This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 601 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 601 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a positive effect of upwellings A) Creates an area of high precipitation. B) Creates an area of high nutrient levels. C) Brings warm water to the surface. D) Redistributes nutrients over the ocens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creates an area of high nutrient levels. 2. Which human activity consumes by far the most water resources on a global basis? A) Agriculture / growing food. B) Industrial use. C) Household use. D) Oil extraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture / growing food. 3. Science is always ..... A) Changing. B) Stays the same. C) False information. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changing. 4. Human activities have an effect on the concentration of all of the following atmospheric gases EXCEPT ..... A) Methane. B) Water vapor. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane. 5. Land where it is possible to grow crops is called A) Organic land. B) Arable land. C) Vegetative land. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arable land. 6. Which of the following is true regarding extinction of species? A) Extinction if only caused by humans; it is not a natural process. B) Humans have never caused the extinction of a species, but have caused some to be reduced in number. C) Humans do not have the ability to cause a species to go extinct. D) Humans have greatly accelerated the rate of species extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humans have greatly accelerated the rate of species extinction. 7. What is a measure of the demands made by one person or group on global natural resources called? A) Ecological footprint. B) Carbon footprint. C) Environmental impact. D) Resource consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecological footprint. 8. Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible (a) A) A Montreal Protocol. B) Kyoto Protocol. C) Madrid Protocol. D) Yucca Protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Montreal Protocol. 9. Which of the following is NOT one of the three E's that lead to sustainability? A) Environment. B) Equality. C) Economy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equality. 10. What is the 3R principle in solid waste pollution management? A) Refuse, Reuse, Rethink. B) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. C) Restore, Reward, Responsibility. D) Renew, Rethink, Recover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 11. What kind of weather happens after a cold front moves out? A) Light rain or light snow. B) Heavy rain or heavy snow. C) Clear skies, temp. warms. D) Clear skies, temp. cools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear skies, temp. cools. 12. Sometimes, a company that generates pollution will pay extra taxes, based on the amount of pollution it produces. These are known as A) Green taxes. B) Command and control taxes. C) Subsidy taxes. D) Cap and trade taxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green taxes. 13. Most of the nutrients in the rain forest ecosystem are in the A) Air. B) Topsoil. C) Organisms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organisms. 14. The wave of environmental concern swept our country since the Bhopal gas tragedy of ..... A) 1980. B) 1981. C) 1982. D) 1984. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1984. 15. Who uses soil auger/soil tube to take soil samples and do technical field work? A) Soil Technician. B) Wildlife Technician. C) Wildlife Manager. D) Ecologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil Technician. 16. What is a chemical substance with a given set of properties that cannot be broken down into substances with other properties? A) Element. B) Compound. C) Atom. D) Molecule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Element. 17. What is sustainability? A) Diversity among plant and animal species. B) Harmful substances or products in the environment. C) To take care of or control the environment. D) Materials that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To take care of or control the environment. 18. Are rocks biotic or abiotic factors? A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic. 19. Which of the follow belong to Physics? A) Geochemistry. B) Engineering. C) Botany. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engineering. 20. Which energy source is formed from dead organic matter that is trapped between rocks that does not contain more volatile hydrocarbons? A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Nuclear. D) Natural Gas. 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