This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 131 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 131 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up A) Mesosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesosphere. 2. Scientific ..... are simpler versions of a complex reality. A) Models. B) Theories. C) Observations. D) Laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Models. 3. In an undeveloped country, the rural areas will often be off the grid, with no access to consistent electricity. For a household living in this situation, A) Natural gas. B) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar power. 4. An important effect of the agricultural revolution was A) Soil erosion. B) Habitat destruction. C) Plant and animal domestication. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Which of the following makes it difficult to reduce population growth? A) High literacy rates result in women wanting to have more children. B) Population sizes will not decline until some people start having to do without food and other necessities of life. C) Many people live in cities, where large families are an advantage. D) Many people have low literacy and limited access to healthcare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many people have low literacy and limited access to healthcare. 6. Minerals are things found in the earth that are not in plants or animals. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas? A) Carbon monoxide. B) Radon. C) Ozone. D) Asbestos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radon. 8. Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint? A) Eating less meat and processed foods. B) Walking or biking to school. C) Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. D) Driving a large car around for fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Driving a large car around for fun. 9. In photosynthesis, C6H12O6 is A) A useful product. B) Not a useful product. C) A useful gas. D) Is a useful reactant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A useful product. 10. Which of the following is a fossil fuel? A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Solar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 11. A consumer that eats both animals and producers. A) Carnivores. B) Omnivores. C) Herbivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivores. 12. Which of the following is a natural cause of species extinction? A) Robot uprising. B) Climate change, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks. C) Alien invasion. D) Zombie apocalypse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks. 13. What is meant by overgrazing? A) When the cows eat too much and get sick. B) When a section of land is used for an extended period of time without sufficient recovery periods. C) When too much grass is planted. D) When a section of land is not used for an extended period of time and becomes overgrown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a section of land is used for an extended period of time without sufficient recovery periods. 14. How much of the planet is covered by water? A) 20%. B) 50%. C) 70%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 70%. 15. Resources that cannot be replaced within the human time scale A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Sunlight. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resource. 16. Which of the following describes results from an investigation that meets the criteria to be considered science? A) The results must never change. B) The result must be subjective and fair. C) The results must contain a bias toward technology. D) The results must be based on empirical evidence and data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The results must be based on empirical evidence and data. 17. Remote sensing has been used to investigate which of the following? A) Glacial retreat. B) Forest fire spread. C) Sea-level rise. D) All of these have been observed through remote sensing of Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these have been observed through remote sensing of Earth. 18. ..... are materials and energy resources found in nature that humans need to survive. A) Natural resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) Renewable resources. D) Predictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resources. 19. Complete the sentence. A substance that is more basic has a ..... pH than a substance that is acidic. A) Lower. B) Higher. C) The same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higher. 20. Terrestrial biomes are defined by ..... and ..... variables. A) Temperature; precipitation. B) Temperature; animals. 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