This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 558 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 558 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The majority of air pollution comes from ..... A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Particulate matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning fossil fuels. 2. A town is debating over which type of power plant to build. Summarize what the town council should do to make the best decision for the community. A) Consider costs and benefits of each type of plant. B) Always choose the cheapest. C) Look only at the short term benefits of each type of plant. D) Find out which type of plant the mayor prefers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consider costs and benefits of each type of plant. 3. Which variable is the one that causes what you measure? A) Dependent Variable. B) Independent Variable. C) Positive Control. D) Negative Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent Variable. 4. Acid Rain has multiple negative effects on the environment, but how does it affect our health? A) Creates erosion. B) Melts Statues. C) Causes respiratory illnesses. D) Harm animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Causes respiratory illnesses. 5. A plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features A) Kind. B) Group. C) Species. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Species. 6. Suppose that planktons are small autotrophs that absorb energy from the sun. Theshrimp eats the plankton. The tuna eats the shrimp. The shark eats the tuna. Which ofthese is the primary consumer? A) Plankton. B) Shrimp. C) Tuna. D) Shark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shrimp. 7. When does Earth Hour take place in Vietnam? A) Last Saturday of March every year. B) Last Saturday of each month. C) Last Friday of every month. D) Last Friday of March every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last Saturday of March every year. 8. What chemical reaction is shown to the left? A) Photosynthesis. B) Cell respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell respiration. 9. The differences observed between control groups and experimental groups can help identify ..... relationships A) Cause-and-effect. B) Inverse-and-converse. C) Conditional. D) Unconditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause-and-effect. 10. Chemical released by chlorofluorocarbons is: A) Nitrogen. B) Chlorine. C) Sulfuric acid. D) Sodium chloride. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorine. 11. Which of the following is the correct estimated percentage of fresh water on Earth? A) 2.5%. B) 3.5%. C) 4.5%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2.5%. 12. Factors that affect a population depending on its size-these include food, predation, parasitism, and disease A) Density-Dependent factor. B) Density-Independent factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Density-Dependent factor. 13. Abbreviation for ground-level ozone? A) Yes. B) OzO. C) GLO. D) Hn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. Which three problems are most directly caused by humans? A) Lack of water, poor eye sight, earthquake. B) Tsunami, flood, drought. C) Habitat loss, illegal hunting, civil unrest. D) Drought, habitat loss, lack of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat loss, illegal hunting, civil unrest. 15. Define preservation: A) Using resources in a way that we don't run out of them in the future. B) Planting trees to grow and develop into forests. C) The removal of a forest or trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. D) Protecting a resource or land area by not using it at all and saving it for future generations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protecting a resource or land area by not using it at all and saving it for future generations. 16. Global temperatures have been increasing drastically? A) Since the Jurassic Era (time of dinosaurs) 65 million yr ago. B) Since the advent of human kind. C) Since the industrial revolution. D) Climate change is not real and there is not scientific evidence of temperature change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since the industrial revolution. 17. What does the Lincoln Index measure? A) Population size. B) Species diversity. C) Habitat diversity. D) Genetic diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population size. 18. What big Effect did The Industrial Revolution have on the environment A) It used up a lot of natural resources leaving fewer resources for animals. B) Caused a large population boost of piggin habitats and homes. C) Stoped the need for factory. D) It started using coal, fossil fuels, and water sources as power, whichcauses pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It started using coal, fossil fuels, and water sources as power, whichcauses pollution. 19. Everyone has a carbon footprint. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What does it mean for a resource to be renewable? A) It can be replaced/replenished within a human's lifetime. B) I takes very long in order for the earth to replace/replenish it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can be replaced/replenished within a human's lifetime. ← 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