This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 159 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 159 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The material from which soil first forms A) Weathering. B) Enrichment material. C) Parent material. D) Porosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parent material. 2. What was the result of the Oil Pollution Act? A) Fines were given to oil companies in the event of an oil spill. B) Double Hulls were required for tankers carrying oil. C) Oil companies had to use different pipes to withdraw oil from the wells. D) Oil rigs in the ocean were required to carry insurance policies in case of an accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double Hulls were required for tankers carrying oil. 3. Environmental science is only concerned with the preservation of wilderness areas and does not address urban environments. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as A) Biocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Anthropocentism. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthropocentism. 5. Solar A) Non-renewable. B) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable. 6. Leaching means A) Dissolving minerals from rocks. B) Using up all of the water. C) Turning things white. D) Soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dissolving minerals from rocks. 7. The Coriolis Effect is caused by A) Earth rotating around the sun. B) Earth rotating on its axis. C) The tides. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth rotating on its axis. 8. Producers are ..... A) Plants. B) Able to do photosynthesis. C) Also called autotrophs. D) All of these are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are true. 9. The driest biome is the tundra. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 10. What causes wind to blow? A) Differences in longitude. B) Shock waves from clouds. C) Differences in air temperature and pressure. D) The rotation of earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Differences in air temperature and pressure. 11. What tool would be useful to scientists because they cannot easily perform experiments to test the effects of tectonic plate motion A) Modeling. B) Predictions. C) Controlled studies. D) Independent variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modeling. 12. The best way to handle a household cleaner is to A) Read the label. B) Use rubber gloves. C) Keep a window open. D) Test the cleaner first. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read the label. 13. Having many young with no parental care A) Pioneer Species. B) K-selected Species. C) Indicator Species. D) R-selected Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) R-selected Species. 14. Carbon can be found in the ..... A) Atmosphere. B) Soil. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Ocean. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 15. It is the scientific study of atmospheric phenomena, particularly of the troposphere and lower stratosphere. A) Geology. B) Ecology. C) Meteorology. D) Limnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorology. 16. Which of the following best describes a tropical rain forest? A) Plants and animals that are very similar. B) Rich soil that supports lots of plants on the forest floor. C) Lots of species with specialized survival techniques. D) Very few species of trees, due to poor soil quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lots of species with specialized survival techniques. 17. In 2000, scientists decided to name a new ocean, the Southern Ocean, which they decided to do because of the A) Antarctic Circumpolar Current. B) Gulf Stream. C) Fact like it seemed cool. D) Discovery of "Challenger Deep". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antarctic Circumpolar Current. 18. Plants use the sunlight to make their own food. Therefore, plants are A) Producers, which produce energy for the rest of the ecosystem. B) Consumers, consuming other living things in an ecosystem. C) Predators, top of the food chain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers, which produce energy for the rest of the ecosystem. 19. Fall here tends to be dry and cool. A) Climate. B) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 20. When we recycle and send containers to a recycling center, we are practicing sustainability at which level? A) National and state. B) Local and national. C) Individual and community. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual and community. ← 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