This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 119 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 119 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer: ..... is also an ingredient in Paint, Glue, and Fertilizer. A) Methane. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) Fossil fuels. E) Crude oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural gas. 2. Relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. A) Mutualism. B) Competition. C) Parasitism. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commensalism. 3. Why are fossil fuels non-renewable A) They are being used up faster than they can be replenished. B) They cannot be replenished. C) They never run out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are being used up faster than they can be replenished. 4. Large dams and reservoirs..... A) Reduce danger of flooding upstream. B) Disrupt migration and spawning of fish. C) Cannot be used for outdoor recreation. D) Allow extensive downstream transport of sediments. E) Have created lakes over of otherwise unproductive land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disrupt migration and spawning of fish. 5. ..... is the practice that uses the most water. A) Deforestation. B) Tourism. C) Agriculture. D) Industrial Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. 6. Which of the following has as its most important role to regulate temperatures in Earth's atmosphere? A) Biosphere. B) Oceans. C) Thermosphere. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceans. 7. Technically speaking, ALL food chains should end with these types of organisms so that nutrients can be recycled back into the habitat ..... A) Parasites. B) Predators. C) Herbivores. D) Symbiotes. E) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Decomposers. 8. Cold grasslands are A) Very cold and in ice and snow; have long winters. B) Sunny and hot. C) Tropical and rainy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very cold and in ice and snow; have long winters. 9. Science must assume that ..... A) Natural laws will remain unchanged. B) Some things are exempt from the laws of nature. C) Some things respond differently to the laws of nature. D) Things that cannot be explained are supernatural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural laws will remain unchanged. 10. An ecosystem is a A) Community of organisms interacting organisms with each other. B) Community of interacting organisms and their environment. C) Community of organisms interacting independently with their environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community of interacting organisms and their environment. 11. Claire wants to present scientific information on climate change. Which group should Claire approach? A) SERI/NREL. B) IPCC. C) EPA. D) NOAA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IPCC. 12. All matter is made of what A) Energy. B) Atoms. C) Electrons. D) Compounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atoms. 13. The part of Earth that contains the air we breathe is called the A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Envirosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 14. STUDY OF WEATHER IS CALLED? A) CLIMATALOGY. B) METEOROLOGY. C) AERONOMY. D) AIROLOGY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) METEOROLOGY. 15. Preserving, protecting and restoring the natural environment, ecosystems, vegetation and wildlife is A) Conservation. B) Natural history. C) Environmentalism. D) Ecosystem services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation. 16. What are three main agricultural systems? A) Peasant farming, factory farming, commercial farming. B) Commercial farming, persistent farming, factory farming. C) Peasant farming, subsistence farming, commercial farming. D) Peasant farming, persistent farming, factory farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peasant farming, subsistence farming, commercial farming. 17. In what layer of the atmosphere do all weather events occur? A) Stratosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 18. What is the geological process by which rocks are formed, destroyed, or altered? A) Continental drift. B) Water cycle. C) Plate tectonics. D) Rock cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rock cycle. 19. The effects of urban areas on the environment are A) Negative only. B) Positive only. C) Both positive and negative. D) Nonexistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both positive and negative. 20. Which of the following is 97% wastewater? A) Municipal solid waste. B) Industrial waste. C) Hazardous waste. D) Radioactive waste. 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