This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 78 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Biogas is a mixture of ..... A) Carbon dioxide and methane. B) Nitrogen and methane. C) Carbon monoxide and dioxide. D) Oxygen and Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide and methane. 2. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of using hydroelectric energy? A) Disruptions of ecosystems downstream. B) Flooding of habitats. C) Reduced productivity of farmland. D) Cost of maintaining the hydroelectric dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cost of maintaining the hydroelectric dam. 3. Designed to protect groups of species by managing lands in a protected area A) Sustainable land use. B) Vertebrates. C) Habitat conservation plan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat conservation plan. 4. Salinization A) Is a method of ridding the soil of pests. B) Is the accumulation of salt in the soil. C) Destroys the soil forever. D) Is a byproduct of desertification tagsSEV4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is the accumulation of salt in the soil. 5. Which level of the food chain represents the largest biomass? A) Producers. B) Decomposers. C) Consumers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 6. The collision and separations of plates cause A) Landforms to be created. B) Supercontinents. C) Asteroids. D) Laser beams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landforms to be created. 7. Animals roaming on the street who are not pets are called ..... A) Pet animals. B) Stray animals. C) Domestic animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stray animals. 8. Examples of Nonrenewable resources A) Minerals and fossil fuels. B) Water and air. C) Soil and trees. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minerals and fossil fuels. 9. A scientific theory is A) A well tested, but not proven explanation phenomenon until evidence shows it needs changing. B) Proven to be true in all cases by lots of experiments over many years and becomes common knowledge. C) An educated guess about something. D) Formed from the results of an experiment. E) Same thing as a Scientific Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A well tested, but not proven explanation phenomenon until evidence shows it needs changing. 10. ) Scrubbing is a technique used by utilities companies to: A) Increase the sulfur content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. B) ) increase the nitrogen oxide content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. C) Decrease the water content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. D) Decrease the sulfur oxide content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decrease the sulfur oxide content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. 11. This is the federal organization that ensures that all Americans are protected against specific hazards to the environment and human health where they learn, work and live. A) Department of Energy. B) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. C) Environmental Protection Agency. D) Energy Policy Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Protection Agency. 12. Which of the following is not one of the kingdoms of living things? A) Protists. B) Eubacteria. C) Protobacteria. D) Archaebacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protobacteria. 13. Area of land drained by a river A) Watershed. B) Recharge zone. C) Groundwater. D) River system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watershed. 14. Who are etho logists A) Scientists who study bout ethos. B) Scientists who study about the behaviour of wild animls. C) Scientists who study about the behaviour of animals in a particular eco system. D) Scientists who study about the behaviour of plants and tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientists who study about the behaviour of wild animls. 15. Sustainable products and/or practices may include more overall initial costs that of non sustainable products and processes. Everyday choices contribute to a sustainable life style. They might include all BUT ONE listed here. A) Make informed choices and shift purchasing practices. B) Carpool or use public transportation. C) Reuse, recycle, compost waste. D) Eating a more meat based diet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eating a more meat based diet. 16. This diagram shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another. A) Energy Pyramid. B) Food Web. C) Ecosystem. D) Food Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy Pyramid. 17. Which best summarizes the water cycle? A) Water rises into the atmosphere and cools and condenses. B) Water rises from Earth's surface and falls as precipitation. C) Water evaporates from Earth's. D) W. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water evaporates from Earth's. 18. As rocks are broken down due to weathering they release this nutrient. A) Water. B) Carbon. C) Nitrogen. D) Phosphorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phosphorous. 19. What's the hottest layer of the Earths Atmosphere A) Friday. B) Ozone Layer. C) Exposphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 20. Mistletoe grows on an oak tree in a forest ecosystem. The mistletoe gets all of its nutrients from the oak tree. This process is good for the mistletoe but hurts the tree. Which type of symbiotic relationship do the oak tree and mistletoe have? A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) None of above. 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