This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 568 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 568 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As the human population grows, what happens to the amount resources needed to support the growing population? A) They decrease. B) They increase. C) Stay the same. D) First they increase, then they decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They decrease. 2. What percentage of freshwater is available to use by humans? A) 1%. B) 17%. C) 25%. D) 93%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1%. 3. Loss of wetlands causes local humidity to ..... which can reduce the wetland's extent. A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Stay the same. D) Vary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease. 4. How does preserving biodiversity come into conflict with human interest? A) Additional land is used for agriculture or housing in response to population growth. B) Species may not represent food or a source of income. C) Both answers. D) None of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species may not represent food or a source of income. 5. As water flows downhill, its energy can be usedto generate electricity. Later, this water mayevaporate, fall as rain, and be used again togenerate electricity in the same way. This explainswhy electricity generated with water is considered A) A source of water pollution. B) A renewable form of energy. C) More expensive than nuclear energy. D) Responsible for global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A renewable form of energy. 6. WHAT PERCENT OF EARTH'S SURFACE IS COVERED BY LAND? A) 29. B) 72. C) 33. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 29. 7. Consist of general plans and principles that address the interactions between humans and the environment. A) Environmental plan. B) Environmental law. C) Environmental green taxes. D) Environmental policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental policy. 8. Which of the following is true about nations that have the largest ecological footprints? A) They have the largest populations. B) They use the most fossil fuels. C) They have the highest amount of natural resources. D) They have the fewest number of environmental laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They use the most fossil fuels. 9. Which of the following is true of a theory? A) It can be used to predict the behaviors of the natural world. B) It can be revised based on new evidence. C) It is produced through the scientific method. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. What is an open pit mine used to extract clay, gravel, sand, limestone, granite, marble, and slate called? A) Tailings. B) Quarries. C) Brines. D) Smeltings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quarries. 11. What law states that some energy is lost during each transformation in a food chain? A) First Law of Thermodynamics. B) Second Law of Thermodynamics. C) Law of Conservation of Matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second Law of Thermodynamics. 12. Places value on each and every organism, including humans A) Enthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) Anthrocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biocentrism. 13. ..... is the condition in which all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. A) Food security. B) Food scarcity. C) Malnutrition. D) Hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food security. 14. Competition between members of different species. A) Intraspecific competition. B) Interspecific competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interspecific competition. 15. Peer review A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 16. What is the first step of the wastewater treatment plant process? A) Secondary Treatment. B) Preliminary Treatment. C) Additional Treatment. D) Primary Treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preliminary Treatment. 17. Nitrogen is a limiting factor because we cannot use the Nitrogen gas in the air unless it is converted by soil bacteria. What is this process called? A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Assimilation. C) Denitrification. D) Nitrogen depletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen fixation. 18. What kind of clothes do we wear clothes n winter seasons A) Woollen clothes. B) Plastic clothes. C) Either a or b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woollen clothes. 19. "Tragedy of the Commons" essay addresses conflicts associated w/ what environmental challenge? A) Preventing pollution. B) Curbing overpopulation. C) Preserving biodiversity. D) Protecting shared resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protecting shared resources. 20. What is another name for 'primary forest'? A) Old growth. B) New growth. C) Commercial Forest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old growth. ← 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