This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 561 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 561 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tundra could also be called a desert. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. We can use tidal energy from the moving ..... to make electricity. A) Sun. B) Air. C) Panels. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 3. Bacteria primarily carry out ..... A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Denitrification. C) Phosphorication. D) The carbon cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen fixation. 4. We are separate from and in charge of nature A) Sustainable world. B) Anthropocentric. C) Nonrenewable resource. D) Planetary management worldview. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropocentric. 5. What is the effect of the Earth's tilt on our weather? A) No effect. B) This tilting is what gives us the four seasons of the year-spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter. Since the axis is tilted, different parts of the globe are oriented towards the Sun at different times of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This tilting is what gives us the four seasons of the year-spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter. Since the axis is tilted, different parts of the globe are oriented towards the Sun at different times of the year. 6. Never drink filtered water. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. The following are the primary air pollutants except: A) Carbon monoxide. B) Nitrogen oxides. C) Ground level zone form. D) Volatile organic compounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volatile organic compounds. 8. Enviromentalism is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect the environment A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. What are tectonic plates and how do they move? A) Tectonic plates are a type of dinnerware and move when people walk on them. B) Tectonic plates are made of solid gold and move due to the Earth's rotation. C) Tectonic plates are a type of musical instrument and move when played by the wind. D) Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move due to convection currents in the mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move due to convection currents in the mantle. 10. A snake eats a mouse that eats a wheat plant. The snake would be considered A) Primary producer. B) Primary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) Tertiary consumer. E) Apex predator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary consumer. 11. This biome tends to have animals that are small and can burrow underground. A) Grasslands. B) Chaparral. C) Desert. D) Taiga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 12. Secondary consumers eat A) Primary producer. B) Primary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) Quaternary consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary consumer. 13. Renewable resources ..... A) Are not replaceable. B) Are used more frequently than non renewables. C) Are never going to run out. D) Going to run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are never going to run out. 14. Coral reefs are intricately shaped rocklike structures that are formed as a result of A) . volcanic activity that is common in tropical marine environments. B) The gradual accumulation and fusion of skeletons of bony fish. C) The secretion of calcium carbonate by tiny marine animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The secretion of calcium carbonate by tiny marine animals. 15. Air pollution can be reduced by creating ..... that require or encourage industries to lower their emission levels. A) Laws. B) Instructions. C) Directions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laws. 16. Which natural disaster is NOT caused by plate tectonics? A) Earthquakes. B) Hurricanes. C) Volcanoes. D) Tsunamis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurricanes. 17. Carbon sink A) Location that stores carbon for a long period of time. B) Location that stores carbon for a short period of time. C) Location that stores oxygen for a long period of time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Location that stores carbon for a long period of time. 18. What is an advantage of using indicator species as a method of determining pollution? A) Cheap. B) Easy to do. C) Does not require specialist equipment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Abcd A) Ash. B) Sunday. C) I feel it. D) Hehs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I feel it. 20. Heat from the sun travels to Earth by ..... A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Insulation. D) Radiation. 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