This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 381 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 381 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Group of individuals or events selected to represent the population A) Sample. B) Population. C) Risks. D) Stats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sample. 2. A divergent boundary occurs when plates ..... A) Pull apart. B) Come together. C) Slide past each other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pull apart. 3. Chemicals that cause cancer are called A) Carcinogens. B) Hazards. C) Teratogens. D) Neurotoxins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carcinogens. 4. In these, trees drop their broad, flat leaves each fall. A) Temperate deciduous forest. B) Desert. C) The obi is. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperate deciduous forest. 5. PD 1181 provides the abatement control and prevention of vehicular accidents and establish the solutions in reducing danger A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. A branch of philosophy that involves the study of behavior:good or bad, right and wrong. A) Economics. B) Environmental science. C) Environmentalism. D) Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethics. 7. Which term refers to the wobble of the earth's axis? A) Precession. B) Eccentricity. C) Obliquity. D) Axial tilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precession. 8. Cyanobacteria were responsible for changing the climate of the planet by A) Absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, warming the planet. B) Producing large amounts of methane, causing global warming. C) Absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, cooling the planet. D) Producing more carbon dioxide and cooling the planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, cooling the planet. 9. Which environmental lesson can you derive from the ecocide hypothesis for what happened to Easter Island? A) Climate changes have environmental consequences for all inhabitants of an environment. B) Scientists do not necessarily agree on the interpretation of data. C) The introduction of nonnative species has environmental consequences. D) The overexploitation of resources has serious environmental consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The overexploitation of resources has serious environmental consequences. 10. What is ecosystem B? A) Grassland. B) Forest. C) Lakes and ponds. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forest. 11. Alien species often pose a threat to native species because: A) A. native species are less genetically diverse than alien species. B) The non-native species does not compete with native species. C) Alien species often have no natural enemies in their new location. D) Native species refuse to mate with other native species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alien species often have no natural enemies in their new location. 12. Crust, mantle, asthenosphere and core are called A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geosphere. 13. Which biome is characterized by moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and deciduous trees? A) Tropical rainforest. B) Desert. C) Taiga. D) Temperate deciduous forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperate deciduous forest. 14. What source of energy impacts the environment the LEAST? A) Solar panels. B) Damming of a river for hydroelectricity. C) Burning wood. D) Burning fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar panels. 15. Many areas of the world that do not have adequate fresh water have become habitable because A) Rainfall patterns have changed. B) Water management projects have diverted water to the areas. C) Icebergs have been towed in to provide fresh water. D) People have practiced water conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water management projects have diverted water to the areas. 16. Plants and autotrophic algae are? A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Decomposers. D) Scavengers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 17. Nitrogen is ..... % of the atmosphere. A) 52. B) 28. C) 78. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 78. 18. Which of these is an aquatic indicator species? A) Shrimp. B) Coral. C) Plankton. D) Sea Anemone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coral. 19. How does algae overgrowth cause dead zones? A) Bacteria that feed off algae also consume all oxygen. B) Bacteria that feed off algae also consume all nitrogen. C) Algae consumes all the oxygen. D) Algae creates more oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria that feed off algae also consume all oxygen. 20. Argued that the main difficulty in solving environmental problems is the conflict between the short-term interests of individuals and the long term welfare of society. A) "Romeo and Juliet". 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