This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink. A) Conduction. B) Condensation. C) Radiation. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convection. 2. Which of the following correctly pairs a renewable energy source with it's pollution/emission? A) Coal:sulfur dioxide. B) Wind:carbon dioxide. C) Liquid biofuels:methane. D) Hydroelectricity:toxic metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liquid biofuels:methane. 3. In predation, the ..... is eaten and the ..... does the eating. A) Consumer, producer. B) Scavenger, prey. C) Prey, predator. D) Predator, prey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prey, predator. 4. Nuclear Power is- A) Renewable. B) Non-renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable. 5. The original source of energy for a food web is ..... A) Plants. B) Sun. C) Producers. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 6. An example of extinction is A) Improper waste disposal. B) Deforestation. C) The last Baiji dolphin died in the wild. D) Destruction of native habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The last Baiji dolphin died in the wild. 7. Acid Rain has multiple negative effects on the environment, but what does it do that effects our clean air? A) Creates erosion. B) Melts Statues. C) Kills plants. D) Harm animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kills plants. 8. Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is very effective in trapping heat near the surface of the Earth. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource A) Adaptation. B) Competition. C) Predation. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Competition. 10. Any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) A) Pathogen. B) Potable. C) Porous. D) Permenable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathogen. 11. Earth is a ..... system. A) Open. B) Closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed. 12. Crude oil is mostly made of which substance? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Hydrocarbons. C) Carbohydrates. D) Greenhouse gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrocarbons. 13. Which layer of the atmosphere helps us by burning up incoming meteors? A) Exosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 14. Why are certification and labeling of environmentally-friendly products important? A) To provide consumers with reliable information and encourage sustainable practices. B) To confuse consumers and make it difficult for them to make informed choices. C) To increase the cost of environmentally-friendly products. D) To discourage sustainable practices and promote harmful products. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide consumers with reliable information and encourage sustainable practices. 15. Which monomer is the basic building block of a lipid? A) Amino acid. B) Monosaccharide. C) Nucleotide. D) Fatty acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fatty acid. 16. Sustainable Mining means A) Maximum resource recovery without wasting. B) (a) Removal/ Reduction of footprints. C) Elimination/ Reduction of negative environmental impacts. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 17. When predator numbers decrease, prey numbers ..... because fewer of them are being consumed. A) Decrease. B) Increase. C) Stay the same. D) Divide in half. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase. 18. You loved your environmental science class so much that you're looking to transfer into a college program to prepare for work in an environmental field. You find a college program whose degree requires classes in biology, chemistry, oceanography, environmental politics, history of environmental thought and economics. This program most likely offers a degree in: A) Environmental Studies 📚. B) Environmentalism 🪧. C) Environmental Science 🧪. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Studies 📚. 19. What is the role of environmental science in careers related to public health? A) It has no relation to public health. B) It only affects careers in pharmaceuticals. C) It helps analyze and mitigate environmental factors that impact human health. D) It is only relevant to veterinary medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps analyze and mitigate environmental factors that impact human health. 20. An example of a sustainable city is ..... A) Houston. B) Dubai. C) Mexico. D) The Savior. 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