This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 80 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 80 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is sewage sludge? A) Solid product of water treatment. B) Everything flushed. C) Safe, solid waste. D) An easy, cheap problem to solve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solid product of water treatment. 2. This is the system of communicating by using hand movements rather than spoken words is called A) Symbol language. B) Sign language. C) Hand language. D) Braille. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sign language. 3. Units for measuring distance A) Meters. B) Degrees. C) Grams. D) Cmz. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meters. 4. How much energy is NOT available when transferred from one trophic level to the next? A) 10. B) 25. C) 50. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 90. 5. Which of the following would reduce your carbon footprint the most? A) Eating meat instead of vegetables. B) Walking or riding a bike to work. C) Driving a truck to work instead of taking a bus. D) Riding a bus to work instead of riding your bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking or riding a bike to work. 6. Minerals that have no commercial value A) Aggregates. B) Gemstones. C) Gangue minerals. D) Flux. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gangue minerals. 7. The following are disadvantages of which type of energy? Significant refining required Potential for spills on wildlife habitats Significant dust and emissions during construction of rigs and refineries Human rights/ environmental justice issues in developing countries that exportWill decrease in availability greatly within 40 years A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Natural Gas. D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum. 8. An educated guess or possible answer to a question A) Data. B) Theory. C) Hypothesis. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 9. What is a major disadvantage of desalination? A) Reverse osmosis and transpiration. B) It is expensive. C) Not enough brackish water to make it worthwhile. D) Water cannot be used for irrigation. E) Polluted sea water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is expensive. 10. Large-scale atmospheric phenomena caused by air that is constantly in motion is known as ..... A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Weather. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 11. Can isolines ever touch? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 12. Which of the following are the missions of the National Action Plan on Climate Change?A. National Solar MissionB. Green Indian MissionC. Western Ghat Development MissionD. National Water MissionE. Air Pollution Mitigation MissionChoose the correct answer from the options given below: A) A, B and D only. B) A, B, D and E only. C) A, B and E only. D) A, C, D and E only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A, B and D only. 13. What is the function of ATP in living things? A) Provides energy for cells. B) Stores genetic information. C) Provides structure in the nucleus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provides energy for cells. 14. Which of the following is water NOT in the benthic zone? A) Cold. B) Dark. C) Oxygen free. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen free. 15. Final, stable community that forms when land is left undisturbed. A) Badlands. B) Ghost town. C) Climax community. D) Village. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax community. 16. All of the following describe an effect of the Industrial Revolution on the environment except A) Artificial substances replaced some plant and animal products. B) The amount of land and labor needed to produce food increased. C) The human population entered an exponential growth curve. D) Fossil fuels became important energy sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of land and labor needed to produce food increased. 17. In many parts of the U.S., native plants that once grew on the forest floor have been replaced by garlic mustard, an invasive species. This situation is an example of A) Parasitism between species. B) Primary succession between species. C) Predation between species. D) Competition between species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competition between species. 18. A fracture in the crust of a planet along which movement has occurred is a A) Mountain. B) Valley. C) Fault. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fault. 19. An example of a conceptual model would be A) Picture graph. B) A flow-chart. C) Bar graph. D) Physical Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A flow-chart. 20. Which is NOT one of the four principals of sustainability? A) Reliance on fossil fuels. B) Biodiversity. C) Chemical cycling. D) Population Control. 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