This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 305 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 305 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... is the hard rock on and just BELOW the Earth's surface. A) Geosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lithosphere. 2. Which industry is most likely to use cogeneration? A) Tourism. B) Construction. C) Transportation. D) Manufacturing. E) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manufacturing. 3. This type of energy is produced when billions of uranium nuclei are split apart in nuclear fission A) Geothermal. B) Hydroelectric. C) Nuclear. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear. 4. From the 3% freshwater on earth, majority (79%) is in the ..... A) Groundwater. B) Water vapor. C) Ice caps and glaciers. D) Water within living organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ice caps and glaciers. 5. A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height A) Cold front. B) Jet stream. C) Air mass. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air mass. 6. Glucose is made during what process? A) Cellular respiration. B) Glycolysis. C) Photosynthesis. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 7. Have large amounts of precipitation, high humidity, and moderate temperatures. A) Tropical rain forests. B) Temperate rain forests. C) Deserts. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperate rain forests. 8. A mixture in which all the ingredients are evenly distributed are called A) Mixtures. B) Solutions. C) Suspensions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solutions. 9. Omnivorous animals are those which eat ..... A) Only plants. B) Both plants and animals. C) Neither plants nor animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both plants and animals. 10. Which of the following statements is NOT a concern about open-pen fish farming? A) Having many fish close together increases the occurrence of sea lice. B) Farmed fish may escape from their pens and breed with wild fish. C) Open pen fish farms are much more expensive than land based fish farming operations. D) Fish farms create a lot of waste that can negatively impact surrounding environments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open pen fish farms are much more expensive than land based fish farming operations. 11. What are the two main groups of aquatic biomes? A) Saltwater and freshwater. B) Marine and estuarine. C) Marine and freshwater. D) Oligotrophic and eutrophic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine and freshwater. 12. Which of the following situations best describes the ideal use of a renewable resource? A) Filling a car with a small gas tank and engine with gasoline and motor oil. B) Building wooden furniture from recycled wood and natural materials. C) Mining copper in with a deep underground mine with flashlights that use renewable batteries. D) Burning coal in a power plant and cleaning up coal dust inside with brooms and vacuums. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building wooden furniture from recycled wood and natural materials. 13. Where are many critical biodiversity hotspots located? A) Cities and developed areas of the world. B) Islands, tropical rain forests, and coastal areas. C) Desert and polar environments. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Islands, tropical rain forests, and coastal areas. 14. How do wind turbines generate electricity? A) Wind passes through tunnels that collect electrostatic energy. B) Wind turns blades, which powers an electric generator. C) Filters capture energy particles from wind. D) Turbine blades spin to generate wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind turns blades, which powers an electric generator. 15. Negatively charged particles that are located in the cloud around the nucleus are called A) Protons. B) Neturon. C) Electrons. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrons. 16. A group of individuals or events selected to represent the population. A) Probability. B) Distribution. C) Sample. D) Probability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sample. 17. As the population is increasing, what is decreasing? A) The number of people on Earth. B) Number of Plants. C) Number of Animals. D) Natural Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Resources. 18. Which of the following is not a planetary boundary that could tip in the wrong direction and cause severe damage to Earth? A) Biodiversity loss. B) Climate change. C) Ozone depletion. D) Increased ice formation at Earth's poles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased ice formation at Earth's poles. 19. Type of heat flow that involves the transfer of heat from one molecule to another molecule A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Insulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduction. 20. What is the water footprint? A) Water for cellular processes. B) Water required by our body. C) Water quantity required to produce goods & services. D) Water for travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water quantity required to produce goods & services. ← 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