This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 479 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 479 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one is NOT an option for decreasing air pollution caused by cars? A) Reduce vehicle use. B) Switch to less noxious fuels. C) Use electric cars. D) Travel by flying cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Travel by flying cars. 2. An organism that cannot make its own food and gets energy by consuming another organism is called a(n) A) Heterotroph. B) Chemotroph. C) Autotroph. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heterotroph. 3. Refers to the way in which neighborhoods, populated by people of color and of low income, are burdened with a disproportionate number of hazards, including toxic waste facilities, garbage dumps, pollution and foul odors that lower the quality of life A) Environmental Racism. B) Colorism. C) Gentrification. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Racism. 4. How many electrons can the second level or ring hold? A) 2. B) 4. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8. 5. All of the following are considered to be advantages of nuclear energy EXCEPT A) It produces no hazardous waste. B) It is very efficient when compared to fossil fuels. C) Uranium has a much higher energy content than oil or coal. D) The technology currently exists to use nuclear fission to produce electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It produces no hazardous waste. 6. Which idea is not necessary in scientific understanding? A) To use derived explanations to make useful predictions. B) To investigate and understand the natural world. C) To explain events in the natural world. D) To establish a collection of unchanging truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To establish a collection of unchanging truths. 7. Which of the following is a Renewable Natural Resource? A) Crops. B) Gasoline. C) Nuclear. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops. 8. Energy sources that are not easily replenished are called ..... A) Renewable resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resources. 9. Acid rain destroys many forests and corrodes many stone and metal structures. The main cause of acid rain is A) SO2, NOx. B) Na, aa. C) Right, bad. D) CO, CO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SO2, NOx. 10. How does the atmosphere retain thermal energy? A) Light-colored surfaces on Earth reflect thermal energy back into the atmosphere. B) As organisms move around, they release thermal energy back into the atmosphere. C) Gases absorb and re-emit thermal energy back into the atmosphere. D) When there is precipitation, thermal energy travels upward back into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gases absorb and re-emit thermal energy back into the atmosphere. 11. Which type of energy produces Carbon Dioxide, which can be harmful to our planet and cause pollution? A) Solar Energy. B) Wind Energy. C) Fossil Fuels (Coal, oil, and gas). D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuels (Coal, oil, and gas). 12. The temperature of the stratosphere increases (goes up) with altitude because of the presence of A) Nitrogen. B) Water vapor. C) Ozone. D) Carbon monoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ozone. 13. In North America, which direction would you travel to go from a coniferous forest to a deciduous forest? A) North. B) South. C) West. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South. 14. The ultimate source of energy on Earth is the ..... A) Moon. B) Stars. C) Sun. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 15. Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Water vapor. C) Methane. D) Nitric oxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 16. The energy usage per capita in Africa and Asia have grown tremendously the last 50 years. Which of these would be a good explanation of why the energy use off these continents has grown more quickly over this time period when compared to North America? A) The population in these area has decreased. B) These continents have become more industrialized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) These continents have become more industrialized. 17. Why are fossils commonly found in sedimentary rocks but not in igneous rocks? A) Igneous rocks are formed after sedimentary rocks. B) Igneous rocks are not deposited like sedimentary rocks. C) Igneous rocks are made up of harder minerals than sedimentary rock. D) Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock, while sedimentary rocks are formed from compacted sediments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock, while sedimentary rocks are formed from compacted sediments. 18. Mid Ocean Ridge Formation is created at this type of boundary. A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent. 19. The gasoline that is used to power cars contains what kind of energy? A) Potential. B) Kinetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potential. 20. Above the stratosphere, this is the coldest layer of the atmosphere A) Mesosphere. B) Tropopause. C) Troposphere. D) Ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesosphere. ← 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