This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 391 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 391 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What chemical is added during tertiary treatment at a wastewater treatment facility to give a final "polishing" of the waste stream? A) Chlorine. B) Sodium bicarbonate. C) Methane gas. D) Ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorine. 2. What event happened in 1849? A) Central Park in New York Cityis completed-a major milestone inthe American parks movement. B) Wildlife and conservationclubs, such as the Audubon Society, Boone & Crockett Club, and SierraClub began forming across America. C) The U.S. Department of Interioris established. Its role is to protectnatural resources and culturalheritage. D) E) Yellowstone Park becomesthe first national park inAmerica. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The U.S. Department of Interioris established. Its role is to protectnatural resources and culturalheritage. 3. The prefix "Atmo" means ..... A) Ground. B) Water. C) Life. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air. 4. Site where continuous CO2 records have been maintained since 1958 A) Mauna Loa, Hawaii. B) New York City, NY. C) Boston, Mass. D) Oklahoma City, OK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mauna Loa, Hawaii. 5. If you consider what will add to our understanding of the natural world in making an environmental decision, you are examining a(n) ..... value. A) Ethical/moral. B) Aesthetic. C) Environmental. D) Scientific. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethical/moral. 6. ..... is an advantage to an organism in certain environments. A) Adaptation. B) Coevolution. C) Evolution. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adaptation. 7. Phosphates in laundry detergent A) Added to clean pollution. B) Added for fertilizer. C) Causes artificial eutrophication. D) No answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Causes artificial eutrophication. 8. The release of products of combustion into the air often causes the formation of ozone near the surface of Earth. This ground-level ozone in the troposphere damages plants and affects their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. What most likely caused the doubling of ground-level ozone since 1850? A) Greater use of nuclear fuel. B) Emissions from vehicles & industrial processes. C) Extinction of certain animal species. D) Composition of the upper atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emissions from vehicles & industrial processes. 9. Which organism is likely to be at the beginning of a food chain for a pond? A) Sunfish. B) Freshwater shrimp. C) Mosquitoes. D) Green Algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green Algae. 10. What do we call FRESH water that lies beneath the Earth's surface? A) Groundwater. B) Lake. C) River. D) Spring tagsWater Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 11. Inferences are conclusions or predictions based on A) Accuracy. B) Precision. C) Observations and prior knowledge. D) Measurements only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observations and prior knowledge. 12. First predicted by Charles Darwin, the closest relatives to Tetrapods are A) Eels. B) Fish. C) Bacteria. D) Arthropods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish. 13. ..... % of the world's tropical rainforests have been cleared. A) 15. B) 75. C) 30. D) 45. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 45. 14. Which is NOT a part of infrastructure? A) Roads. B) Bridges. C) Restaurants. D) Power lines tagsSEV4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restaurants. 15. A major source of air pollution is burning fossil fuels to generate electricity, therefore, ..... electricity or switching to ..... A) Using electricity or switching to coal fuels. B) Buying electricity or switching to fossil fuels. C) Conserving electricity or switching to alternative fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conserving electricity or switching to alternative fuels. 16. Full Form of CFCs A) Carbon Flouro Carbon. B) Chlorofluorocarbons. C) Chloroflurochloro. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorofluorocarbons. 17. According to one Environmental Principle, any intrusion from the outside may cause imbalance and collapsing of the system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. An organism's way of life ..... A) Species. B) Habitat. C) Environment. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Niche. 19. Why are ocean currents important to coastal regions? A) They produce high and low tides along coastal regions. B) They can warm or cool the air temperatures along coastal regions. C) They move vertically pushing warm water and nutrients to the surface along coastal regions. D) They increase the rate of precipitation as cold water moves along coastal regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can warm or cool the air temperatures along coastal regions. 20. Environmental science is an apolitical field and does not engage with political issues or advocacy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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