This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 312 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 312 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is an example of a sustainable practice?I. Replanting a logged forestII. Developing substitutes for nonrenewable resourcesIII. Banning the use of all fossil fuels without a planned transition to an alternative A) I only. B) II only. C) I and III. D) I and II. E) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I and II. 2. Snakes eat many types of small mammals including mice and rabbits as well as other lizards. Snakes would best be classified as a- A) Producers. B) Herbivores. C) Carnivores. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carnivores. 3. Water is ins gas form is called ..... A) Water Vapor. B) Precipitation. C) Ice. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water Vapor. 4. Subsurface ocean currents continually circulate from the warm waters near the equator to the colder waters in other parts of the world. What is the main cause of these current A) Differences in the topography along the ocean floor. B) Differences in density of ocean water. C) The rotation of Earth on its axis. D) Movement of the jet stream tagsSEV1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Differences in density of ocean water. 5. Scientists work exclusively in the ..... A) Buildings. B) Forest. C) Environment. D) Natural World. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural World. 6. He is known as the father of wildlife management and developed the conservation ethic A) Aldo Leopold. B) John Muir. C) Gifford Pinchot. D) Theodore Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aldo Leopold. 7. Urban areas typically contain more A) Automobiles. B) Public transportation. C) Open space. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public transportation. 8. The gas which has a major role in the greenhouse effect is? A) Methane. B) Carbon Monoxide. C) Carbon Dioxide. D) All of the Above tagsEasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon Dioxide. 9. Which of the following is a source of air pollution? A) Difficulty in breathing. B) Factories. C) Eye irritation. D) Drinking water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factories. 10. The ..... is manipulated or controlled by a person before the start of an experiment A) Theory. B) Independent variable. C) Control group. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 11. Why are trees good for the environment? A) They absorb carbon dioxide. B) They produce carbon dioxide. C) They absorb carbon monoxide. D) They produce carbon monoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They absorb carbon dioxide. 12. A hydrogen fuel cell can power a vehicle by ..... A) Being burned inside an engine. B) Converting water to electricity. C) Chemically reacting with oxygen. D) Powering an electrical battery. E) Powering a solar cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemically reacting with oxygen. 13. These plants live for many years. A) Shrubs. B) Trees. C) Climbers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trees. 14. Which of the following descriptions about the organization of an ecosystem is correct? A) Communities make up species, which make up populations. B) Populations make up species, which make up communities. C) Species make up communities, which make up populations. D) Single species make up populations, different species make up communities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single species make up populations, different species make up communities. 15. Zoie completes a report by asking 70 students across campus. She found that 48% of CTMS students do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. What is the sample size? A) 48. B) 100. C) 70. D) CTMS students. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 70. 16. Which field of study focuses on our moral obligations to protect and preserve the environment? A) Environmental Science. B) Environmental Law. C) Environmental Ethics. D) Environmental Issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Ethics. 17. Which of the following is NOT an impact of urbanization on water quality? A) Contaminants from cars are flushed into the stream systems. B) Increased Runoff. C) Protects Buffer Zones. D) Streams have more erosive power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protects Buffer Zones. 18. The temperature range of most magmas is ..... A) Above 2000 degrees Celsius. B) 700 degrees Celsius to 1300 degrees Celsius. C) 100 degrees Celsius to 500 degrees Celsius. D) 500 degrees Celsius to 600 degrees Celsius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 700 degrees Celsius to 1300 degrees Celsius. 19. Which one of the following is not one of the three main categories that is used to classify most environmental problems? A) Pollution. B) Resource Depletion. C) Extinction. D) Ozone Depletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ozone Depletion. 20. Which layer of the Earth is the most dense? A) Crust. B) Inner core. C) Mantle. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner core. ← 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