This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 509 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 509 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Artificial eutrophication is when a body of water or water system becomes excessively rich with nutrients. What is NOT an example of an effect of eutrophication? A) Increase algae growth. B) Decrease in oxygen levels. C) Fish dying. D) Improvement of water quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improvement of water quality. 2. What role does the lithosphere play in the formation of landforms? A) Weathering and soil formation. B) Tectonic activity, erosion, and deposition. C) Atmospheric pressure and temperature. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tectonic activity, erosion, and deposition. 3. The strong force that holds water molecules tightly together at the surface of a liquid is- A) Capillary action. B) Surface tension. C) Adhesion. D) Cohesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surface tension. 4. People who graduate from high school make $ 20, 000 more per year, on average, than someone who doesn't graduate. What is the independent variable? A) $ 20, 000. B) Graduating. C) The jobs graduates get. D) Going to college. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graduating. 5. Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy (stored in glucose). A) Photosynthesis. B) Cellular Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 6. What percentage of earth's water can be used by humans for drinking water? A) 100%. B) 75%. C) 10%. D) Less than 1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Less than 1%. 7. What is the name of the process where less dense, hot magma rises to the surface to displace more dense, cooler magma? A) Radiation. B) Convection currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection currents. 8. In order to be considered freshwater, the salt content must be less than ..... A) 0.5%. B) 2.5%. C) 3.5%. D) 25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.5%. 9. The process that involves bacteria and fungi breaking down large compounds to return smaller molecules to the environment is called A) Nitrification. B) Decomposition. C) Erosion. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposition. 10. The side of a mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little to no precipitation: A) Windward. B) Leeward. C) Monsoon. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leeward. 11. Reduce, reuse, and recycle. By monitoring your consumption and waste habits, you'll find lots of opportunities to conserve on a personal level and reduce your ecological footprint which is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. What is NOT a way to reduce your ecological footprint? A) Recycle electronics. B) Eat less meat. C) Drink bottled water. D) Stop junk mail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drink bottled water. 12. Everything that affects an organism during its lifetime A) The Endangered Species Act. B) Environment. C) Ecosystem. D) John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt. E) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environment. 13. A family of bears would make up a A) Species. B) Population. C) Community. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 14. In which area is most of the Earth's phosphorous stored? A) In the atmosphere. B) In the ocean. C) Underground. D) On land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the ocean. 15. Which characteristics are common in the taiga biome? A) Spruces. elk, snowshoe hares, sever winters. B) Lichens, reindeer, and permafrost. C) Grasses, bison, prairie dogs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spruces. elk, snowshoe hares, sever winters. 16. A cost-benefit analysis is a ..... A) Amount of product offered for sale. B) Comparison of sacrifice and gain by a specific action. C) Amount of product bought at a certain price. D) Study of how resources are converted into goods and services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparison of sacrifice and gain by a specific action. 17. How are mid-ocean ridges formed? A) Tectonic plate collision. B) Volcanic eruption. C) Sediment deposition. D) Seafloor spreading and magma rising. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seafloor spreading and magma rising. 18. Component of Earth that encompasses all other spheres A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 19. Used to describe an areas general weather pattern of a particular area A) Sunspots. B) Greenhouse gases. C) Climate. D) Thermal expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 20. Do latitude lines ever touch? A) Yes. 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