This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 364 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 364 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Loggers should replant trees after removing them for economic gain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Sick building syndrome A) Occurs most often in old buildings. B) Is a primary cause of lung cancer. C) Is a result of off-gassing. D) Can be prevented by renovations. E) Occurs most often in wet tropical areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is a result of off-gassing. 3. What is the percentage of nitrogen gas in the air? A) 1%. B) 0.03%. C) 20%. D) 78%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 78%. 4. When heating a solution in a test tube, a student should- A) Wear safety goggles. B) Look in the opening of the test tube. C) Hold the test tube at its opening with at least two fingers. D) Keep the test tube closed with a rubber stopper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wear safety goggles. 5. Energy created from wood, peat moss, and manure is called ..... energy. A) Biomass. B) Geothermal. C) Natural. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass. 6. How do the plates move along transform boundaries? A) They move towards one another. B) They move away from one another. C) They move past one another. D) One moves up and one moves down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They move past one another. 7. Nutrients that you need include A) Micronutrients. B) Macronutrients. C) Both micro and macronutrients. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both micro and macronutrients. 8. ..... cannot be regenerated over time by natural processes A) Renewable resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) Expendable resources. D) Nonexpendable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resources. 9. Radon is usually found in this location in your home. A) Attic. B) Basement. C) Bathroom. D) Kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basement. 10. All biotic and abiotic components interact with each other to ensure that the system is perpetuated. Which environmental principle would describe this statement. A) EVERYTHING MUST GO SOMEWHERE. B) OURS IS A FINITE EARTH. C) EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING ELSE. D) NATURE IS BEAUTIFUL AND WE ARE STEWARDS OF GOD'S CREATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING ELSE. 11. Which is not a type of rock? * A) Metamorphic. B) Sedimentary. C) Igneous. D) Indigenous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indigenous. 12. Which is NOT a type of land use? A) Residential. B) Industrial. C) Commercial. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 13. Theses affect climate change through gases and dust particles thrown into the atmosphere and may warm or cool the earth's surface depending on how sunlight interacts with the material. A) Mountains. B) Volcanoes. C) Oceans. D) Greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volcanoes. 14. Which one of the following function is not performed by the animal community for the plant community: A) Pollination of flowers. B) Dispersal of fruits and seeds. C) Supply of oxygen. D) Supply of carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supply of oxygen. 15. Which of the following can NOT be composted? A) Banana peels. B) Used coffee grounds. C) Egg shells. D) Plastic silverware. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plastic silverware. 16. A Savanna has a GPP of 2.3 kgC/m2/year and the cellular respiration is 1.5 kgC/m2/year. What is the NPP? A) 3.8 kgC/m2/year. B) 1 kgC/m2/year. C) .8 kgC/m2/year. D) 1.8 kgC/m2/year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) .8 kgC/m2/year. 17. The term to describe how water in clouds falls back to earth A) Transpiration. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precipitation. 18. What is a primary role of decomposers in an ecosystem? A) They eliminate matter by taking nitrogen from the ecosystem. B) They eliminate matter by taking phosphorus from the ecosystem. C) They cycle matter by returning carbon and other matter to the ecosystem. D) They cycle matter by returning oxygen and other matter to the ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They cycle matter by returning carbon and other matter to the ecosystem. 19. Percolate A) Filter gradually through a porous surface or substance. B) Rapidly go through a substance with no time to filter out impurities. C) A chemical compound commonly found in eutrophied lakes and streams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Filter gradually through a porous surface or substance. 20. What are the different types of volcanoes? A) Tsunamis, floods, landslides. B) Hailstorms, blizzards, droughts. C) Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes. D) Shield volcanoes, cinder cone volcanoes, stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes), and lava domes. 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