This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 168 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 168 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did the Aswan Dam affect electricity generation in Egypt? A) Brought electricity to regions that had never had it before. B) Made electric power less stable. C) Disrupted the main source of electricity. D) Generated higher-quality electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brought electricity to regions that had never had it before. 2. Hot magma rising and cooling which causes movement of slabs of crust is due to A) Convergent radiation. B) Convection currents. C) Concurrent ridges. D) Concocted movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection currents. 3. Without the greenhouse effect the Earth would be ..... to support life. A) Too wet. B) Lacking the oxygen. C) Too hot. D) Too cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Too cold. 4. What are examples of non-renewable resources? A) Oil, coal and solar energy. B) Gas, coal and water. C) Oil, gas and wind. D) Oil, gas and coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil, gas and coal. 5. How does carbon enter the biotic part of the ecosystem? A) Cellular Respiration. B) By Decay. C) Precipitation. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. 6. What is the relationship between limiting factors and carrying capacity? A) Limiting factors directly affect the carrying capacity of a population. B) Carrying capacity is unrelated to the presence of limiting factors. C) Carrying capacity is determined by random chance. D) Limiting factors have no impact on carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting factors directly affect the carrying capacity of a population. 7. Water freezes at..... degrees C A) 0. B) 200. C) 100. D) 150. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0. 8. For mining to be profitable, the price of the final product must be A) Guaranteed in the reclamation plan. B) A specific percentage of the reclamation budget. C) Greater than the costs of extraction and refining. D) Dower than the costs of extraction and refining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater than the costs of extraction and refining. 9. What happens to deciduous leaves before winter? A) They grow thicker to keep them warm. B) They change color and fall off. C) They grow fur. D) Nothing they stay the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They change color and fall off. 10. Sustainable agriculture practices include: A) High dependence on chemical pesticides. B) Crop rotation. C) Genetically modifying crops to require more water. D) Clear-cutting forests to expand farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crop rotation. 11. Define market forces A) Economic pressures that set the price/availability of goods. B) A market is a place where you can buy food. C) A market is a place where you can find a job. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic pressures that set the price/availability of goods. 12. What is a NON-NATIVE species? A) A plant or animal that is in its right place. B) A plant or animal that has been moved to a new place where it doesn't belong. C) A kind of plant that no animals eat. D) A kind of plant or animal that doesn't live anywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A plant or animal that has been moved to a new place where it doesn't belong. 13. What is a population pyramid? A) A type of graph showing the number of males and females in different age groups. B) A type of graph showing the number of males in different age groups. C) A type of graph showing the number of females in different age groups. D) A type of graph showing the number of males and females in only one age group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of graph showing the number of males and females in different age groups. 14. A ..... has a closed loop contour lines which increase in elevation as they move toward the center. The smallest loops are at the highest elevation. A) Hill. B) Valley. C) River. D) Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hill. 15. Urbanization is the movement from A) Urban to rural areas. B) Rural to urban areas. C) Urban to suburban areas. D) Suburban to rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rural to urban areas. 16. What is the most likely size predictable for a mussel randomly drawn from this population? A) 15-20 mm. B) 25-30 mm. C) 30-35 mm. D) 40-45 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30-35 mm. 17. Prediction is the same as a hypothesis. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 18. If current trends continue, the modern geologic era, known as the Quaternary period, may see the extinction of A) Almost 20 percent of all species. B) More than half of all species. C) All species on Earth. D) One or two species per century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More than half of all species. 19. What is the Clean Air Act of 1970 aimed at? A) Increasing air pollution and acid deposition. B) Reducing air pollution and acid deposition. C) Promoting the use of lead-free fuels. D) Implementing congestion charges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reducing air pollution and acid deposition. 20. In an ideal setting, what are the benefits of cap and trade? A) Owners make money. B) Owners meet the needs of other factories. C) Owners do not increase pollution levels. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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