This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 308 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 308 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide? A) LiO. B) No. C) No. D) Lia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 2. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a example of a nonliving thing in our environment? A) Oil. B) Mountains. C) Squirrels. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Squirrels. 3. This is the study of the interaction of humans and the natural environment. A) Ecology. B) Environmental Science. C) Anthropology. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Science. 4. Habitat destruction, overexploitation, pollution, introduction of foreign species A) Air quality. B) Biodiversity Loss. C) Hunger. D) Clean Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity Loss. 5. Organic Compound A) A compound that does not contain the element carbon or contains carbon bound to elements other than hydrogen. B) A compound that contains carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds. C) A compound composed of carbon, hydrogen and water molecules. D) A critical component for life, made up of long chain of nitrogen-containing organic molecules known as amino acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A compound that contains carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds. 6. Which is a biotic factor? A) Producers. B) PH. C) Energy. D) Humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 7. Which of the following refers to a population reaching a size that can no longer be supported by available resources in the surrounding environment? A) Exponential growth. B) Survivorship. C) Environmental resistance. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carrying capacity. 8. Oceans, polar ice caps, and groundwater would all be considered part of Earth's ..... A) Geosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 9. Which part of the plant soaks in the sun to help feed the plant? A) Stem. B) Root. C) Seed. D) Leaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leaf. 10. Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources? A) Cheap. B) Non-renewable. C) Renewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 11. A resource that can only be used once and cannot be replaced once used is called a ..... A) Renewable resource. B) Non-renewable resource. C) Perpetual resource. D) Infinite resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable resource. 12. The main use of fossil fuels by humans is to use the thermal energy they contain to produce ..... A) Biodiesel. B) Ethanol. C) Electricity. D) Nuclear power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electricity. 13. What's the main macromolecule in peanuts? A) Carbohydrate. B) Protein. C) Fat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fat. 14. Which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a slowly growing population? A) India. B) Canada. C) Mexico. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canada. 15. Which answer best defines evaporation? A) The process of changing from a liquid to a gas, usually caused by energy from the sun. B) The process in which animals release water vapor. C) The process of changing from a gas to a liquid, such as water vapor changing into water. D) Water falling to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of changing from a liquid to a gas, usually caused by energy from the sun. 16. Environmental pollution has a negative impact on which of the following aspects? A) Socio-economic damage. B) Impact on the ecosystem. C) Affects human health. D) All 3 answers above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All 3 answers above. 17. The following animals are common to which land biome?(polar bear, walrus, arctic fox, seal, penguin, snowy owl, caribou, arctic hare, musk oxen) A) Tundra. B) Taiga. C) Temperate Forest. D) Coniferous Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tundra. 18. This part of the Earth System includes the crust, mantle, and core. A) Geosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geosphere. 19. States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed A) Law of crosscutting. B) Law of superposition. C) Relative Dating. D) Unconformity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law of superposition. 20. Farthest from Earth's surface A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. 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