This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 75 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 75 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The stratosphere is the atmospheric layer above the A) Troposphere. B) Ionosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ionosphere. 2. Which is NOT an adverse effect of high levels of UV light? A) Increased incidence of skin cancer. B) Increased photosynthesis. C) Disruption of ocean food chains. D) Increased amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased photosynthesis. 3. State in which a human population can survive indefinitely. A) Environmental science. B) Ecology. C) Developing nation. D) Renewable resource. E) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sustainability. 4. The variable in an experiment that responds to the changes in the manipulated variable A) Independent variable. B) Constant variable. C) Control variable. D) Dependent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dependent variable. 5. The Sun warms the atmosphere and drives convection currents because- A) Warm air is less dense, so it rises. B) The warmed air cools and makes rain. C) The cooler land pushes away warm air. D) Warm air, in contact with cool air, rotates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm air is less dense, so it rises. 6. The rainforest ecosystem provide special services for the entire world A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which cycle DOESN'T have an atmosphere component (part)? A) Carbon. B) Nitrogen. C) Phosphorus. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorus. 8. What is the primary problem with drawing groundwater from near ocean coastlines? A) Pollution travels faster through sandy soils. B) Sand clogs up the wells. C) Sinkholes. D) Land subsidence. E) Saltwater can be pulled into freshwater aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Saltwater can be pulled into freshwater aquifers. 9. Sea level rise is attributed to thermal expansion by ..... percentand melting ice by ..... percent. A) 50, 50. B) 75, 25. C) 40, 60. D) 20, 80. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 75, 25. 10. Organisms that obtain energy from other organisms ..... A) Autotroph. B) ATP. C) Photosynthesis. D) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heterotroph. 11. Write 7.113 x 107 in standard form. A) 71, 130, 00. B) 7, 113, 000. C) 0.0000007113. D) 7, 113. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 71, 130, 00. 12. 'Only environmentally friendly economic growth should take place' which environmental worldview does this show? A) Anthropocentric. B) Biocentric. C) Ecocentric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biocentric. 13. The energy lost betwen trophic levels A) Cab be captured only by parasitic organisms. B) Cools the surrounding environment. C) Is used in the course of normal living. D) Evaporates in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is used in the course of normal living. 14. In a habitat, animals have a ....., which is how they interact, get food and shelter themselves. A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Community. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Niche. 15. Which of the following are considered part of the environment? A) People. B) Buildings. C) Forests. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. What do we mean when we refer to "commons" in environmental science? A) Shared values. B) Shared personalities. C) Share resources. D) Shared classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Share resources. 17. What is the cleanest burning fossil fuel? A) Gasoline. B) Hydro Power. C) Natural Gas. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Gas. 18. NPP can be determined A) From the dark bottle reading. B) From the light bottle reading. C) Using GPP + R. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From the light bottle reading. 19. All natural resources are nonrenewable. A) False. Some natural resources are renewable such as air, wind and solar power. B) True. Natural resources are not able to be replaced once they are used up. C) True. Natural resources are bad for the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. Some natural resources are renewable such as air, wind and solar power. 20. If you were testing the time it took for objects of different sizes to reach the ground after being dropped from 30 feet in the air, which of these would be the DEPENDENT VARIABLE? A) The time it takes for each object to hit the ground. B) The size of each object. C) The type of object you use. D) The height you drop the object from. 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