This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 531 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 531 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nitrogen gas (N 2 ), the most abundant form of nitrogen on Earth, is A) Also the easiest for plants to use. B) The easiest form for both animals and plants to use. C) Usually transported in aqueous form. D) Inaccessible to most plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inaccessible to most plants. 2. At what type of boundary do tectonic plates slide past each other (most likely causing earthquakes) A) Convergent. B) Divergent. C) Transform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform. 3. How are positive ions created? A) A proton is lost. B) An electron is added. C) A proton is added. D) An electron is lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An electron is lost. 4. The return of water from the atmosphere to Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail A) Evaporation. B) Transpiration. C) Precipitation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitation. 5. What do hot, subsurface waters contain when they are identified as hydrothermal solutions? A) Chunky minerals. B) Dissolved minerals. C) Gangue minerals. D) Organic compounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dissolved minerals. 6. Gaseous portion of the earth A) Atmoshphere. B) Cows. C) Stratosphere. D) Greenhouse affects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmoshphere. 7. What part of the soil is the A-horizon? A) Subsoil. B) Bedrock. C) Topsoil. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topsoil. 8. Earth Day begin on what day and year? A) April 22, 1970. B) April 2, 2010. C) March 20, 1970. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) April 22, 1970. 9. How many oxygen atoms does a molecule of ozone contain? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 10. Read the statement below and answer if it is a positive or negative feedback loop? Warm ocean currents such as Gulf stream are disrupted by additional fresh water input into ocean Reduced transfer of energy to poles reduces temperature at high latitudes Ice sheets reform and icebergs retreat Warm currents are re-established A) Positive feedback loop. B) Negative feedback loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative feedback loop. 11. Water with high amounts of dissolved salt. A) Lake. B) Salt water. C) River. D) Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt water. 12. The major cause of extinction is ..... A) Habitat fragmentation. B) Habitat destruction. C) Pollution. D) Poaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat destruction. 13. Resources are considered to be ..... if they are able to meet the current demand without depleting the future supply. EX:using bamboo and jute instead of Oak and Teak A) Renewable. B) Replenishable. C) Sustainable. D) Recyclable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable. 14. Is the following statement true or false? Vietnam's oil and gas potential is only guaranteed to be exploited for about 30 more years." A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 15. The ozone layer is found in the ..... A) Hydrosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 16. Who moves felled trees form the cutting site to the loading area A) Forester. B) Timber Cruiser. C) Logging Foreman. D) Skidder Operator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skidder Operator. 17. Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by.5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter. Which sentence is the claim? A) Air is matter. B) We found that the weight of the ball increases by.5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. C) This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air is matter. 18. Temperature decreases with height in the ..... because there is nothing but thin air. A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 19. What is the most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere? A) Argon. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 20. The current rate of species extinction is A) Slower than at any other time in this century. B) Attributable to the actions of humans. C) The result of natural environmental processes. D) Of little consequence to Earth's long-term survival. 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