This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 328 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 328 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Inexhaustible A) Can run in. B) Too much. C) Can run out. D) Cannot run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cannot run out. 2. How would the carbon dioxide emissions trading bill, cap and trade, impact global climate change? A) Limits would be placed on greenhouse gas emissions. Permits would be needed to produce more pollution. B) Greenhouse gas production would be banned. C) For every ton of carbon produced an equal value of trees would need to be planted. D) Stict limits would be set on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions could be produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limits would be placed on greenhouse gas emissions. Permits would be needed to produce more pollution. 3. What is a nonnative species that causes problems in their new environment called? A) Endemic. B) Invasive. C) Keystone. D) Indicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invasive. 4. What is the largest reservoir of fresh water A) Fiji. B) Glaciers. C) The Eau Plaine River. D) Rain clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glaciers. 5. The "6th mass extinction" is Anthropogenic which means. A) Cause by man. B) Cause by aliens. C) Caused by a meteor storm. D) Caused by a volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause by man. 6. Please tick the aspects that apply to the term ecological niche A) Role. B) Uses resources. C) Food/ Habitat/ Trophic position. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. An oil rig malfunctioned in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil have polluted the salt water environment. Which specialists will be contacted to tend to affected wildlife and plant life? A) Marine Biologist. B) Archaeologist. C) Forester. D) Exterminator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine Biologist. 8. Change in a gene pool because of chance A) Evolution. B) Gene. C) Mutation. D) Genetic drift. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic drift. 9. The primary sources of renewable energy in the US are A) Solar and wind energy. B) Hydroelectricity and tidal energy. C) Biomass and hydroelectricity. D) Geothermal and tidal energy. E) Wind and geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass and hydroelectricity. 10. Example of a physical property A) Magnetism. B) Reactivity with oxygen. C) Flammability. D) Non-reactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magnetism. 11. How many variables should be changed in a controlled experiment? A) 1-the independent variable. B) At least 2. C) 1-the dependent variable. D) 3 or more. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1-the independent variable. 12. What is full form of CPCB? A) Central Population Control Board. B) Chandigarh Pollution Control Board. C) Central Pollution Control Board. D) Chandigarh Population Control Board. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Pollution Control Board. 13. Value A) Collection and classification of data. B) Information gathered during an experiment. C) Principles or standards considered to be important. D) In an experimental, that which does not receive the experimental treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Principles or standards considered to be important. 14. An increasing human population requires ..... A) An increase in food production. B) A decrease in food production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increase in food production. 15. How can quantum dots be used to improve solar cells? A) Increasing electric current generation. B) Absorbing very specific wavelengths of solar energy. C) Allowing solar cells to capture high-level energy from the sun. D) Converting solar energy to electricity faster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowing solar cells to capture high-level energy from the sun. 16. Which statement is true regarding science? A) An investigation is only considered science if it follows the scientific method. B) Science is considered to be an ongoing process. C) Science can explain all types of concepts, some of which are not testable. D) A scientific explanation should not change, even if new evidence is found. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science is considered to be an ongoing process. 17. True or False Drilling to the inner core has allowed scientists to know what the inner core is made of-nickel and iron. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 18. How much population go up in percent A) 40%. B) 20%. C) 10%. D) 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40%. 19. Is the transfer of thermal energy through thermal emission A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 20. Which four factors govern changes in population size? A) Births, deaths, reproductive age, and longevity. B) Births, deaths, immigration, and emigration. C) Births, deaths, biomass, and immigration. D) Deaths, biomass, reproductive age, and immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Births, deaths, immigration, and emigration. ← 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