This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 504 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 504 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the follow belong to Earth Science? A) Microbiology. B) Paleontology. C) Sociology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paleontology. 2. Deep Zone A) The lower thermosphere. B) The process in which liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere as water vapor. C) Bottom layer of ocean from base of thermocline to the bottom of the ocean. D) Earth's innermost compositional layer. E) Smaller streams or rivers that flow into larger ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bottom layer of ocean from base of thermocline to the bottom of the ocean. 3. Overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem A) Food Chain. B) Food Web. C) Food Pyramid. D) Energy Pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food Web. 4. How is wind related to solar energy? A) Solar radiation pushes air around, generating wind. B) More wind is created on days with less sunlight. C) Wind captures solar energy and moves it across Earth's surface. D) Uneven heating of Earth's surface by the sun creates wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uneven heating of Earth's surface by the sun creates wind. 5. What effect does biodiversity have on a community? A) It makes destruction by insects impossible. B) It makes primary succession more likely. C) It enables species to survive in a desert. D) It enables the community to withstand changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It enables the community to withstand changes. 6. What is the process of removing sulfur content from fuels before burning called? A) Flue-gas desulfurization. B) Fuel desulfurization. C) Volatile organic compounds. D) Legislation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fuel desulfurization. 7. Integrated pest management: A) Includes prevention, observation, and intervention to minimize insect damage. B) Is more eco-friendly than pesticide use alone. C) Tries to reduce or eliminate pesticide use. D) All choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All choices are correct. 8. What does acid rain do to aquatic ecosystems? A) It lowers the pH and makes it difficult for aquatic organisms to survive and reproduce. B) It increases the pH and makes it easier for aquatic organisms to survive and reproduce. C) It lowers the pH and makes it easier for aquatic organisms to survive and reproduce. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It lowers the pH and makes it difficult for aquatic organisms to survive and reproduce. 9. Wastes that can be broken down (decomposed) by microorganisms. A) Solid. B) Biodegradable. C) Non-biodegradable. D) Hazardous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodegradable. 10. If the town of Podunk, Alabama had a growth rate of-1.8%, how long would it take for the population to double? 70/growth rate= doubling time A) You do not get a doubling time with negative growth. B) 26.67 years. C) 4.31 years. D) 38.89 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You do not get a doubling time with negative growth. 11. Industries pollute because: A) Manufacturing consumes energy and produces waste. B) They want to cut costs and increase profits. C) Proper waste disposal is too costly. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 12. ..... is produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen. A) Carbon dioxide. B) Sulfur oxides. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Greenhouse gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sulfur oxides. 13. Ethanol is frequently made from which of the following? A) Corn. B) Canola oil. C) Fryer oil. D) Algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corn. 14. Which country has the most waste? A) Germany. B) U.S. C) Japan. D) Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) U.S. 15. The process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises in the atmosphere as water vapor A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Conduction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 16. What are three categories of environmental problems? A) Ecology, biology, and mineralogy. B) Resource depletion, pollution, and loss of biodiversity. C) Hunter gatherer, agricultural, and industrialized. D) Machinery, natural resources, and population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource depletion, pollution, and loss of biodiversity. 17. "The insect in Container B has six appendages" is an example of what type of scientific observation? A) Quantitative. B) Qualitative. C) Inference. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative. 18. As latitude increases, the average annual temperature ..... A) Decreases. B) Changes. C) Increases. D) Remains the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreases. 19. Vernal (Spring) Equinox is A) April 21. B) Mar 21. C) May 21. D) Sep 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mar 21. 20. AQI stands for A) Air Quality Index. B) Awesome Quality Igloo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air Quality Index. ← 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