This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did the industrial revolution affect the environment? A) Over hunting animals. B) Replaced all the lands with farmland. C) Improve the life quality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improve the life quality. 2. Factors that are influential only when population density reaches a certain level ..... A) Density-dependent limiting factor. B) Limiting factor. C) Logistic growth. D) Density-independent limiting factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Density-dependent limiting factor. 3. Pollution that cannot be traced to a single point because comes from many sources A) Estuary. B) Water shed. C) Non point source pollution. D) Point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non point source pollution. 4. Which definition is artificial selection? A) Individuals who are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. B) Individuals are bred to produce desired traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individuals are bred to produce desired traits. 5. Which item is not tied directly with US Environmental Policy? A) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). B) Clean Air Act. C) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). D) Superfunds. E) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superfunds. 6. Which statement best explains why polar regions are colder than tropical regions? A) Polar regions have lower albedo values. B) Polar regions receive less solar energy per unit of surface area. C) Tropical regions receive less direct sunlight throughout the year. D) Sunlight travels through more atmosphere and loses more energy in tropical regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar regions receive less solar energy per unit of surface area. 7. Uses collectors to capture sun's energy A) Energy conservation. B) Active solar heating. C) Biomass fuel. D) Hydroelectric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active solar heating. 8. Which of the following is NOT a potential source of sustainable energy? A) Oil. B) Biomass. C) Wind. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oil. 9. The ..... is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories. A) French Revolution. B) Machine Revolution. C) Industrial Revolution. D) Technological Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial Revolution. 10. Materials and energy sources found in nature that humans need to survive are called ..... A) Natural resources. B) Organic supplies. C) Environmental assets. D) Essential elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resources. 11. Which of the following is NOT a downside caused by growing cities? A) Light and noise pollution. B) Heat islands. C) Improved infrastructure. D) Loss of biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improved infrastructure. 12. Which of the following is often used to remove poisonous gases from industrial emissions before they are released into the atmosphere? A) Catalytic converters. B) Scrubbers. C) Electrostatic precipitators. D) Crushed limestone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scrubbers. 13. Which gas does NOT trap heat as part of the greenhouse effect? A) Methane (CH4). B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide (CO2). D) Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 14. What factor would cause animals of the same species to begin competing with one another? A) Increase in precipitation. B) The presence of decomposers. C) The introduction of a new food source. D) Limited supply of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limited supply of resources. 15. True or False:The Clean Water Act (CWA) and The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) are the same thing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. The US federal agency with a mission to protect human health and the environment. A) World Health Organization (who). B) Environmental science. C) Department Of Energy (doe). D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 17. What is the process plants use to make sugar and oxygen from light, water, and carbon dioxide? A) Dehydration. B) Hydrolysis. C) Homeostasis. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. 18. It is the study of the Earth's Water Resources A) Oceanography. B) The Water Cycle. C) Hydrology. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrology. 19. "Clear-cutting" a forest means A) Forest environments do not remain intact. B) The cutting is not balanced by planting new trees. C) Forest resources are not being carefully managed. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Below are the things that plants need in order to grow, except ..... A) Space. B) Nutrients. C) Water. D) Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glass. ← 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 9Environmental Sciences Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books