This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 612 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 612 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the main causes of deforestation and its consequences on the environment? A) The main cause of deforestation is excessive tree planting. B) Agricultural expansion, logging, mining, and urbanization; loss of biodiversity, disruption of ecosystems, and contribution to climate change. C) Deforestation has no impact on the environment. D) Deforestation leads to an increase in biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agricultural expansion, logging, mining, and urbanization; loss of biodiversity, disruption of ecosystems, and contribution to climate change. 2. The structure of DNA is an example of a A) Physical model. B) Conceptual model. C) Graphical model. D) Mathematical model. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical model. 3. CO2 is absorbed in plants through a process known as A) Respiration. B) Condensation. C) Photosynthesis. D) Oxidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 4. When does ground subsidence occur? A) When water is used faster than it is replenished. B) When the ground is flooded for too long. C) When there is a drought. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When water is used faster than it is replenished. 5. Source of all energy in our atmosphere A) Ions. B) Water cycle. C) The Moon. D) The Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sun. 6. Four types of ecosystem services A) ProvisioningCultural Regulating & Supporting. B) Personal, mechanical, chemical, and natural. C) Animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. D) Medical, scientific, artificial, natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ProvisioningCultural Regulating & Supporting. 7. Lightning makes this nutrient usable by combining it with oxygen in the atmosphere. A) Water. B) Carbon. C) Nitrogen. D) Phosphorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 8. What does a sustainable earth look like? A) Avoidance of depleting natural resources and the needs of all humans are met. B) Depleting natural resources to ensure the needs of all humans are met. C) Avoidance of depleting natural resources at the cost of losing a few humans. D) Depleting natural resources to ensure the needs of all humans are met even if we lose a few. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depleting natural resources to ensure the needs of all humans are met. 9. By counting annual growth rings you can estimate the: A) Age of tree. B) Type of tree. C) Color of tree. D) Personality of tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Age of tree. 10. Which UNESCO World Heritage Site protects a unique subtropical ecosystem? A) Okavango Delta. B) The Great Smoky Mountains. C) Everglades National Park. D) Sundarbans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everglades National Park. 11. Which was a proponent of protecting the everglades in Florida? A) Rachel Carson. B) Robert Shelford. C) Marjory Stoneman Douglas. D) Frank Egler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marjory Stoneman Douglas. 12. What amount of warming are we committed to (in degrees Celsius), even if we stopped emissions completely today? A) 3.5$^\circ$C. B) 2.5$^\circ$C. C) 4.5$^\circ$C. D) 0.5$^\circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 0.5$^\circ$C. 13. Which of the following are LONG TERM effects of air pollution? A) Headache, irritation of eyes, nose or throat, worsening asthma. B) Lung cancer, heart disease, permanent lung damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lung cancer, heart disease, permanent lung damage. 14. What are 3 examples of man-made climate change solutions? A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Deforestation. C) Industrial pollution. D) Renewable energy, afforestation, carbon capture and storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable energy, afforestation, carbon capture and storage. 15. The molecules of a substance are generally farthest apart in which phase of matter? A) Solid. B) Liquid. C) Gas. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gas. 16. It is impossible to lower your carbon footprint A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. What is the greatest use of fresh water? A) Agricultural. B) Industrial. C) Personal. D) Meteorological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural. 18. How much energy would move from A to B in this energy pyramid? A) 10%. B) 5%. C) 20%. D) 25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 19. Horizon B is made up of ..... ? A) Topsoil. B) Subsoil. C) Bedrock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsoil. 20. What is the term for the variety of life on Earth? A) Species biodiversity. B) Genetic biodiversity. C) Ecological biodiversity. D) Biodiversity index. 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