This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 47 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the Earth's surface? A) Glacial valleys. B) Mountain peaks. C) Boundaries between tectonic plates. D) Recharge zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boundaries between tectonic plates. 2. Which of the following is the chemical expression of ozone? A) O2. B) O3. C) WHAT?. D) CO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) O3. 3. Climate in a region is A) The long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions. B) Determined only by seasonal daylight hours. C) The atmospheric conditions on a given day. D) Never affected by ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions. 4. What is an effect of global warming? A) Melting glaciers and rising sea levels. B) Population is increasing. C) More forest areas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting glaciers and rising sea levels. 5. What is the number of individuals in an area called? A) Population. B) Number. C) Community. D) Size. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Size. 6. Channel A) The path that a stream follows. B) The water that is beneath Earth's surface. C) A stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream. D) All the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The path that a stream follows. 7. An oligotrophic lake tends to have relatively low levels of nutrients. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which of the following is not considered a greenhouse gas? A) Methane. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 9. Field of study involving the physical, biological, and social sciences. A) Environmental science. B) Ecology. C) Developing nation. D) Renewable resource. E) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental science. 10. Where is the least amount of energy in an energy pyramid? A) The top of the pyramid. B) The middle of the pyramid. C) The bottom of the pyramid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The top of the pyramid. 11. What nutrient causes algal blooms in the ocean? A) Phosphorus. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 12. Acid rain forming from pollutants in the air radicalizing is an example of what? A) Secondary pollution. B) Primary Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary pollution. 13. What is a Sanitary Sewer? A) Wastewater and other different types of waste. B) A network of pipes that carry sewage. C) A dense material that sinks to the bottom of the septic tank. D) A material that floats at the top of a septic tank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A network of pipes that carry sewage. 14. Fish, dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and kelp live here. What biome am I? A) Stream. B) Polar Region. C) Rainforest. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean. 15. Which of the following contains the ozone layer? A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 16. Earth's magnetosphere is not uniformly shaped. It is compressed on the side facing the Sun and has a long tail extending away from the Sun. Which phenomenon is responsible for this shape? A) Centripetal force of Earth's rotation. B) Gravitational attraction between Earth and the Sun. C) Solar winds bringing high-energy particles toward Earth. D) Differences in the distance between Earth and the Sun during Earth's orbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar winds bringing high-energy particles toward Earth. 17. .... is a type of soil with a high content of dead organic matter (mainly plants) and is also known as "turf." A) Clay. B) Peat. C) Silt. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peat. 18. Energy transfer that works best in solids A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduction. 19. Which of the following is a result of El Nino? A) Flooding in Australia. B) Flooding in South America. C) A high crop yield in Australia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flooding in South America. 20. The excessive use of a species that has economic value. A) Biodiversity. B) Natural resources. C) Overexploitation. D) Population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overexploitation. ← 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