This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 623 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 623 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which two countries are leaders in ethanol production (in order)? A) U.S. and China. B) India and France. C) U.S. and Brazil. D) China and India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) U.S. and Brazil. 2. Coral reefs are a type of marine ocean A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which one BEST describes a nonrenewable resource? A) It is one that will run out one day and can't be replaced. B) It will last for about 100 years. C) It can be replaced again and again. D) It will never run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is one that will run out one day and can't be replaced. 4. What trees would you find the most of in a boreal forest? A) Coniferous. B) Broadleaf. C) Deciduous. D) Deciduous Broadleaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coniferous. 5. Weathering is a ..... phenomenon. A) Internal. B) Surface. C) Uniform. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surface. 6. Fossil fuels and minerals are examples of A) Renewable resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) Biodegradable pollutants. D) Niches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resources. 7. The rising sea level could be a consequence of A) The desalination of water. B) Stormwater runoff. C) Global warming. D) Glaciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global warming. 8. Which of the following type of environmental ethics places an emphasis on human interests? A) Biocentric. B) Anthropocentric. C) Ecocentric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropocentric. 9. The Earth's climate can be influenced by a number of naturally-occurring factors. These include ..... A) Volcanic activity. B) Changes in the sun's energy output. C) Fluctuations in the Earth's tilt or orbit. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Units for density are A) G/cm3 or g/mL. B) Grams. C) ML. D) Pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) G/cm3 or g/mL. 11. The Florida worm lizard does not have legs or feet. It is about eight inches long and looks like a giant earthworm, because it is pink. It doesn't have eyes or ears, but it has a mouth that looks like other lizards' mouths. Its body is covered with scales. A) Descriptive. B) Sequence. C) Compare/Contrast. D) Cause/Effect. E) Problem/Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Descriptive. 12. Natural resources that are naturally replenished over months, years, or decades are called A) Nonrenewable resources. B) Fossil fuels. C) Footprints. D) Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable resources. 13. A goal of Environmental Science:Understand how humans interact with the environment. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Why do cities and suburbs have more runoff and pollution? A) More people making pollutants. B) Pavement doesn't absorb water. C) Storm drain water not cleaned. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. The biome with the greatest diversity of life is: A) Grasslands. B) Tropical rainforest. C) Taiga. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical rainforest. 16. The major layer of the atmosphere where you can find the ozone layer A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 17. Liquid water is heated by the sun & rises into the atmosphere as water vapor A) Radiation. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 18. Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Thermosphere. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Cleaning up an area using plants A) Bioremediation. B) Vegetation. C) Phytoremediation. D) Re-planting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phytoremediation. 20. Most cars on the road today are 25-30% efficient. Someone claims to have invented a car that can take the potential energy within gasoline and convert 100% of it into kinetic motion without waste. What law of thermodynamics does this violate? A) First Law:Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it only changes form. B) Second Law:During each transformation, some energy is given off in the form of heat. C) Both laws are violated. D) Neither law is violated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second Law:During each transformation, some energy is given off in the form of heat. ← 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