This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 411 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 411 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When there is slipping along a fault line, a ..... happens soon after. A) Earthquake. B) Volcanic eruptions. C) Lower air pressure. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquake. 2. Experts agree that the national power transmission system would be made much more efficient if it were updated to a(n) ....., which would include automated controls and high levels of energy efficiency. A) Cogeneration. B) Energy efficiency. C) Smart grid. D) Superinsulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smart grid. 3. Trade winds, westerlies, and polar easterlies A) The boy. B) The girl. C) Prevailing winds. D) Surface ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prevailing winds. 4. This type of lake is formed by remnants of stock ponds, or quarry and mining operations. A) Glacier lake. B) Oxbow lake. C) Playa. D) Man made lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man made lake. 5. The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) One direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiation. 6. Wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995. This keystone species restored the park's ecosystem. What is the ecological value of a keystone species? A) They influence the survival of many other species in an ecosystem. B) They prevent the ecosystem from changing and growing. C) They protect land and water resources within the ecosystem. D) They decrease the number of unwanted species in an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They influence the survival of many other species in an ecosystem. 7. How do invasive species typically impact an ecosystem? A) They can out-compete native species. B) They cause secondary succession. C) They provide aid to endemic species. D) They become native species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can out-compete native species. 8. The main source of energy for all life comes from ..... A) The Earth. B) The moon. C) The sun. D) The food we eat/make. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 9. Procedure designed to test a hypothesis A) Value. B) Risk. C) Data. D) Experiment. E) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Experiment. 10. Precipitation that can carry pollutants from land into bodies of water is A) Benthic Zone. B) Eutrophication. C) Runoff. D) Nekton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff. 11. If I were a bird, what layer of the atmosphere would I fly in? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 12. Water that hits land and flows into a creek, stream, or a river is best describes as A) Condensation. B) Precipitation. C) Run-off. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-off. 13. People like to go to Vail, Colorado to ski. Preservation of a natural area for this reason is based off of what type of value? A) Recreational. B) Aesthetic. C) Scientific. D) Educational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recreational. 14. Animals that live in the trees are called ..... A) Aerial. B) Amphibian. C) Aquatic. D) Aboreal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aboreal. 15. A machine that converts mechanical energy, or motion, into electrical energy A) Fossil Fuels. B) Electric generator. C) Petroleum. D) Oil Reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electric generator. 16. The Equator is warmer than the Poles because ..... A) The Equator is closer to the sun. B) Atmospheric circulation moves warm air toward the Equator. C) Sunlight hits the Equator directly, but hits the Poles at a low angle. D) Geothermal energy from Earth's interior is higher at the Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunlight hits the Equator directly, but hits the Poles at a low angle. 17. How does N2 get into soil? A) N2 diffuses into the pore spaces between the soil particles. B) Legumes pull it in. C) Gravity. It's not just a good idea, it's the Law. D) 1st Law of Thermodynamics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) N2 diffuses into the pore spaces between the soil particles. 18. What is the major function of nucleic acids? A) Storing genetic information. B) Storing energy (long-term). C) Storing energy (short-term). D) Building skin, hair, nails, muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Storing genetic information. 19. What happens if just one thing changes in an ecosystem? A) Nothing. B) Some species might die or leave. C) One species would be affected. D) More species would move in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some species might die or leave. 20. An undesirable change in the natural environment that is caused by a substance that is harmful to living organisms. A) Pollution. B) Agriculture. C) Ecology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. ← 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