high accuracy? A) Consistently hits somewhere on the target but not the bullseye. B) Consistently hits around the bullseye. C) Consistently hits the upper left corner with all arrows. D) Misses the target repeatedly with no specific consistency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consistently hits around the bullseye. 18. Which term describes the gradual increase in the Earth's temperature due to human activities? A) Heatwave. B) Climate change. C) Tornado. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change. 19. The Sun appears to A) Rise in the East and set in the West. B) Rise in the West and set in the East. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise in the East and set in the West. 20. When we selfishly use resources for our own self interest. This concept is known as? A) Ecological footprint. B) Tragedy of the commons. C) Suffering for others. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the commons. ← 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