This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 389 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 389 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. By mid century, what percentage of the world will be urban. A) 20%. B) 30%. C) 50%. D) 70%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 70%. 2. Characteristic of a plant that allows it to survive in areas of light or sporadic rainfall. A) Desert. B) Permafrost. C) Temperate grasslands. D) Drought-resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drought-resistance. 3. Which of the following terms identifies the change from a liquid to solid? A) Melting. B) Condensation. C) Vaporization. D) Freezing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freezing. 4. Which range indicates a base/alkaline? A) 1-6. B) 8-14. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8-14. 5. What chemical is added during tertiary treatment at a wastewater treatment facility to give a final "polishing" of the waste stream? A) Chlorine. B) Sodium bicarbonate. C) Methane gas. D) Ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorine. 6. What event happened in 1849? A) Central Park in New York Cityis completed-a major milestone inthe American parks movement. B) Wildlife and conservationclubs, such as the Audubon Society, Boone & Crockett Club, and SierraClub began forming across America. C) The U.S. Department of Interioris established. Its role is to protectnatural resources and culturalheritage. D) E) Yellowstone Park becomesthe first national park inAmerica. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The U.S. Department of Interioris established. Its role is to protectnatural resources and culturalheritage. 7. The prefix "Atmo" means ..... A) Ground. B) Water. C) Life. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air. 8. Site where continuous CO2 records have been maintained since 1958 A) Mauna Loa, Hawaii. B) New York City, NY. C) Boston, Mass. D) Oklahoma City, OK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mauna Loa, Hawaii. 9. If you consider what will add to our understanding of the natural world in making an environmental decision, you are examining a(n) ..... value. A) Ethical/moral. B) Aesthetic. C) Environmental. D) Scientific. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethical/moral. 10. ..... is an advantage to an organism in certain environments. A) Adaptation. B) Coevolution. C) Evolution. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adaptation. 11. Phosphates in laundry detergent A) Added to clean pollution. B) Added for fertilizer. C) Causes artificial eutrophication. D) No answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Causes artificial eutrophication. 12. The release of products of combustion into the air often causes the formation of ozone near the surface of Earth. This ground-level ozone in the troposphere damages plants and affects their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. What most likely caused the doubling of ground-level ozone since 1850? A) Greater use of nuclear fuel. B) Emissions from vehicles & industrial processes. C) Extinction of certain animal species. D) Composition of the upper atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emissions from vehicles & industrial processes. 13. Which organism is likely to be at the beginning of a food chain for a pond? A) Sunfish. B) Freshwater shrimp. C) Mosquitoes. D) Green Algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green Algae. 14. What do we call FRESH water that lies beneath the Earth's surface? A) Groundwater. B) Lake. C) River. D) Spring tagsWater Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 15. Inferences are conclusions or predictions based on A) Accuracy. B) Precision. C) Observations and prior knowledge. D) Measurements only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observations and prior knowledge. 16. First predicted by Charles Darwin, the closest relatives to Tetrapods are A) Eels. B) Fish. C) Bacteria. D) Arthropods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish. 17. ..... % of the world's tropical rainforests have been cleared. A) 15. B) 75. C) 30. D) 45. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 45. 18. Which is NOT a part of infrastructure? A) Roads. B) Bridges. C) Restaurants. D) Power lines tagsSEV4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restaurants. 19. A major source of air pollution is burning fossil fuels to generate electricity, therefore, ..... electricity or switching to ..... A) Using electricity or switching to coal fuels. B) Buying electricity or switching to fossil fuels. C) Conserving electricity or switching to alternative fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conserving electricity or switching to alternative fuels. 20. Full Form of CFCs A) Carbon Flouro Carbon. B) Chlorofluorocarbons. C) Chloroflurochloro. D) None of above. 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