This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 477 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 477 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The study of air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community and it's study of impact on humans on the environment. A) Ecology. B) Environmental science. C) Biology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental science. 2. The machine used to turn wind energy into electricity is A) A kite. B) A plexon. C) A pulley. D) A wind turbine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A wind turbine. 3. The 1st law of Thermodynamics A) Energy can not be created or destroyed. It just changes forms. B) Energy can only be created by the sun. C) Some energy is lost to the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy can not be created or destroyed. It just changes forms. 4. ..... indicates the temperatures at which minerals melt or crystallize. A) Bowen's Reaction Series. B) Partial Melting Series. C) Fractional Crystallization Series. D) Mineral Melting Series. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bowen's Reaction Series. 5. Earth is tilted at A) 0 Degrees. B) 90 Degrees. C) 66.3 Degrees. D) 23.5 Degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23.5 Degrees. 6. Ecological footprints are the amount of area needed to support two people A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which of the following is not involved in the study of environmental science? A) Biology. B) Earth science. C) Onomatology. D) Social science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatology. 8. An aurora is mostly seen in ..... A) Tropical regions. B) High altitude regions. C) High-latitude regions. D) Deciduous Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High-latitude regions. 9. There are more tertiary consumers than there are ..... A) Primary consumers. B) Secondary consumers. C) Quaternary consumers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quaternary consumers. 10. How do nitrogen-fixing bacteria help cycle nitrogen through ecosystems? A) They change nitrogen into forms usable by plants. B) They convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar. C) They release the chemical energy in nitrogen for respiration. D) They convert sunlight into chemical energy stored in nitroge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They change nitrogen into forms usable by plants. 11. The biosphere on Earth includes which of the following? A) All life on Earth. B) All landforms on Earth. C) All of the water on Earth. D) The air on Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All life on Earth. 12. Converting atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form by bacteria or lightning is known as ..... A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Denitrification. C) Ammonification. D) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen fixation. 13. What is a way to add nitrogen to the soil without adding fertilizer? A) Plow the field and bring nutrients up to the top from lower levels. B) Use a legume, such as soybeans (because the bacteria in their roots fix nitrogen) to increase soil nitrogen content. C) Spread animal waste on fields. D) All of these would add nitrogen without adding fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these would add nitrogen without adding fertilizer. 14. Which biomolecule helps form body structures like muscles? A) Nucleic Acid. B) Carbohydrate. C) Protein. D) Lipids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protein. 15. Earth is what kind of system? A) Open. B) Closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed. 16. 42 L =.....mL A) 4, 200. B) .0042. C) 4.20. D) 42, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 42, 000. 17. Environmentalism 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: B) False. 18. The mantle "flows" because of large differences in temperature from the bottom to the top, which create convection currents. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. The scattering of light by colloids is called ..... A) Air pollution. B) Suspension. C) Conservation. D) The Tyndall effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Tyndall effect. 20. Suburban areas have ..... public transportation than urban areas. A) Less. B) More. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less. ← 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