This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 355 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 355 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Energy flow follows the ..... law of thermodynamics-energy lost as heat. A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) Fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second. 2. What role might a tree play in the nitrogen cycle? A) A tree stores nitrogen in its roots and leaves. B) A tree converts nitrogen into usable forms for animals. C) A tree helps to move nitrogen into waterways for uptake by other organisms. D) A tree takes in nitrogen compounds from soil and uses them to form proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tree takes in nitrogen compounds from soil and uses them to form proteins. 3. Due to weather patterns, the effects of acid rain have been most severe in the northeastern United States, including New York State. What is one action that could be taken to reduce the amount of acid rain? A) Cut down trees in the Adirondacks. B) Build more statues. C) Decrease fossil fuel use. D) More fishing in the Adirondack area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decrease fossil fuel use. 4. The key goal of environmental science is to figure out how humans can achieve ..... ? A) Population Stability. B) Profits. C) Sustainability. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainability. 5. What does sustainability mean? A) Using lots of resources. B) Maintaining the world we live in for future generations. C) Cutting down trees. D) Using lots of water and electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintaining the world we live in for future generations. 6. A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center A) Hurricane. B) Thunderstorm. C) Tornado. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurricane. 7. What is the Noise Pollution definition? A) Excess noise produced by humans. B) Unwanted noise that disturbs all life. C) Unwanted noise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unwanted noise that disturbs all life. 8. In this sequence, which diagram represents a climax stage? A) E. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) E. 9. The forest shown in the picture can be found in the A) There's Savannah. B) Caroni Swamp. C) Northern Range. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northern Range. 10. A set of symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, eye irritation, and dizziness, that may affect workers in modern, airtight office buildings is called ..... (this is believed to be caused by indoor pollutants) A) Well-building syndrome. B) Office worker's flu. C) Sick-building syndrome. D) Work related injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sick-building syndrome. 11. A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation A) Hypothesis. B) Observation. C) Experiment. D) Knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 12. Animals might not return to a replanted deciduous forest because of its A) Rapid tree growth. B) Empty niches. C) Lack of water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Empty niches. 13. The process of using resources wisely is called? A) Overuse. B) Sustainability. C) Pollution. D) Burning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainability. 14. Industrialized society A) Utilized new forms of energy like fossil fuels. B) Created no pollution. C) Farmed lots of wheat and barley. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Utilized new forms of energy like fossil fuels. 15. The model of a dinosaur is an example of what kind of model? A) Mathematical. B) Conceptual. C) Physical. D) Graphical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physical. 16. ..... describes the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time. A) Relative humidity. B) Weather. C) Climate. D) Heat Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 17. Nitrous oxides enter the atmosphere from ..... A) Fossil fuels. B) Meteorites. C) Ozone depletion. D) CFC's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuels. 18. People breathe this into their lungs A) Epidemiologist. B) Particulate. C) Dose. D) Toxicology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Particulate. 19. After the main sequence, a low mass star becomes a A) Black dwarf. B) Protostar. C) Red giant. D) Supergiant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red giant. 20. Cycling of life-giving nutrients/chemicals between organisms and environment. A) Solar Energy. B) Biodiversity. C) Nutrient cycling. D) Ecosystem. 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