This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 118 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 118 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We should take a bath ..... A) Sometimes. B) Everyday. C) Two days. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyday. 2. As you get farther away from the Earth, the layers of the atmosphere get A) Colder. B) Warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colder. 3. ..... is the fraction of withdrawn water that is lost A) Degraded. B) Wihrawal. C) Consumption. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consumption. 4. What aquatic ecosystem is most capable of diluting, dispersing, and degrading large amounts of sewage, sludge, and oil? A) Estuary. B) Swiftly flowing stream. C) Deep-water ocean. D) Coastal parts of the ocean. E) Slow-moving river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deep-water ocean. 5. What major event to regulate air pollution occurred in the 1970s? A) Congress passes the Clean Air Act. B) Major car companies funded a $ 40 million research study to reduce emissions. C) More than 20 nations sign an agreement to limit CFC production. D) US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality. 6. If I go to sleep earlier then I will be less tired in the morning. What is the independent variable? A) How tired you are. B) How awake you feel. C) The time you go to sleep. D) The time you wake up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The time you go to sleep. 7. Full form of CNG A) Compressed Natural Gas. B) Conventional Natural Gas. C) Communication of Nuclear Gagets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compressed Natural Gas. 8. The area of ocean and land needed to support a person is: A) Tragedy of the Commons. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Cost-benefit analysis. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological footprint. 9. Several of the least expensive ways to achieve a sustainable lifestyle would include: A) Using only renewable energy sources. B) Employing water conservation and recycling, bicycling, and eating local produce. C) Recycling, water conservation, and purchasing carbon offsets. D) Using tidal and solar energy, recycling, and water conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employing water conservation and recycling, bicycling, and eating local produce. 10. ..... ideology judges actions in terms of their benefit or harm to the integrity of WHOLE ecological systems, which consist of both living and nonliving elements and their relationships. A) Anthropocentrism. B) Conservation. C) Biocentrism. D) Ecocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecocentrism. 11. Tropical rain forests are threatened by A) A decrease in the average temperature at the equator. B) A thinning of the soil. C) A decrease in rainfall at the equator. D) Deforestation and the trade of rain forest plants & animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation and the trade of rain forest plants & animals. 12. What is the term for a type of energy that comes from burning coal, oil, or gas? A) Fossil fuel energy. B) Thermal energy. C) Combustion energy. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Which of the following natural events is NOT a source of carbon dioxide? A) Wildfire. B) Decomposing plants and animals. C) Volcanic eruption. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquake. 14. Which source of energy does NOT produce carbon dioxide? A) Natural gas. B) Coal. C) Biomass. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear. 15. How do geologists use relative dating? A) Placing rocks in order from youngest to oldest. B) Placing rocks in order by minerals they contain. C) Classifying rocks by different textures. D) Classifying rocks by different isotopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Placing rocks in order from youngest to oldest. 16. In the carbon cycle, where do the producers get their carbon? A) In the atmosphere. B) Carbohydrates in plants. C) Fossil fuels. D) Animal remains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the atmosphere. 17. Melting land ice ..... A) Causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean. B) Does not cause sea levels to rise because the water fills the space left by the melted sea ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean. 18. Animal wastes that runoff into water is an example of which types of pollution? A) Bacterial & chemical. B) Chemical & sediment. C) Nutrient & bacterial. D) Sediment and nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrient & bacterial. 19. The greenhouse gas which is mainly responsible for global warming is ..... A) Carbon monoxide. B) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 20. Oil production is still increasing, but it A) Will start decreasing in the next year. B) Will start decreasing in the next five years. C) Is increasing much more dramatically than it did in the past. D) Is increasing much more slowly than it did in the 1960s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is increasing much more slowly than it did in the 1960s. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Environmental Sciences Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books