This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 389 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 389 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which atmospheric layer of Earth do thunderstorms occur? A) Thermosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 2. When a government gives cash to support an activity in an industry, it is known as a A) Subsidy. B) Local Incentive. C) Green Tax. D) Command and Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subsidy. 3. What are some benefits of biodiversity? A) Clean air and water. B) Food. C) Medicine. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. What gravitational influence has the greatest effect on Earth's tides? A) The gravitational pull between the Earth and the Sun. B) The gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon. 5. What were the Maoi made from? A) Volcanic rock. B) Lava. C) Mountain rock. D) Mix of rock and clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcanic rock. 6. Affect all populations similarly regardless of population size. Examples include:natural disasters, rapid climate changes (drought or floods), and human activity and disturbances A) Density-Dependent factors. B) Density-Independent factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Density-Independent factors. 7. The term to describe how water from lakes enters the atmosphere A) Transpiration. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 8. Which of the following is a sustainable resource? A) Natural gas. B) Uranium. C) Wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 9. What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Greenhouse Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 10. C6H12O6 is also known as glucose (sugar). Where is it found? A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Both plants and animals. D) Neither plants or animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both plants and animals. 11. Our parents work hard for us. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Over ..... of the Amazon is being deforested. A) 1 acre per second. B) 1 acre per hour. C) 1 acre per day. D) 1 acre per month. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 acre per second. 13. Which environmental problem is intensified by deforestation? A) Increase occurrence of urban sprawl. B) Increased atmospheric CO2. C) Increased area for wildlife habitats. D) Increased rate of soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased rate of soil erosion. 14. It is the study of the chemistry of materials such as rocks, soil and water. A) Geology. B) Paleontology. C) Chemistry. D) Geochemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geochemistry. 15. Allows the skull to move independently from the shoulders A) Ribcage. B) Limbs. C) Neck. D) Digits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neck. 16. A greenhouse gas released from burning fossilfuels A) CO2. B) Ozone. C) Helium. D) Nitrogen oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CO2. 17. Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy? A) It poses no safety risks. B) It does not produce air pollution. C) It is cost-efficient. D) It does not produce solid waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It does not produce air pollution. 18. Collection of data in the form of numbers. A) Statistics. B) Models. C) Correlations. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistics. 19. What do the arrows indicate in a food web? A) What eats what. B) Where the energy is being transferred. C) How the animals are related. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where the energy is being transferred. 20. Using scientific information from chemistry and biology to devise a plan to clean up a lake and make it healthy again describes A) Ecology. B) Environmental science. C) Earth science. D) Social science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental science. ← 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