This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 521 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 521 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following will lead to sustainability? A) Increasing energy production. B) Reducing consumption and stopping population growth. C) Increasing population growth. D) Increasing consumer growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reducing consumption and stopping population growth. 2. All of the following renewable resources are derived from the sun in some way EXCEPT A) Biomass. B) Wind. C) Hydroelectric. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal. 3. Buttresses found here A) Rain Forest. B) Coniferous Forest. C) Deciduous Forest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rain Forest. 4. Type of insulation that was used in older buildings that can cause serious lung conditions if exposed to it. A) Foam. B) Asbestos. C) Dry brush and mud. D) Filament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asbestos. 5. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer: ..... is mainly consisting of carbon. A) Methane. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) Fossil fuels. E) Crude oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 6. A region that includes tigers, eagles, lizards, fish, rabbits, and many other types of organisms would be described as having a high level of A) Taxonomic diversity. B) Genetic diversity. C) Ecosystem diversity. D) Species diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Species diversity. 7. What are examples of physical hazards? A) Chemical exposure. B) Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Flooding. C) Lack of sunlight. D) Emotional stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Flooding. 8. Keep the tap open while brushing you teeth. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Wind powered electricity is less expensive than coal driven electricity A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Cebu Small Worm Skink Brachymeles cebuensisEndemic skink species found in Cebu collected by Brown and Rabor (1997) in the localities of Tapal, Mantalongon, Barili, and in Buhisan Forest in Cebu City. Skink species are? A) Mammals. B) Fish. C) Reptiles. D) Amphibians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reptiles. 11. If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere would ..... A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase. 12. Metal cans and plastics are examples of A) Biodegradable pollutants. B) Nonbiodegradable pollutants. C) Animal products. D) Plant products. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonbiodegradable pollutants. 13. What sphere includes only the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals that make up the land on Earth. A) Geosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geosphere. 14. Plants show visible signs of nutrient deficiencies on their leaves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. How does fire suppression lead to even more fires? A) Without low intensity surface fires, fuel build up causes even bigger fires when fires do eventually strt. B) They don't; fire suppression is the best way to manage forest fires. C) You can't prevent all fires. D) Fire suppression leads to urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without low intensity surface fires, fuel build up causes even bigger fires when fires do eventually strt. 16. What is a carrier that transmits an infective agent from one host to another called? A) Host. B) Vector. C) Microorganism. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vector. 17. Both matter & energy are exchanged between a system and the surrounding environment. A) Closed system. B) Open system. C) Biome. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open system. 18. The amount of "pore space" between soil is: A) Porosity. B) Permeability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Porosity. 19. What percentage of the water that people use throughout the world is lost through evaporation, leaks, and inefficient use? A) One-tenth. B) One-fourth. C) One-third. D) One-half. E) Two-thirds. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Two-thirds. 20. A logical statement about what will happen in an experiment A) Prediction. B) Conceptual model. C) Control group. D) Physical model. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prediction. ← 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