This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 545 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 545 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Organisms that live in estuaries must adapt to changes in A) Temperature and precipation. B) Sunlight and nutrients. C) Oxygen and polluntants. D) Water level and salinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water level and salinity. 2. A common source of hydroelectric power is A) A river dam. B) The sink. C) Rain. D) Water evaporating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A river dam. 3. What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle? A) Clouds. B) Sun. C) Moon. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 4. The hair directly above your eyes is called your eyelashes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which seed bank safeguards the world's crop diversity to protect against global food crises? A) The Millennium Seed Bank. B) Svalbard Global Seed Vault. C) Homegrown Cannabis Co. D) Royal Queen Seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Svalbard Global Seed Vault. 6. Environmental science may include which of the following: A) Ecology. B) Earth science. C) Economics. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Which of these activities reduce greenhouse gas production? A) Turning off lights when leaving a room. B) Leaving the video game system on when your done playing. C) Leaving chargers and non essential appliances plugged in when not in use. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turning off lights when leaving a room. 8. I didn't follow the directions Mr. Culp put on the assignment so Mr. Culp took some points off my score. What is the dependent variable? A) Your grade. B) Mr. Culp's directions. C) How annoying Mr. Culp is. D) What sort of mistake you made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your grade. 9. What is the biggest forest in the world? A) Kakamega forest. B) Tongass National Forest. C) Bandipur National forest. D) Amazon forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amazon forest. 10. A company has several factories around the world and has decided to transition from burning fossil fuels to using alternative energy resources. How could a decrease in burning fossil fuels impact the atmosphere? A) It could decrease the oxygen levels of the atmosphere. B) It could increase the nitrogen levels of the atmosphere. C) It could decrease the carbon dioxide levels of the atmosphere. D) It could increase the sulfur dioxide levels of the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It could decrease the carbon dioxide levels of the atmosphere. 11. Body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater A) Aquifer. B) Well. C) Upwelling. D) Water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifer. 12. What are impacts of overgrazing? A) Pollution and use of more resources. B) Loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification. C) More people than the infrastructure can support. D) Creation of heat islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification. 13. In what part of the world are the greatest number of extinctions occurring? A) In tropical rain forests. B) In deserts. C) In the Arctic. D) In Europe and the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In tropical rain forests. 14. Which of the following is the function of primary producers? A) Solar energy $\rightarrow$ organic sugars. B) Organic sugars $\rightarrow$ oxygen. C) Oxygen $\rightarrow$ organic sugars. D) Oxygen $\rightarrow$ carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy $\rightarrow$ organic sugars. 15. The earth is considered to be a ..... system in terms of matter. A) Open. B) Closed. C) Neutral. D) Expanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed. 16. Why is the Chesapeake Bay considered to be an 'estuary'? A) It is a mix of fresh and salt water. B) It has only salt water. C) It only has fresh water. D) It is located in the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a mix of fresh and salt water. 17. What are the living and nonliving things in an environment or area? A) Predator. B) Producer. C) Ecosystem. D) Abiotic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. 18. Where did the Exxon Valdez oil spill occur? A) The gulf of Mexico. B) Of the coast of Alaska. C) Off the coast of Maine. D) Dallas, Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the coast of Alaska. 19. The presence of which is necessary for photosynthesis A) Chloroform. B) Chlorophyll. C) Phosphorus. D) Polymer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorophyll. 20. Scientific approach that focuses on establishing and maintaining new habitats to conserve species diversity in places where people live, work, or play A) Reconciliation Ecology. B) Ecological Restoration. C) Buffer Zone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reconciliation Ecology. ← 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