This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 487 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 487 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following biomes are more similar than the others in the amount of precipitation? A) Desert and tundra. B) Tropical rainforest and desert. C) Taiga and tropical rainforest. D) Grasslands and tropical rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert and tundra. 2. Biome that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation a year. A) Savannah. B) Taiga. C) Desert. D) Tropical rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 3. What is a possible downside to hydroelectric energy? A) Generates high levels of pollution. B) High startup cost. C) Low functional lifespan. D) High operation and maintenance cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High startup cost. 4. How do volcanic eruptions affect weather? A) Eruptions form clouds that drop large amounts of precipitation. B) Gases and particles may block sunlight and lower temperatures. C) Vibrations caused by eruptions shift ocean currents, which in turn affect weather. D) They cause a long-term increase in temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gases and particles may block sunlight and lower temperatures. 5. A hypothesis is a statement that- A) Can be tested. B) Is almost always true. C) Is almost always false. D) Is the same as a theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can be tested. 6. Which is higher quality energy? A) Body heat. B) Burning coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning coal. 7. Humans use fresh water primarily for: A) Mining and industrial process. B) Electrical production. C) Agricultural irrigation. D) Global nuclear power energy production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural irrigation. 8. Please choose a correct timeline of environment changes. A) Agricultural Revolution, Hunter-Gatherers, Industrial Revolution. B) Industrial Revolution, Agricultural Revolution, Hunter-Gatherers. C) Hunter-Gatherers, Agricultural Revolution, Industrial Revolution. D) Hunter-Gatherers, Industrial Revolution, Agricultural Revolution,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hunter-Gatherers, Agricultural Revolution, Industrial Revolution. 9. Cities being hotter than the surrounding areas A) Photochemical Smog. B) Urban areas. C) Urban Heat Island. D) Thermal Inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban Heat Island. 10. Humans lived in tribes, using fires to maintain the prairies A) Hunter-gatherers. B) Agricultural revolution. C) Industrial revolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunter-gatherers. 11. Woodlands are called chaparral in Chile, A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Convection currents are in what layer? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 13. Which choice best describes the United States' wind energy supply? A) Unevenly distributed. B) Scarce. C) Abundant across the entirety of the country. D) Extremely unreliable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unevenly distributed. 14. An organism whose presence, absence or abundance reflects a specific environmental condition: A) Keystone species. B) Exotic species. C) Indicator species. D) Native species. E) Endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicator species. 15. Addition of a museum to a town could fit which rules? A) Transit-friendly design. B) Self-contained neighborhood. C) Human architecture. D) Maintenance & safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human architecture. 16. What is the result of cutting down many trees in a forest? A) Reforestation. B) Deforestation. C) Flowering. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 17. The following are renewable sources of energy A) Wind and water. B) Coal and natural gas. C) Sunlight and petroleum. D) Minerals and oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind and water. 18. 78% of the Earth's atmosphere is ..... and 21% of the Earth's atmosphere is ..... A) Oxygen, Nitrogen. B) Nitrogen, Oxygen. C) Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide. D) Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen, Oxygen. 19. Don't have a definite shape or volume A) Solids. B) Liquids. C) Gases. D) Team Spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gases. 20. A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock and humus. A) Loam. B) Soil. C) Clay. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil. ← 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