This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 236 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 236 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Environmental advantage of no-till agriculture A) Less erosion. B) Decrease in labor costs. C) Increased use of herbicides and pesticides. D) Increased need for irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less erosion. 2. Below are the natural phenomena that cause the environmental changes, except ..... A) Earthquake. B) Erosion. C) Deforestation. D) Landslide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deforestation. 3. Is the following statement true or false? "Vietnam is not rich in mineral resources because most minerals in Vietnam do not have large reserves and are scattered and not concentrated." A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 4. Environmental Science uses multiple branches of science to solve environmental science and is therefore called A) A physical science. B) An interdisciplinary science. C) A life science. D) A true science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An interdisciplinary science. 5. Which of these is an example of nonpoint source pollution? A) An unlined landfill. B) A leaking waste water pipe. C) A leaking oil tanker. D) Runoff from feedlots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runoff from feedlots. 6. A true statement about greenhouse gases is that they A) Convert sunlight into heat energy that warms Earth. B) Are concentrated in the stratosphere. C) Trap heat that is radiated upward from Earth. D) Are not affected by human activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trap heat that is radiated upward from Earth. 7. To prevent groundwater contamination, sanitary landfills are: A) Located far from populated areas. B) Lined with plastic and clay. C) Covered with cement. D) Located on slopes so that water runs downhill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lined with plastic and clay. 8. Which of the following is a strategy for biodiversity conservation? A) Monoculture farming. B) Habitat restoration. C) Overfishing. D) Pesticide use. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat restoration. 9. What is being tested in a Claim, Evidence Reasoning (CER) problem? A) Ideas. B) Hypothesis. C) Rules. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claim. 10. Two primary causes of sprawl are population growth and ecological restoration. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. A situation in which individuals with access to a public resource act in their own interest and, in doing so, ultimately deplete the resource. A) Tragedy of the commons. B) Coriolis effect. C) El Nino effect. D) Albedo effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy of the commons. 12. Which environmental perspective prevailed in the US between the 1700s and the 1800s? A) Utilitarian conservationism. B) Naturalist attitude. C) Frontier attitude. D) Athropocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontier attitude. 13. Which of the following are indicators of healthy water systems? A) High nitrates, high pH, and low temperatures. B) Low temperatures, high dissolved oxygen, and neutral pH. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low temperatures, high dissolved oxygen, and neutral pH. 14. Any material that comes from the Earth and is used for human needs is known as ..... ? A) Renewable resource. B) Natural resource. C) Sustainable. D) Environmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resource. 15. Erosion A) When the sun sets. B) When rivers dry up. C) When mountains are washed away. D) When soil is washed away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When soil is washed away. 16. Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation. A) Ozone layer. B) Greenhouse effect. C) Weather. D) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone layer. 17. To use less of something is to A) Reduce. B) Reuse. C) Recycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce. 18. Sustainable use of a resource means A) Not using the resource at all. B) Using the resource more slowly than it replenishes. C) Using the resource as much as we need to. D) Sharing the resource with others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using the resource more slowly than it replenishes. 19. Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the surface of Earth? A) Glacial valleys. B) Mountain peaks. C) Boundaries between tectonic plates. D) Recharge zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boundaries between tectonic plates. 20. The density of a population is A) The number of individuals born every year. B) The proportion of males and females. C) The number of individuals living in cities. D) The number of individuals per unit area. 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