This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 479 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 479 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Red soil is a type of soil that develops in a warm, temperate, moist climate under mixed forest A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What do we call declining number and variety of the species in an area? A) Loss of biodiversity. B) The Tragedy of the Commons. C) Sustainability. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss of biodiversity. 3. The water table is: A) Anywhere water is visible on the surface. B) Where streams and lakes intersect. C) The uppermost level at which water fully saturates rock or soil. D) Synonymous with groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The uppermost level at which water fully saturates rock or soil. 4. In general:Which industry is most affected by environmental damage? A) Electronics. B) Medical. C) Architectural. D) Tourism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tourism. 5. Precipitation is considered acid if its pH is ..... A) Above 5. B) Equal to 5. C) Below 5. D) Not 7 which is neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Below 5. 6. By 2050 how many humans will be displaced by climate change? A) Hundreds. B) Thousands. C) Millions. D) Billions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Billions. 7. Which of the following describes the term, "ecological footprint" ? A) The mark a person's shoe makes in soft earth. B) The number of animals a person has killed. C) How fast we consume resources and generate waste. D) The number of trees we cut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How fast we consume resources and generate waste. 8. Water flows through permeable materials ..... than impermeable materials. A) Slower. B) Faster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faster. 9. A ..... is the paper record upon which the seismic waves are recorded in a seismograph. A) Seismometer. B) Seismogram. C) Seismograph. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismogram. 10. The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph wind, a high temperature of 52 degrees and a pressure of 720 mb. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction? A) Anemometer, barometer, thermometer. B) Barometer, hygrometer, thermometer. C) Thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer. D) Anemometer, satellite image, barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anemometer, barometer, thermometer. 11. What eats meat only? A) Omnivore. B) A Human. C) Carnivore. D) Ronald McDonald. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carnivore. 12. Which of the following is a consequence of synthetic fertilizer usage? A) Dead zones. B) Ocean acidification. C) Fish abnormalities. D) Soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dead zones. 13. People in developing nations are more likely than people in developed nations to die from A) Cancer. B) Diabetes. C) Heart disease. D) Environmental issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental issues. 14. These ponds are permanent storage for the processed rock ore ('slurry') which contain sulphites. A) Drainage Ponds. B) Tailings Ponds. C) Sludge Ponds. D) Slurry Ponds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tailings Ponds. 15. Different ..... have different composition and contain whatever elements and gases were in the rock or rocks that melted. A) Magmas. B) Rocks. C) Minerals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magmas. 16. Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by all of these ways EXCEPT ..... A) Burning of fossil fuels. B) Burning of wildfires. C) Cellular respiration. D) Erosion of land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erosion of land. 17. Exercise, improved health, brain function, creativity, sense of wonder are all benefits of? A) Nature deficit disorder. B) Getting outside. C) Being on social media. D) Eating junk food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting outside. 18. Which of the following industries is the largest producer of primary air pollutants in the United States? A) Electricity production. B) Healthcare. C) Transportation. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electricity production. 19. The Industrial Revolution ..... A) Was a time of agricultural development and farming. B) Resulted in a decrease in the human population. C) Was a period of major industrialization that lead to an urban society powered by nonrenewable energy sources. D) Led to a decline in manufacturing and the closing of many factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was a period of major industrialization that lead to an urban society powered by nonrenewable energy sources. 20. Predation and disease are all factors of A) Density Independent factors. B) Density Dependent factors. 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