This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 529 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 529 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fossil fuels make homes and buildings ..... A) Cold. B) Warm. C) Cool. D) Snowy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm. 2. The abilities to see, hear, smell, touch or taste are called A) Eyes. B) Nose. C) Torso. D) Senses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Senses. 3. ..... 38-Tiny, shrimp-like animals, ....., are examples of food that many marine animals depend upon. A) Chlorofluorocarbons. B) Phytoplankton. C) Zooplankton. D) Westerlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zooplankton. 4. Which of the following is a list on nonrenewable resources? A) Sun, water, wood. B) Iron, aluminum, copper. C) Wind, air, soil. D) Animals and plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron, aluminum, copper. 5. Drinking water is in the form of ..... A) Steam. B) Gelly. C) Liquid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liquid. 6. What ocean is on the east coast of the United States? A) Atlantic. B) Pacific. C) Indian. D) Southern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atlantic. 7. Convection is defined as the A) Transfer of energy across space. B) Direct transfer of energy. C) Trapping of heat near the Earth by gases. D) Transfer of heat by currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transfer of heat by currents. 8. Which of the following is a non-point source of pollution? A) Sewer pipe. B) Factory pipe. C) Runoff from streets. D) Oil spill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff from streets. 9. What is the healthiest combination listed? A) Low pH, high nitrates, neutral temperature. B) Low temperature, neutral pH and low nitrates. C) As many nitrates as possible, low temp and low pH. D) High temp, high nitrates and high pH. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low temperature, neutral pH and low nitrates. 10. What is not a role of wetlands? A) Recharge water with nutrients. B) Drain bordering land. C) Provide habitat for organisms. D) Create power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Create power. 11. Scientists predict increased levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere will cause ..... A) All of the options. B) A decrease in global temperature. C) No changes in global weather patterns. D) An increase in the intensity of the greenhouse effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An increase in the intensity of the greenhouse effect. 12. Canada and the United States signed the Canada-US Air Quality Agreement in ..... which is meant to reduce acidic emissions that flowed across the Canada-U.S. boundary. A) 1970. B) 1990. C) 1991. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1991. 13. Describes differences in DNA among individuals of a population or species. A) Subspecies. B) Genetic Isolation. C) Species Diversity. D) Genetic Diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic Diversity. 14. Gives value to all living things A) Ethics. B) Ecocentrism. C) Biocentrism. D) Anthropocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biocentrism. 15. Characterized by low population growth rate, highlife expectancy, and diverse industrial economies A) Developed nation. B) Developing nation. C) Ecology. D) Environmental science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developed nation. 16. Form of oxygen with molecules made of three oxygen atoms A) Ozone. B) Radon gas. C) Asbestos. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. 17. Pure water has a pH of ..... ; regular water has a pH of about ..... ; acid rain has a pH of about ..... A) Pure water 4, regular water 7, acid rain 5.5. B) Pure water 7, regular water 5.5, acid rain 4.5. C) Pure water 8.1, regular water 8, acid rain 2.4. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pure water 7, regular water 5.5, acid rain 4.5. 18. The study of populations is known as A) Survivorship. B) Life expectancy. C) Carrying Capacity. D) Demography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Demography. 19. Which species is used to provide early warning signs to the deterioration of the health of an ecosystem? A) Endemic species. B) Indicator species. C) Native species. D) Invasive species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicator species. 20. Solar power is a renewable energy source. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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