This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 535 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 535 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An example of a clean energy is ..... A) Nuclear. B) Solar. C) Biomass. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar. 2. When wastes are continually mismanaged, which of the following would be the result? A) Rise of sea level. B) Ground and surface water purification. C) Exposure to toxins and spread of disease. D) Lesser emission of methane to the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exposure to toxins and spread of disease. 3. The climate in a Tropical Rainforest can be described as ..... A) Cold, Wet and Humid. B) Humid, dry and Hot. C) Humid, wet and Hot. D) Cold, Wet and unstable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humid, wet and Hot. 4. Man-made chemicals that were once used in aerosols and refrigerators are A) CFC's. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CFC's. 5. What happens to air pressure as you go up in the layers of the atmosphere? A) Decreases. B) Increases. C) Remains the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreases. 6. Which of the following is NOT a factor in creating different fossil fuels? A) Pressure. B) Temperature. C) Decomposed plants and animals. D) Inorganic material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inorganic material. 7. Density independent factors A) Rise and fall with population density. B) Only falls with population density. C) Only rise with population density. D) Unaffected by population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unaffected by population density. 8. Researchers have found that a local squirrel population fluctuates from year to year, increasing one year and decreasing the next. Which of the following factors would cause the squirrel population to grow? A) The birth rate is equal to the death rate. B) Emigration is greater than immigration. C) The death rate is higher than the birth rate. D) The birth rate is greater than the death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The birth rate is greater than the death rate. 9. They renew themselves over a short period of time. A) Environment. B) Renewable Resources. C) Non-Renewable Resources. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable Resources. 10. Low-angle sunlight A) Winter. B) Greenhouse. C) Prevailing winds. D) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winter. 11. ..... A good or service is its monetary value. A) Demand. B) Price. C) Cost. D) Value. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Price. 12. In order to grow a nice, green lawn, Kahkwa uses a lot of fertilizers. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Toxic. B) Nutrient. C) Bacterial. D) Thermal. E) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient. 13. The Hawaiian Islands are a result of A) A subduction zone. B) A divergent boundary. C) A transform boundary. D) A hot spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A hot spot. 14. What kind of human activities have an affect on biodiversity? A) Planting trees in the forest. B) Eating a lot of meat. C) Clearing the forest area for human activities. D) Traveling to tour in the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clearing the forest area for human activities. 15. States that the greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more that thing is worth. A) Ecological Footprint. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Sustainability. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law of Supply and Demand. 16. Which of these types of light bulbs uses the least electricity? A) LED light bulb. B) Fluorescent (CFL) light bulb. C) Incandescent light bulb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LED light bulb. 17. A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to increased growth of organisms such as algae or cyanobacteria. A) Percolation. B) Eutrophication. C) Groundwater. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 18. The variety of living things on Earth is called: A) Life. B) Biodiversity. C) Similarity. D) Genetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 19. Which of the following is NOT an invasive species in Pennsylvania? A) Lantern Fly. B) Hellbender. C) Stiltgrass. D) Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hellbender. 20. Natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes A) Renewable resource. B) Sustainability. 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