This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 383 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 383 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct order of Earth's layers? Starting from surface A) Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. B) Outer core, inner core, crust, mantle. C) Crust, outer core, inner core, mantle. D) Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. 2. Which is a fast-flowing, narrow air current that impacts the weather? A) Gulf Stream. B) Conduction. C) Velocity. D) Jet Stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jet Stream. 3. This biome is warm and wet, with little seasonal variation in temperature and frequent precipitation. A) Savanna. B) Boreal forest. C) Tropical rain forest. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical rain forest. 4. Water moves through the rocks and soil and is stored underground in an aquifer (an area of rock that holds water). A) Freshwater. B) Lake. C) Groundwater. D) Salt water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 5. Ozone holes appear in polar regions during springtime when ozone-destroying A) Chlorine atoms are released from polar stratospheric clouds. B) Chlorine atoms are captured by polar stratospheric clouds. C) CFCs are synthesized on polar stratospheric clouds. D) CFCs magnify ultraviolet light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorine atoms are released from polar stratospheric clouds. 6. The change of state from a liquid to a gas A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Runoff. E) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 7. ..... is an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0$^\circ$. A) Equator. B) Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equator. 8. Energy conservation in the United States ..... A) Can be accomplished only through changes in environmental laws. B) Is unlikely to ever occur. C) Can be accomplished by changes in tax laws. D) Can be improved as individuals make conscious choices to reduce personal consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can be improved as individuals make conscious choices to reduce personal consumption. 9. How are greenhouse gasses harming our environment? A) They aren't. B) Less heat is able to escape causing the Earth to cool down. C) Less heat is able to escape causing the Earth to warm up. D) More heat is able to escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less heat is able to escape causing the Earth to warm up. 10. Characterized by low population growth rate, high life expectancy, and diverse industrial economics. A) Loss of biodiversity. B) Supply and demand. C) "The Tragedy of the Commons". D) Agriculture. E) Developed nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Developed nation. 11. Scientists can always predict an earthquake. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. Where is the largest reservoir for the phosphorus cycle? A) Rocks and minerals. B) The ocean. C) The atmopshere. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rocks and minerals. 13. A(n) ..... is the environment where various types and species of organisms live. A) Biome. B) Ecosystem. C) Urban area. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 14. Minamata disease was caused due to A) Lead. B) Mercury. C) Cadmium. D) Methyl Isocyanate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercury. 15. All the biotic factors in an area, together with the abiotic factors, is called a(n) A) Organism. B) Population. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem. 16. All of the following are methods of solid waste disposal EXCEPT: A) Landfills. B) Open dumping. C) Incineration. D) Recovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recovery. 17. A scientific estimation of the likelihood of negative effects that may result from exposure to a specific hazard. A) Cost-Benefit Analysis. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Risk Assessment. D) Tragedy of the Commons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Risk Assessment. 18. According to the US Energy Consumption graph. Approximately, what percentage of the energy used in the US comes from non-renewable resources? A) 8%. B) 17%. C) 78%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 90%. 19. The U.S. Census Bureau defines an urban area as an area that contains more than A) 250 people. B) 2, 500 people. C) 25, 000 people. D) 250, 000 people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2, 500 people. 20. African elephants are hunted for A) Meat. B) Sport or leisure. C) Tradition. D) Ivory horns. 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