This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 314 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 314 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The type of renewable energy used from heat produced within the earth A) Wind energy. B) Nuclear energy. C) Geothermal energy. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal energy. 2. How many oxygen atoms are in an ozone molecule? A) Two. B) Four. C) Three. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 3. What type of vegetation would you expect to find on an abandoned farm that has been undisturbed for 150 years? A) Young pine trees. B) Shrubs. C) Tall, mature oak trees. D) Short grasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tall, mature oak trees. 4. In which situation are the hydrosphere and geosphere interacting? A) A running river erodes soil on a mountain. B) A volcano release hot lava that causes a glacier to melt. C) Sediments from a desert are carried by wind to a rainforest. D) Humans burn fossil fuels that pollute the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A running river erodes soil on a mountain. 5. There are four separate layers that make up a temperate mixed forest. Which is composed of all woody plants which grow low to the ground? A) Herbaceous layer. B) Shrub layer. C) Sub-canopy layer. D) Canopy layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shrub layer. 6. Two or more atoms chemically bonded together A) Bond. B) Alloy. C) Dredge. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 7. As groundwater resources are depleted, what will likely happen to the price of crops that are irrigated with this groundwater? A) The prices will likely decrease because of the reduced supply of water. B) The prices will likely increase because of the reduced supply of water. C) The price will be unaffected by the reduced supply of water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The prices will likely increase because of the reduced supply of water. 8. Which of the following factors in sustaining Earth's life allows the planet to old onto its atmosphere and helps enable the movement of cycling of chemicals through air, water, soil, and organisms? A) Energy. B) Nutrient cycling. C) Gravity. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gravity. 9. What is a chain reaction? A) When electrons are emitted causing electricity. B) When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the protons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split. C) When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the neutrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split. D) When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the electrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the neutrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split. 10. The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases A) Thunderstorm. B) Thermosphere. C) Tornado. D) Cyanobacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermosphere. 11. In 'global warming' the temperature of A) Troposphere increase. B) Ionosphere increase. C) Mesosphere increase. D) Stratosphere increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere increase. 12. These kind of observation use your senses to observe results. A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative. 13. What could be said about all three types of mining described here? A) They all damage water quality due to runoff. B) They are all for mining coal. C) They are only used in countries with no environmental regulations. D) They are all for mining metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They all damage water quality due to runoff. 14. Which abiotic factor plays a crucial role in determining the type of vegetation and organisms found in a particular ecosystem? A) Biotic interactions. B) Temperature. C) Species diversity. D) Predation pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 15. A verbal or graphical organization of how a system works or is organized A) Conceptual model. B) Graphical model. C) Physical model. D) Mathematical model. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conceptual model. 16. The greenhouse effect is A) The absorption of energy by clouds. B) A gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere. C) The reflection of solar energy into the atmosphere. D) The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere. 17. What are 4 resources that are naturally recycled in the environment? A) Oil, nuclear energy. B) Trees, water, sun, wind. C) Coal, natural gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trees, water, sun, wind. 18. Which of the following is not an EPA definition of hazardous waste? A) Ignitable. B) Corrosive. C) Reactive. D) E-waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E-waste. 19. Humans promote the evolution of resistant populations by trying to control ..... and bacteria with chemicals. A) Pests. B) Viruses. C) Sickness. D) Diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pests. 20. What component of sustainability is involve in dealing with conflicts which usually happens between an environmentalist and politician? A) A. Natural capital. B) Recognition. C) Solutions. D) Compromise. 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