This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 47 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When paper has a Forest Stewardship Council logo on it, the paper is A) Made from rainforest wood. B) Not made from wood. C) Made from sustainably harvested wood. D) Recycled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made from sustainably harvested wood. 2. Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant? A) Acid rain. B) Ozone. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Asbestos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon monoxide. 3. Which soil conservation method is used to replant crops in different areas after each season? A) Intercropping. B) Crop rotation. C) Contour farming. D) Terracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crop rotation. 4. Water can not pick up harmful substances. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. How does the carbon cycle function? A) In the carbon cycle, carbon travels between and stays among organisms on Earth. B) In the carbon cycle, carbon travels from the atmosphere into organisms and the Earth. C) In the carbon cycle, carbon travels from the atmosphere into organisms and the Earth and back into the atmosphere. D) In the carbon cycle, carbon stays in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the carbon cycle, carbon travels from the atmosphere into organisms and the Earth and back into the atmosphere. 6. Latitude lines are used to measure A) Degrees North & South. B) Degrees East & West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Degrees North & South. 7. Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the Earth's surface? A) Glacial valleys. B) Mountain peaks. C) Boundaries between tectonic plates. D) Recharge zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boundaries between tectonic plates. 8. Which of the following is the chemical expression of ozone? A) O2. B) O3. C) WHAT?. D) CO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) O3. 9. Climate in a region is A) The long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions. B) Determined only by seasonal daylight hours. C) The atmospheric conditions on a given day. D) Never affected by ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The long-term, prevailing atmospheric conditions. 10. What is an effect of global warming? A) Melting glaciers and rising sea levels. B) Population is increasing. C) More forest areas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting glaciers and rising sea levels. 11. What is the number of individuals in an area called? A) Population. B) Number. C) Community. D) Size. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Size. 12. Channel A) The path that a stream follows. B) The water that is beneath Earth's surface. C) A stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream. D) All the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The path that a stream follows. 13. An oligotrophic lake tends to have relatively low levels of nutrients. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which of the following is not considered a greenhouse gas? A) Methane. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 15. Field of study involving the physical, biological, and social sciences. A) Environmental science. B) Ecology. C) Developing nation. D) Renewable resource. E) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental science. 16. Where is the least amount of energy in an energy pyramid? A) The top of the pyramid. B) The middle of the pyramid. C) The bottom of the pyramid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The top of the pyramid. 17. What nutrient causes algal blooms in the ocean? A) Phosphorus. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 18. Acid rain forming from pollutants in the air radicalizing is an example of what? A) Secondary pollution. B) Primary Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary pollution. 19. What is a Sanitary Sewer? A) Wastewater and other different types of waste. B) A network of pipes that carry sewage. C) A dense material that sinks to the bottom of the septic tank. D) A material that floats at the top of a septic tank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A network of pipes that carry sewage. 20. Fish, dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and kelp live here. What biome am I? A) Stream. B) Polar Region. C) Rainforest. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean. ← 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