This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 121 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 121 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Recharge zone A) The place where electricity forms, named for the ability to recharge electrical devices. B) The place where you retrieve water from an aquifer for consumption. C) The surface area the ground water replenishes the water stored within the aquifer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The surface area the ground water replenishes the water stored within the aquifer. 2. These services help natural processes and indirectly help humans A) Provisioning services. B) Cultural services. C) Regulating services. D) Sanitation services. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulating services. 3. A layer of impurities that forms atop molten metal during smelting A) Smelting. B) Slag. C) Flux. D) Alloy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slag. 4. What shape pupil does a venomous snake have? A) Triangular. B) Round. C) Elliptical. D) Square. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elliptical. 5. A tropical or subtropical marine swamp; characterized by the abundance of low to tall trees A) Estuary. B) Salt Marshes. C) Mangrove Swamps. D) Barrier Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mangrove Swamps. 6. A belief that humans have no claim to anything on the earth and are merely passing through is an idea of ..... A) Keep it clean scientists. B) Green peace. C) Conservationists. D) Preservationists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preservationists. 7. What's the main macromolecule in pasta? A) Carbohydrate. B) Protein. C) Fat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbohydrate. 8. Which fossil fuel is made when plants from swamps are covered, pressed, and heated for millions of years? A) Tidal. B) Solar. C) Coal. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 9. What are the reactants (what's needed) for photosynthesis? A) Glucose and oxygen. B) Light, water, and carbon dioxide. C) Carbon dioxide and consumers. D) Carbohydrates and organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light, water, and carbon dioxide. 10. What is the process by which nitrogen is cycled between living organisms and the environment? A) The process is called the carbon cycle. B) The process is called the nitrogen cycle. C) The process is called the water cycle. D) The process is called the oxygen cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process is called the nitrogen cycle. 11. "Matter cannot be created or destroyed, it only changes form. '' is known as A) The Law of Conservation of Energy. B) The First Law of Thermodynamics. C) The Law of Conservation of Matter. D) The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Law of Conservation of Matter. 12. Which trophic level has the least energy available and the least biomass? (click picture) A) Trophic level 1. B) Trophic level 2. C) Trophic level 3. D) Trophic level 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trophic level 4. 13. An example of an adaptation strategy (not mitigation) for dealing with climate change? A) Planning hurricane evacuation routes. B) Using public transportation. C) Using less energy at home. D) Switching to renewable energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planning hurricane evacuation routes. 14. Two threats to ocean ecosystems A) Nutrient runoff and industrial waste discharge. B) Entanglement of marine mammals in nets and over fishing. C) Sewage and algal blooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which is made up mostly of iron and nickel. A) Inner Core. B) Outer Core. C) Crust. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner Core. 16. Earth's magnetic field is important because the magnetic field shields the planet from the harmful ..... of the sun. A) Light. B) Heat. C) Vibes. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radiation. 17. Measures taken to reduce the harmful effects of hazards, or to manage harmful incidents that have already occurredfor example, using new technologies to reduce the effects of global warming A) Carbon footprint. B) Sustainability. C) Mitigation. D) Renewable energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitigation. 18. Water is a A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 19. Which of the following is the fourth layer of the atmosphere? A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermosphere. 20. Which biome is characterized by considerable variability in rainfall and temperature and the presence of antelope and bison? A) Grassland. B) Tundra. C) Tropical Rainforest. D) Temperate Rainforest. 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