This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 402 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 402 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many surveys did they release A) 100. B) 5, 000. C) 1, 000, 000. D) More then 1, 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More then 1, 200. 2. Which of the following is NOT true about fossil fuels? A) They include coal, oil and natural gas. B) They are nonrenewable. C) They are being used faster then they are being replenished. D) They are renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are renewable. 3. Formula to determine an Ecological Deficit or Reserve A) Biocapacity-Ecological Footprint. B) Ecological Footprint-Biocapacity. C) Biocapacity + Ecological Footprint. D) Ecological Footprint x Biocapacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biocapacity-Ecological Footprint. 4. The main difference between the water cycle and all the other biogeochemical cycles is that water ..... A) Creates completely new substances. B) Is made from matter that has been here since the world was formed. C) Never changes its structural form. D) Is much slower than the other cycles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never changes its structural form. 5. What do you call the non-living parts of an environment? A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. C) Biome. D) Aquatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abiotic. 6. What does the Endangered Species Act do? A) It provides food for endangered species. B) It protects organisms that are near extinction and their environments. C) It protects populations of animals from predators. D) It protects endangered plant species only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It protects organisms that are near extinction and their environments. 7. What is the correct order of Earth's layer starting from the surface? A) Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, Inner Core. B) Outer core, inner core, Lithsosphere, Asthenosphere. C) Lithosphere, outer core, inner core, Astenosphere. D) Asthenosphere, outer core, inner core, Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, Inner Core. 8. The northern United States and Southern Cnanada are characterized by forest of deciduous trees that lose their leaves in winter and coniferous trees that are evergreens. This area is a transition between which 2 major biomes? A) Cold woodland and arctic tundra. B) Temperate forest and taiga. C) Northern prairie and deciduous forest. D) Desert and temperate forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperate forest and taiga. 9. Which of the following is NOT related to biodiversity? A) Species diversity. B) Genetic diversity. C) Climate diversity. D) Ecosystem diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate diversity. 10. All the biotic and abiotic things with which organisms interact is called ..... A) An environment. B) Environmental science. C) Environmentalism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An environment. 11. A biotic factor of an environment includes A) Rocks. B) Water. C) Soil. D) Plants and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plants and animals. 12. A complex ecosystem consisting mainly of trees that buffer the earth and support myriad of life forms A) Forest. B) Seas. C) Plantations. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forest. 13. How many states are in the US? A) 50. B) 51. C) 45. D) 52. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50. 14. What is the #1 reason for migration? A) Better Economic opportunity. B) Escaping violence. C) Reunion with family. D) Desire to expand business networks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Better Economic opportunity. 15. Food gives us ..... A) Live. B) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy. 16. Acid precipitation is formed when A) Sulfur oxides or nitrogen oxides combine with water. B) Sulfur oxides combine with nitrogen oxides. C) Ozone combines with automobile exhaust. D) Nitric or sulfuric acids combine with ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulfur oxides or nitrogen oxides combine with water. 17. What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER? A) 97.5%. B) 2.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.5%. 18. Which best represents the order of seafloor features as you move from the shoreline to the deep ocean? A) Continental slope-continental shelf-continental rise-mid-ocean ridge. B) Continental rise-continental shelf-mid-ocean ridge-continental slope. C) Continental shelf-continental slope-continental rise-mid-ocean ridge. D) Mid-ocean ridge-continental rise-continental shelf-continental slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental shelf-continental slope-continental rise-mid-ocean ridge. 19. The process in which gases trap and radiate heat near the earth is called ..... A) The Ring of Fire. B) The Greenhouse Effect. C) The water cycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Greenhouse Effect. 20. When energy is transferred between trophic levels, the amount of available energy lost is about A) 90 percent. B) 50 percent. C) 10 percent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 90 percent. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8Environmental Sciences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books