This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 67 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A heat pump is a device that moves heat or cold from one place to another A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Sturgeon were once fished to near extinction due to overfishing. They are now protected because A) They are keystone species in Lake Weiss. B) They secrete an oil that is used for cancer treatment. C) It can take up to 16 years for them to be able to reproduce. D) They eat invasive species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can take up to 16 years for them to be able to reproduce. 3. What is a good way to tell people the good about renewable resources and bad about fossil fuels? A) Let them read it for themselves. B) Education. C) They already know. D) They don't need to know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education. 4. The most poisonous animal in the world is ..... A) Box Jellyfish. B) Black Mamba. C) Parrot Fish. D) Bull Frog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Box Jellyfish. 5. How much of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen gas? A) 87%. B) 38%. C) 78%. D) 21%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 78%. 6. When did congress creat the National park Serves A) 194. B) 1994. C) 2013. D) 1916. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1916. 7. Which component of soil has the lowest permeability to water? A) Clay. B) Grass. C) Sand. D) Silt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clay. 8. Which part of your body do you use to write? A) Hand. B) Mouth. C) Feet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hand. 9. ..... is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun. A) Solar radiation. B) Sunlight. C) Hydroelectric current. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight. 10. What event most affected the passage of the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969? A) Arab oil embargo. B) Exxon Valdez oil spill. C) Santa Barbara oil spill. D) High oil prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Santa Barbara oil spill. 11. Over the past 30 years, air quality in the United States has generally ..... A) Improved. B) Declined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improved. 12. How does deforestation affect global warming? A) It increases global warming due to high sunlight reflection from bare ground. B) It decreases global warming because more carbon dioxide is absorbed. C) It increases global warming because less carbon dioxide is absorbed. D) It has no effect on global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It increases global warming because less carbon dioxide is absorbed. 13. What is characterized by high population growth rate and extreme poverty? A) Ecology. B) Resource depletion. C) Developing country. D) Developed country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developing country. 14. Humans depend on other organisms for food and water, this topic deals with the loss of species or extinctions. A) Resource Depletion. B) Supply & Demand. C) Biodiversity. D) The Lorax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biodiversity. 15. What determines the identity of the atom? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 16. If an energy sources is considered green, what does that mean? A) Its emissions come out green colored. B) It is better for the environment because it has little to no emissions. C) It has more emissions and pollution than most energy sources. D) They have recently been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is better for the environment because it has little to no emissions. 17. ..... is a region in which the organisms and the physical environment form an interacting unit A) Earth. B) Environment. C) Cave. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem. 18. Pollution that comes from a specific site is called A) Reservoir. B) Potable. C) Point-source. D) Permeability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point-source. 19. A main goal of the General Mining Law of 1872 was to A) Ensure that limited mining occurred on public land. B) Ensure the safety of miners. C) Set up royalty rates for miners to pay to their profits. D) Outline the rules for mining on public land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outline the rules for mining on public land. 20. Parts of the body which are located outside and we can see them are called ..... A) External organs. B) Internal organs. C) Sense organs. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External organs. ← 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