This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 493 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 493 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Estuaries have a higher salt content than the rest of the water system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Which of the following is not a major requirement for the survival of all living things? A) Clothes. B) Oxygen. C) Nutrients. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clothes. 3. What is the average rainfall in the Temperate Deciduous Forest? A) 30-60 inches of snow. B) 50-70 inches of rain. C) 20-40 inches of snow. D) 30-60 inches of rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30-60 inches of rain. 4. Which energy source uses water to turn turbines to produce electricity? A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Hydroelectric. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric. 5. Removal of all marketable trees from an area. A) Selective Cutting. B) Controlled Burn. C) Thinning. D) Clear Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear Cutting. 6. What is the ocean's main function? A) Temperature regulation. B) Habitats for salt water organisms. C) Drinking water through desalinization. D) Swimming for recreation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature regulation. 7. TRUE or FALSE:Without the greenhouse effect, Earth would be too cold for life to exist. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 8. Planting a different crop each season is called A) Crop Planting. B) Changing Crops. C) Perennials. D) Crop Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crop Rotation. 9. Holds that we can and should manage the earth for our benefit, but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth. A) Anthropocentric. B) Climatology. C) Biodiversity. D) Stewardship Worldview. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stewardship Worldview. 10. Nitrogen gas accounts for what percentage of the atmosphere? A) 55%. B) 5%. C) Less than 1%. D) 78%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 78%. 11. Refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area. A) Biodiversity. B) National Resources. C) Agriculture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 12. An energy source derived from dead organisms A) Photovoltaic cells. B) Uranium. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuels. 13. Which is an example of a material that can be composted? A) Paint. B) Plastic. C) Paper. D) Banana peels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Banana peels. 14. What is a social movement or awareness dedicated to protecting the natural world? A) Environmental Science. B) Environment. C) Environmental ethics. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmentalism. 15. What is a pseudoscience? A) I DON'T KNOW. B) A set of beliefs whose conclusions and predictions that is based on observation, objective reasoning, or scientific evidence. C) I don't know. D) A set of beliefs whose conclusions and predictions that is not based on observation, objective reasoning, or scientific evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A set of beliefs whose conclusions and predictions that is not based on observation, objective reasoning, or scientific evidence. 16. Which government agency is responsible for enforcing laws such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act? A) FDA. B) IRS. C) EPA. D) NFS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EPA. 17. A market is said to be in equilibrium when A) When demand is higher than the supply. B) When demand is lower than the supply. C) When the demand and supply quantities are equal. D) When the supply is doubled the demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the demand and supply quantities are equal. 18. Ants and acacia trees have a mutualistic relationship because A) They benefit each other. B) They are part of the same ecosystem. C) They are both adapted to a humid climate. D) The ants eat the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They benefit each other. 19. The process of breaking down carbohydrates to yield energy is called: A) Photosynthesis. B) Cellular respiration. C) Solar energy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cellular respiration. 20. Which type of plate movement creates canyons and volcanoes? A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transverse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent. ← 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