This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 77 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 77 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... have a pH between 7 and 14. A) Colloid. B) Acid. C) Base. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Base. 2. The greenhouse effect traps ..... A) Carbon. B) Gas. C) Heat. D) Ms. Chomic in the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gas. 3. Leads to energy waste A) Noise pollution. B) Air pollution. C) Light pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Light pollution. 4. Besides humans, some of the most common mammals include monkeys, ....., whales, dolphins, and seals. A) Rodents. B) Amphibians. C) Fish. D) Snakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rodents. 5. Environmental ethical view that puts humans first A) Anthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Environmentalism. D) Ecocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentrism. 6. Which of the following is the correct order of the levels of organization from smallest to largest? A) Population, individual, community, ecosystem, biosphere. B) Individual, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere. C) Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, individual. D) Individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere. 7. Name the part which is used to chew your food ..... A) Mouth. B) Teeth. C) Eyes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teeth. 8. Stoves that burn corncobs are using A) Geothermal energy. B) Hydropower. C) Biomass energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass energy. 9. Name liquid waste product A) Sewage. B) Sewer. C) Sludge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sewage. 10. Comes from many places spread over a large area A) Point-source pollution. B) Nonpoint-source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonpoint-source pollution. 11. Which statement about science is true? A) It assumes that the natural world works according to the rules that do not change unpredictably. B) It attempts to explain the mysteries of the supernatural world. C) It deals mostly with things in the synthetic or unnatural world. D) It asserts that although the boiling point of water is 100C today, it may be different in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It assumes that the natural world works according to the rules that do not change unpredictably. 12. Tragedy of commons A) A Resources used by everyone. B) A Resources used by no one. C) A Resources used by a few people. D) A Resources used by one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Resources used by everyone. 13. The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it is called A) Permeability. B) Surface water. C) Recharge zone. D) Pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeability. 14. Boys grow up to be ..... A) Women. B) Men. C) Old. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Men. 15. We should ..... water. A) Waste. B) Save. C) Misuse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Save. 16. Phased out in the 1980s because they were found to be depleting the ozone layer. A) Carbon dioxide. B) Methane. C) Nitrous Oxide. D) Chloroflurocarbons (CFCs). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chloroflurocarbons (CFCs). 17. What type of vegetation would you expect to find on an abandoned farm that has been undisturbed by humans for 150 years? A) Shrubs. B) Short grasses. C) Tall, mature oak trees. D) Young pine trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tall, mature oak trees. 18. The carbon that is taken in by an organism during photosynthesis is then converted into which type of substance? A) Protein. B) Lipids. C) Genetic material. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glucose. 19. Which of the following is the primary method of waste disposal in the U.S.? A) Incineration. B) Landfills. C) Composting. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Landfills. 20. Factory A is allowed to release 100 units of carbon dioxide, but it only needs to release 75 units, so it plans to sell its 25 extra allowances to Factory B. What type of program does this demonstrate? A) Carbon footprint. B) Carbon sequestration. C) Cap-and-trade. D) Kyoto Protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cap-and-trade. ← 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