This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 534 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 534 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Replenish means ..... A) Make beautiful again. B) Make more again. C) Make rich again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make more again. 2. It is the study of matter and energy A) Physics. B) Chemistry. C) Anatomy. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physics. 3. Rock that stores groundwater A) Swamps. B) Aquifer. C) Wetland. D) Benthic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquifer. 4. Prevailing winds move A) Warm air toward the equator. B) Warm air away from the equator. C) Cool air toward the poles. D) Warm air away from the poles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm air away from the equator. 5. In order for an explanation to be considered scientific, it must be based on ..... A) An inference. B) A conclusion. C) Past experience. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 6. In order to grow a nice, green lawn, LFHS uses a lot of fertilizers. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Toxic. B) Nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient. 7. In what areas of the world do hurricanes form? A) Warm ocean waters. B) Polar ocean waters. C) On lakes and rivers. D) Over the central plains of the U.S. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm ocean waters. 8. Which of the following is a Clean Air Act criteria pollutant? A) Carbon monoxide (CO) and lead (Pb). B) Coarse & fine particulate matter. C) Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) & sulfur dioxide (SO2). D) Ear (aa). E) ALL OF THE ABOVE!. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) ALL OF THE ABOVE!. 9. Tundra biome and the Desert biomes are both very dry, but ..... A) The desert is always hot. B) The desert has a wider temperature range. C) The tundra has a wider temperature range. D) They are also similar in temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The desert has a wider temperature range. 10. Less-Developed Countries are ..... A) Industrialized with low average income. B) Less economically developed and have a less average income. C) US and Canada. D) Most European countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less economically developed and have a less average income. 11. Which of these are derived from the earths organic resources A) Chicken. B) Penicillin. C) Silk. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Making decisions that treat everyone the same. A) Partial. B) Integrity. C) Impartiality. D) Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impartiality. 13. What is a benefit of using incinerators? A) Methane gas produced by decomposition can be used like natural gas. B) It is very cheap. C) Reduces the amount of solid waste. D) It is highly regulated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduces the amount of solid waste. 14. Which is the largest freshwater wetland in the U.S.? A) Okefenokee Swamp. B) Chattahoochee River. C) Florida Everglades. D) Nile River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Florida Everglades. 15. Exchange of outgoing and incoming radiations that keeps Earth warm is known as: A) Greenhouse effect. B) Ozone layer depletion. C) Radiation effect. D) Infrared effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse effect. 16. Pick the cultural service A) Natural resources. B) Water cycle. C) Plants and animals. D) Recreational services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recreational services. 17. Which of the following reduce(s) CO2 in the atmosphere? A) Phytoplankton. B) Tropical rainforests. C) Oceans. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. An organism that is crucial to the success and stability of an ecosystem A) Biomass. B) Keystone Species. C) Consumer. D) Primary Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keystone Species. 19. The air pollution caused by the recent fires would be considered A) Biodegradable. B) Non-degradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodegradable. 20. A long-term change in the temperature range and related environmental variables for regions of Earth A) Consumption. B) Climate Change. C) Pollution. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate Change. ← 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