This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 393 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 393 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The lower soil layers where all spaces are filled with water make up the A) Filtration zone. B) Zone of saturation. C) Zone of aeration. D) Zone of alteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zone of saturation. 2. How is the littoral zone described? A) The continental shelf. B) An area with no sunlight. C) The area closest to the edge of a lake that is "lit" up. D) An area with no animal life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The area closest to the edge of a lake that is "lit" up. 3. Wind Energy is ..... A) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. B) Energy that comes from the Sun. C) A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy. D) Fuel from plant material. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. 4. What does the term renewable energy source mean? A) Energy that can be replenished. B) Energy that can be all used up. C) Energy that can be lost. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy that can be replenished. 5. Environmental science is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment. A) TRUE. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. Primary ..... convert solar or chemical energy into energy stored in the bonds of organic sugars. A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) More destructive. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 7. A resource that forms at a much slower rate than the rate that it is consumed. A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resource. 8. Which of the following common trash items is non-degradable? A) Banana peel. B) Pizza box. C) Dasani water bottle. D) Chicken wing bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dasani water bottle. 9. Which level in the energy pyramid has the most energy? A) Primary producer. B) Primary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) Tertiary consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary producer. 10. Food, fuels, fibers, drinking water, and medicines are examples of? A) Provisioning services. B) Cultural services. C) Regulating services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provisioning services. 11. Invites trade of permits among businesses A) Cap and trade. B) Subsidies. C) Tax breaks. D) Command and control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cap and trade. 12. Hunger can be a ..... but more often is a very limited ..... A) Famine, diet. B) Famine, income. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Famine, diet. 13. Poor nutrition and calorie deficiencies cause nearly 1/3 of babies who are born to die prematurely or have disabilities. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. ..... is the study of the air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community, which ranges from a small area to Earth's entire biosphereThis also includes the study of the impact of humans on the environment. A) Environmental science. B) Ecology. C) Earth science. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental science. 15. What form of natural gas could be a significant alternative source of the fossil fuel? A) Deposits near coal. B) Methane gas hydrates. C) Gas formed from volcanic eruptions. D) Pockets released by earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methane gas hydrates. 16. Which of the following is a pull factor that leads to urban growth? A) Entertainment. B) Lack of resources due to climate change. C) Less job opportunities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entertainment. 17. What are the goals of forest management? A) Conservation of land and resources. B) Reforestation of areas. C) Prevention of forest fires. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. ..... % is freshwater on this earth. A) 3. B) 2.5. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.5. 19. This cycle is contributing to global climate change A) Water. B) Carbon. C) Nitrogen. D) Phosphorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon. 20. As altitude increases, air pressure..... A) Increases. B) Decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. ← 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