This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 362 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 362 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an effect of climate change on oceans? A) Decreased sea levels. B) Reduced coral bleaching. C) Ocean acidification. D) Decrease in water temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean acidification. 2. Which of the following fauna of India can be called Flagship Species?Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) African elephant (Loxodonta sp.) Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) A flagship species is a species, which is selected to act as an ambassador, icon or symbol for a defined habitat, issue, campaign or environmental cause.Select the correct option from the codes given below: A) Only 1 & 2. B) Only 2 & 3. C) Only 1 & 3. D) 1, 2 & 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 2 & 3. 3. Species that no longer exists. A) Invasive species. B) Native species. C) Keystone species. D) Endangered species. E) Extinct species. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Extinct species. 4. An approach that combines biology, chemistry, earth science, economics, and political science in studying the environment. A) Outgoing approach. B) Team approach. C) Interdisciplinary approach. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interdisciplinary approach. 5. Where are volcanoes and earthquake-prone areas usually located? A) In the oceans. B) In mountainous regions. C) Within the earth's mantle. D) Where tectonic plates meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where tectonic plates meet. 6. Feedback loops A) Are imagined. B) Regulate systems. C) Cause constant hunger. D) Always result in chaos. . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulate systems. 7. Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called? A) Ultraviolet rays. B) X-rays. C) Gamma rays. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ultraviolet rays. 8. A region of land that drains into a river. A) Water reclamation. B) Watershed. C) Aquifer. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watershed. 9. What is the driving force of the water cycle? A) Evaporation from the ocean. B) Heat from the sun. C) Precipitation from rainfall. D) Runoff from mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat from the sun. 10. The second layer of the atmosphere up from Earth, where the ozone layer is that protects us from harmful UV rays, is the A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 11. A marsh: A) Is a wetland only containing trees. B) Is a wetland only containing grasses. C) Is a wetland with many grasses and no trees. D) Is a wetland with only a few types of organisms living in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is a wetland with many grasses and no trees. 12. Is the human body an open, closed, or isolated system? A) Open. B) Closed. C) Isolated. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open. 13. The continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water sources is called? A) Nitrogen cycle. B) Water cycle. C) Biochemical cycle. D) Hydrogen cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water cycle. 14. ..... is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. A) Habitat. B) Ecosystem. C) Biome. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 15. Which biome is characterized by the presence of permafrost? A) Temperate seasonal forest. B) Woodland/shrubland. C) Tundra. D) Boreal forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tundra. 16. Which of the following zones is closest to the shore? A) Limnetic. B) Littoral. C) Profundal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Littoral. 17. Conduction A) Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds. B) A single, large, interconnected body of water that covers 70% of Earth's surface. C) The flow of heat from a warmer object to a colder object when the objects are placed in direct physical contact. D) Vibration caused by slippage along a fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vibration caused by slippage along a fault. 18. What percent of the earth's freshwater is available for drinking? A) 1%. B) 3%. C) 27%. D) 68%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1%. 19. Spent nuclear fuel (already used) is stored at- A) A landfill. B) On site at the nuclear power plant. C) A repository in Nevada. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On site at the nuclear power plant. 20. As the pesticide DDT moves up the trophic levels in a food web, the concentration of DDT within organisms A) Levels off. B) Decreases. C) Becomes less of a threat. D) Increases. 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