This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 659 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 659 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gases (e.g. CO2, methane) in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat near the surface (causes climate change) A) Non-Market Values. B) Aesthetic Value. C) Corporate. D) Market Failure. E) Greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Greenhouse gases. 2. What percentage of electricity does Brazil get from hydroelectric plants? A) 10%. B) 40%. C) 75%. D) 85%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 85%. 3. Name of extremely effective fire extinguishing agent is A) Nitrogen. B) Halogens. C) Hello. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hello. 4. Which describes "Private Lands" A) Owned by the Government. B) Owned by an individual or a corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owned by an individual or a corporation. 5. Sanctions A) A government's strategy in dealing with other nations. B) A reward for disobeying a law or rule. C) A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. 6. The solar energy can make ..... electricity. A) Clean. B) Dirty. C) Dangerous. D) Harmful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean. 7. Bad or Hazardous ozone is found in the ..... A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 8. The use of satellites or air-based sensor technologies to observe and classify Earth changes and surface features is known as remote sensing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which of these is a "common" resource shared by all people? A) Water. B) Coal. C) Aluminum. D) Oil. E) Diamonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 10. Which of the following correctly describes the type of graph to be used? A) Bar graphs show comparisons. B) Circle (pie) graphs show change over time. C) Line graphs show parts of a whole. D) Bar graphs show change over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bar graphs show comparisons. 11. Anthropogenic Ethics deals with A) The value animals place on plants. B) The value of animals in nature. C) The value humans place on nature. D) Species interactions in nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The value humans place on nature. 12. Single-celled organisms that live near theocean's surface A) Phytoplankton. B) Ozone layer. C) Cfc's. D) Polar vortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phytoplankton. 13. This is essential for the survival of fish and other aquatic organisms A) Dissolved oxygen. B) Dissolved nitrogen. C) Suspended algae. D) Nitrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dissolved oxygen. 14. Which statement is not true about ecosystem? A) Ecosystem provides habitat to wild animal and plants. B) Supports various food webs and food chains. C) Recycling nutrients between biotic and abiotic factors. D) All statements are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All statements are true. 15. What term describes a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from undesirable changes brought about by human actions? A) The environment. B) Environmentalism. C) Ecological footprint. D) Environmental science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalism. 16. In a process called transpiration, plants get rid of excess water through pores in the leaves called stomata. This excess water is then released into the atmosphere as part of the water cycle. Which of the following terms best describes how the released water enters the atmosphere? A) Condensation. B) Precipitation. C) Evaporation. D) Capillary action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporation. 17. The logical way of thinking about the world and the study of the how's and why's behind it. A) Ecology. B) Ecological activism. C) Biology. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science. 18. Earth's thin outer layer A) Crust. B) Mudflow. C) Atmosphere. D) Erosion. E) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 19. A rock's ability to allow the flow of water through it is called A) Permeability. B) Porosity. C) Recharge. D) Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeability. 20. Receives direct sun rays A) Rain. B) Coniferous. C) Deciduous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rain. ← 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