This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 556 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 556 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The most appropriate use of rain water harvesting is A) Irrigation. B) Agriculture. C) Drinking water. D) Rise of groundwater level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrigation. 2. What is the main benefit of using wind turbines to generate electricity? A) They produce greenhouse gases. B) They consume large amounts of water. C) They provide a constant power output. D) They do not emit pollutants during operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They do not emit pollutants during operation. 3. The eastern USA is primarily what type of biome? A) Desert. B) Taiga. C) Savanna. D) Temperate forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperate forest. 4. Extrusive rock is formed ..... A) Below ground. B) Above ground. C) Underwater. D) With color. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above ground. 5. Genetic diversity is coded by genetic information and includes how the same species can vary in colors. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What growth model has an J-shaped curve? A) Logistic. B) Exponential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exponential. 7. Is the assessment right or wrong? "Forest resources are considered the earth's giant natural CO2 absorber" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 8. ..... is a substance inside a plant's cell that gives leaves their green color. A) Chlorophyll. B) Sun. C) Soil. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorophyll. 9. Watershed A) Mississippi River. B) Pathogen. C) Recharge zone. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mississippi River. 10. The removal of soil by water, wind, ice or gravity A) Erosion. B) Feedback loop. C) Biosphere. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 11. When plants take up groundwater, what does the term evapotranspire mean? A) Absorb water into their roots. B) Evaporating water from their leaves. C) Transpiring water from their roots. D) Absorbing water into their leaves from rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporating water from their leaves. 12. Association used to study a subject when using an experiment is impossible or unethical is a(n) A) Correlation. B) Control group. C) Experimental group. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correlation. 13. Weather is a region's A) long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions B) number of seasonal daylight hours C) atmospheric conditions on a given day D) lack of ocean currents A) Long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions. B) Number of seasonal daylight hours. C) Atmospheric conditions on a given day currents. D) Lack of ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmospheric conditions on a given day currents. 14. What is a positive feedback system? A) Amplifies the change in the first quantity and creates more change, resulting in destabilization of the system. B) A process in which changing one quantity will change a second quantity. C) The web of Earth's systems. D) Stability by reducing change or stopping further change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amplifies the change in the first quantity and creates more change, resulting in destabilization of the system. 15. Which factor has the greatest influence on beach erosion in a hurricane? A) Tornado formation. B) Amount of rainfall. C) Storm surge. D) Air pressure change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Storm surge. 16. What is the most important function of pioneer species? A) To create rocks. B) To create soil and add nutrients to the environment. C) To look nice. D) Food for animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create soil and add nutrients to the environment. 17. Groundwater is the water found in the ground. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Increased carbon dioxide levels, agal blooms, and rising sea levels are all potential problems associated with A) Global warming. B) DDT pollution. C) Oil pollution. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global warming. 19. Biomes are determined by..... A) Precipitation. B) Temperature. C) Altitude. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate. 20. Single, identifiable source from which pollutants are discharged A) Point source pollution. B) Pollution. C) Nonpoint source pollution. D) Runoffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point source pollution. ← 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