This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 491 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 491 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Golden rice is A) Genetically modified to increase vitamin C in rice. B) A more sustainable crop to grow than white rice. C) Genetically modified to increase vitamin A in rice. D) Genetically modified to be resistant to insects so fewer pesticides can be used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetically modified to increase vitamin A in rice. 2. By which of the given processes is coal formed? A) Carbonization. B) Distillation. C) Vapourisation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbonization. 3. Choose the correct answer and fill in the missing content in the concept below? "Climate change (Climate change):is the change of..... present and in the future due to natural and artificial causes over a certain period of time measured in decades or millions of years" A) Climate. B) Climate system. C) Weather system. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate system. 4. Which of the following is NOT an ingredient that is needed to produce the ozone hole? A) Infrared Light. B) Cold Temperatures. C) UV Light. D) Chlorine from CFCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infrared Light. 5. Swamps are commonly found on A) Rocky hillsides. B) Flat, poorly drained land. C) Mountain peaks. D) Bottoms of ponds or lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat, poorly drained land. 6. Which of the following acts encouraged settlers to move west and provided free acreage to those who made the journey? A) Homestead Act. B) Manifest Destiny Act. C) Organic Act. D) Weeks Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homestead Act. 7. Information expressed using numbers A) Data. B) Qualitative. C) Counting. D) Quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quantitative. 8. Application of ethical standards to relationships between humans and their environment is known as (these will include standards:anthropocentrism, biocentrism and ecocentrism) A) Environmental Justice. B) Environmental Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Ethics. 9. Which of these is NOT true about the Endangered Species Act A) It protects all plants and animals on the endangered species list. B) It is a law that must be obeyed around the world. C) Anyone who harms species covered by this act can receiver a fine ($ ). D) It is enforces by US Fish & Wildlife Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a law that must be obeyed around the world. 10. In an ecosystem, bacteria are the ..... A) Primary consumers. B) Producers. C) Decomposers. D) Secondary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 11. National Parks, Marine reserves and the beauty of Yosemite are all examples of ..... A) Provisioning services. B) Cultural services. C) Regulating services. D) Government services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural services. 12. The process of moving water from one place to another A) Water diversion. B) Dam. C) Reservoir. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water diversion. 13. What is the term for a measurement of how much carbon dioxide a person, activity, or product produces? A) Carbon footprint. B) Carbon emission. C) Carbon output. D) Carbon index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon footprint. 14. Which of the following substances cannot be dissolved by water? A) Sugar. B) Salt. C) Oil. D) Lemonade mix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil. 15. Ozone is made of which chemical element? A) Carbon. B) Hydrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 16. Which item listed below is not a property of a mineral? A) Streak. B) Shape. C) Luster. D) Hardness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shape. 17. Dunes form in any place where there is a lot of sand and prevailing winds, such as in a desert. However, Florida does not have any deserts. Which statement best describes most of Florida's dunes? A) Dunes form from the sediment of Mountains. B) Dunes formed from the sediment carried by rivers. C) Coastal dunes behind rocky cliffs. D) Coastal behind sandy beaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coastal behind sandy beaches. 18. In the phosphorus cycle, where does the phosphorus NOT cycle through? A) Atmosphere. B) Soil. C) Plants. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 19. ..... are vines with roots in the ground that grow up trees to reach available sunlight. A) Butrees. B) Prop stilt. C) Drip tips. D) Liana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liana. 20. True or False:Mass extinctions are common. A) True. B) False. 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