This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 445 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 445 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is cohesion? A) Water's ability to stick to itself. B) Water's ability to stick to other substances. C) The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined. D) Tape, glue and other adhesives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water's ability to stick to itself. 2. What is the average weather in an area over a long period of time? A) Biome. B) Forecast. C) Climate. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 3. What do we call characteristics of the environment that can limit population growth? A) Limiting factors. B) Biotic factors. C) Immigration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting factors. 4. .... are intersections between a fresh water body and a salt water body. Ex:Where a river or stream enters an ocean. A) Aquifer. B) Estuaries. C) Tributaries. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estuaries. 5. Fresh water for drinking is found in all but A) Lakes. B) Streams. C) Aquifers. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oceans. 6. Runoff of sewage and agricultural wastes into coastal waters introduce A) Algae growth. B) Rainwater. C) Surface runoff. D) Oil spill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Algae growth. 7. What is the primary cause of global warming? A) Deforestation. B) Industrialization. C) Greenhouse gases. D) Overpopulation tagsEN.ESS3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse gases. 8. What is a type of succession occurs in an abandoned farmland? A) Old-field succession. B) Ecological succession. C) Primary succession. D) Secondary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old-field succession. 9. A key goal of environmental science is A) Sustainability. B) Obtainability. C) Entertainment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainability. 10. True or False. Topography refers to surface characteristics of an area, such as the presence of a mountain. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. All of the organisms living in a particular area and the physical components with which the organisms interact (both biotic and abiotic) A) Biosphere. B) Biome. C) Ecosystem. D) Population. E) Individual/organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. 12. A law that set standards to minimize the surface effects of coal mining on the environment A) Surfacing mining control and reclamation act of 1977. B) Comprehensive response compensation and liability act. C) Law of segregation. D) Law of dominance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surfacing mining control and reclamation act of 1977. 13. Cutting down trees is always bad for the environment. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. If 10, 000 J of energy is present at the T1 level, then what is the energy available at the T2 level? A) 1000 J. B) 10 J. C) 100 J. D) 1J. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1000 J. 15. How is phosphorus released into the environment? A) Respiration of aquatic organisms. B) Weathering of phosphate rock. C) Absorption by plant roots. D) Animals grazing on the farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering of phosphate rock. 16. This is the plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move. A) Lithosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asthenosphere. 17. How are radioactive wastes disposed of? A) In noncorrosive containers underground. B) In deep-wells underground. C) In landfills. D) In noncorrosive containers on the surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In noncorrosive containers underground. 18. Environmental problems can be viewed as A) Issues with earth's air, water and soil that have developed due to human misuse. B) Issues with earth's air, water and soil that have developed due to natural forces. C) Issues with the soil due to air, water and soil that have developed due to human misuse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Issues with earth's air, water and soil that have developed due to human misuse. 19. The Moon revolves around A) The Sun. B) The Earth. C) Itself. D) A Black Hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Earth. 20. A tropical biome dominated by grasses, shrubs, and small trees A) Savanna. B) Tundra. C) The obi is. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Savanna. ← 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