This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 138 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 138 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is NOT used to prevent the emission of particulate matter? A) Gravitational settling. B) Fabric filters. C) Electrostatic precipitator. D) Catalytic convertors. E) Scrubbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Catalytic convertors. 2. The hydrosphere makes up A) All of the hydrogen and oxygen on the Earth's surface. B) All the water on the Earth's surface. C) All of the oxygen on the Earth's surface. D) All the hydrogen on the earths surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the water on the Earth's surface. 3. A ..... is a group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time. A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Population. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 4. What can be treated by adding powdered calcium carbonate (lime) to water with a low pH? A) Acid precipitation. B) Acid shock. C) Asbestosis. D) Sick-building syndrome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acid shock. 5. The smallest amount of of carbon molecules on earth are found in A) The atmosphere. B) Fossil fuels. C) Marine sediments. D) Living organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The atmosphere. 6. Forms when nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides in the air react to form nitric acid and sulfuric acid A) Nitrogen oxide. B) Sulfur oxide. C) Acid rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid rain. 7. Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming cloud A) Precipitation. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condensation. 8. What biome is around 50 degrees Fahrenheit on average, and feature animals such as top goats and antelopes? A) Temperate Rain Forest. B) Mountains. C) Tundra. D) Chaparral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountains. 9. What is the major environmental problem related to resource depletion? A) Renewable resources can be used up. B) Nonrenewable resources can be replenished quickly. C) Renewable resources are not affected by human activities. D) Nonrenewable resources are abundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resources can be used up. 10. Maintaining body temperature is an example of a: A) Negative feedback loop. B) Positive feedback loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative feedback loop. 11. The consumption crisis is more severe in A) Developed countries. B) Developing countries. C) Rural areas. D) Complex ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developed countries. 12. Which of the following is not a goal of modern environmental policy? A) Protect the Environmental Quality. B) Protect Natural Resources. C) Ensure that Resources are shared Fairly. D) Repopulate endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repopulate endangered species. 13. ..... is the number of different species in a particular area (species richness) weighted by some measure of abundance such as number of individuals or biomass. A) Genetic Diversity. B) Species Diversity. C) Ecosystem Diversity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species Diversity. 14. Which type of large storm most likely happens when a low-pressure system forms over the ocean in the summer? A) Hail. B) Thunderstorm. C) Hurricane. D) Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurricane. 15. Large clumps of tall coarse grasses found in savannas. A) Bunchgrasses. B) Runner. C) Sod-forming grasses. D) Tufts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tufts. 16. What are the 3 parts of an atom? A) Electricity, protons and nucleus. B) Proteins, electrons, and nucleus. C) Protons, electrons, and neutrons. D) Protons, electrons, and neutrinos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protons, electrons, and neutrons. 17. Only 10% of the energy moves from one trophic level to the next. If energy cannot be created or destroyed, what happens to the remaining 90%? A) Absorbed by the earth. B) Converted to heat energy. C) Converted to electrical energy. D) Converted to kinetic energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Converted to heat energy. 18. A species that no longer exists A) Mass extinction. B) Endangered species. C) Extinct species. D) Threatened species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extinct species. 19. The part of the experiment that you manipulate to test your hypothesis is called A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Controlled variables. D) Constant variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent variable. 20. Which describes how feedback systems control an ecosystem? A) Feedback systems ensure that the amount of energy in the system is constant. B) Feedback systems affect changes to a disturbance in the system. C) Feedback systems allow an ecosystem to remain stable during a disturbance. D) Feedback systems trigger ecological succession to occur in the system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feedback systems affect changes to a disturbance in the system. ← 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