This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 288 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 288 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The one variable in an experiment that is purposely changed by the scientist is the ..... A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Data. D) Control group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 2. Where is the benthos located? A) Top water layer. B) Bottom water layer. C) Middle water layer. D) On the shore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bottom water layer. 3. What is the term used to describe the area where thin oceanic plates spread apart, releasing magma and creating new oceanic crust? A) Mid-ocean rift zone. B) Subduction zone. C) Normal fault line. D) Convergent boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mid-ocean rift zone. 4. Which is an example of direct use of fossil fuels? A) Nuclear reactor. B) Oil-fuel furnace. C) Wind generator. D) Wood-burning stove. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oil-fuel furnace. 5. Gasoline leaks on the highway are an example of A) Bacterial pollution. B) Sediment pollution. C) Nutrient pollution. D) Chemical pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemical pollution. 6. When addressing livelihoods we are speaking about A) Activities essential to everyday life. B) Activities essential to everyone. C) Activities essential to survive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Activities essential to everyday life. 7. When a government gives cash to an industry to support an activity of the industry, that is an example of which incentive? A) Command-and-Control. B) Tax Breaks. C) Cap-and-Trade. D) Green Taxes. E) Subsidies. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Subsidies. 8. Pollution is ..... A) People have contaminated, or dirtied an area with waste. B) People have cleaned, or fixed up an area. C) People have gathered, or collected the trash in the area. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People have contaminated, or dirtied an area with waste. 9. Temperature in the stratosphere warms as altitude increases. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Raksha Bandhan means a bond of ..... A) Protection. B) Harm. C) Laziness. D) Fight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection. 11. Which species was not originally in the ecosystem? A) Endemic. B) Nonnative. C) Keystone. D) Native. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonnative. 12. What does CITES stand for? A) Conference on international trade in endangered species. B) Convention on international trade in endemic species. C) Convention on international trade in endangered species. D) Conference on international trade in endemic species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convention on international trade in endangered species. 13. Weaher forecasting has improved recently in part because of A) Fewer weather changes from year to year. B) More experienced weather forecasters. C) Improved data gathering and better computer technology. D) Widespread television reporting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improved data gathering and better computer technology. 14. The diagram shows the difference in sunlight reaching Earth at Points 1 and 2.Based on the diagram, what is another difference between Points 1 and 2? A) ) Tides will be higher at Point 2 than at Point 1. B) ) The pull from gravity will be greater at Point 2 than at Point 1. C) ) Each day is slightly longer than 24 hours at Point 1 and slightly shorter at Point2. D) ) The region at Point 1 is experiencing summer while the region at Point 2 isexperiencing winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ) The region at Point 1 is experiencing summer while the region at Point 2 isexperiencing winter. 15. Temperature decreases with height in the ..... because the heat from the surface rises and cools. A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 16. Antarctica is this biome A) Tundra. B) Taiga. C) Desert. D) Chaparral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 17. What does the term anthropogenic mean? A) Caused by fracking. B) Caused by humans. C) Warming the earth. D) Melting the ice caps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caused by humans. 18. The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ..... A) 50. B) 5. C) 100. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10. 19. In a controlled study, all variable are controlled except two A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which one the following is NOT a branch of science, but a pseudoscience because it is not testable, repeatable and measurable. A) A. Astronomy:study of physical objects and processes. B) B. Physics:the study of properties of matter and energy. C) C. Biology:the study of living organisms. D) Feng Shui-A Chinese method of arranging objects and living spaces in a certain way to ensure a happy and harmonious life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feng Shui-A Chinese method of arranging objects and living spaces in a certain way to ensure a happy and harmonious life. ← 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