This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 609 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 609 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What gives the water cycle its energy A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Fire. D) Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 2. Discuss the role of biodiversity in maintaining ecological balance. A) Biodiversity only benefits a few select species. B) Biodiversity has no impact on ecological balance. C) Biodiversity ensures that all species have a role to play in the ecosystem, which helps in stabilizing the environment and supporting the food chain. D) Biodiversity leads to environmental instability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biodiversity ensures that all species have a role to play in the ecosystem, which helps in stabilizing the environment and supporting the food chain. 3. True or False:Cold, dry biomes have less net primary production than warm, went biomes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. When dos The Industrial Revolution Start? A) 1760. B) 1681. C) 1540. D) 1626. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1760. 5. In the ....., there was a backlash against environmental laws and regulations, led by some who argued that environmental laws were hindering economic growth. A) 1970s. B) 1980s. C) Early 20th century. D) 1600s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1980s. 6. The MAIN difference between a rain forest and a desert is the A) Number of seasons. B) Number of decomposers. C) Amount of land occupied. D) Amount of precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amount of precipitation. 7. What is an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)? A) A document that clears government red tape so projects important to the national economy can begin. B) A document focused on the economic growth potential of a proposed construction project. C) A document required for any actions that may significantly impact the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A document required for any actions that may significantly impact the environment. 8. Which of these are not a biotic factor? A) Sand. B) Wood. C) Sunflower. D) Starfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sand. 9. The kidneys are organs that filter wastes out of the blood stream. Which of the following objects could best be used to make a simple model of a kidney? A) Block of wood. B) Coffee filter. C) Plastic bag. D) Water pump. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coffee filter. 10. Which layer is the HOTTEST? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer Core. D) Inner Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner Core. 11. What type of succession typically occurs after a volcanic eruption or flood? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) Decahedral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary. 12. Winds push warm water eastward in the Pacific Ocean A) Montreal Protocol. B) Atmospheric co2. C) Winter. D) Because Nina. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montreal Protocol. 13. Works by giving dust particles an electrical charge A) Scrubber. B) Electrostatic precipitator. C) Air handler. D) Electroionizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrostatic precipitator. 14. In a hurricane, the center low pressure ..... has very little wind and rain. A) Upwelling. B) Eye. C) Rain bands. D) Eyewall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eye. 15. Requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impact of their actions. A) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). B) Clean Water Act. C) Endangered Species Act. D) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 16. What will you always find at the beginning of a food chain or at the bottom of an energy pyramid? A) Plants. B) Predators. C) Decomposers. D) Dirt. E) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants. 17. ..... is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. It is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves. A) Transpiration. B) Percolation. C) Infiltration. D) Plant Uptake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transpiration. 18. WHERE WAS AGENDA 21 HELD? A) RIO DE JANEIRO. B) SÃO PAULO. C) NEW YORK. D) SAN FRANCISCO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RIO DE JANEIRO. 19. This process stores energy. A) Cellular respiration. B) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 20. What role do forest resources play in the ecological environment? A) Climate conditioning. B) Protect the country. C) Clean the air. D) All 3 answers above. 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