This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 358 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 358 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... source of pollution is a water pollution source that happens in a specific area, such as a spot where chemicals are being directly dumped in the water. A) Point. B) Nonpoint. C) Aquifer. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point. 2. 2nd law of thermodynamics A) Every time energy changes form, some of it is lost to the environment. B) Energy can't be created or destroyed. C) All energy generates heat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every time energy changes form, some of it is lost to the environment. 3. UNDERSTANDING If the exponent is a positive number ..... A) You will get a large number. B) You will get a smaller number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You will get a large number. 4. What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide? A) 1%. B) 21%. C) 78%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1%. 5. Why is it called Easter Island? A) Columbus named it. B) The Dutch "discovered" it on Easter. C) Because there were many eggs. D) Is where Easter originated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Dutch "discovered" it on Easter. 6. Bottom of a body of water, inhabited by decomposers, insect larvae and clams. A) Littoral Zone. B) Estuary. C) Benthic Zone. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Benthic Zone. 7. What products are created by the process of photosynthesis? A) The sun's light and energy. B) Oxygen and carbohydrates. C) Carbon dioxide and water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen and carbohydrates. 8. What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? A) Stratosphere. B) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 9. Which is NOT a unique property of water? A) Water cools very rapidly. B) Frozen water floats on liquid water. C) Water covers most of the Earth's surface and retains a large amount of heat. D) Water molecules stick to each other through hydrogen bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water molecules stick to each other through hydrogen bonds. 10. Pollution:is a change in the non-living nature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Where does the alligator get its food molecules? A) From the grocery store. B) Through many other organisms that eat one another. C) Through the sun's energy. D) From the Plover bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through many other organisms that eat one another. 12. What is silviculture? A) The study of life where the predominate vegetation is trees. B) The art and science of managing quality forests. C) The selection of the highest quality trees to maximize profits. D) The removal of all trees to maximize regeneration of shade intolerant trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The art and science of managing quality forests. 13. What is used to explain different symbols represented on a map? A) A key. B) A dictionary. C) A compass rose. D) A thesaurus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A key. 14. What kind of information can we get from an ice proxy? A) The approximate temperature during the period when the ice was made. B) Totally amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere at the time the ice was made. C) The amount of Argon found in the atmosphere at the time the ice was made. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The approximate temperature during the period when the ice was made. 15. This happens when climate changes. A) Water in the ocean warms and expands. B) More frequent typhoons. C) Ice melts and Islands disappear. D) All of the Above tagsEasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above tagsEasy. 16. Coldest layer just above the stratosphere A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesosphere. 17. What is an example of bioremediation? A) Wheat taking up toxic chemicals. B) Your friend throwing trash on the ground. C) Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics. D) The great barrier reef. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wheat taking up toxic chemicals. 18. What is the first layer of atmosphere an astronaut passes through during reentry from space? A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 19. In an experiment, a scientist adds fertilizer to one pond in order to compare the algae growth to a pond that does not receive fertilizer. The amount of algae that grows would represent a(n) A) Model. B) Dependent variable. C) Independent variable. D) Prediction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent variable. 20. The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change. A) Altitude. B) Elevation. C) Temperature. D) Distance from the sun. 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