This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 48 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following contains the ozone layer? A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 2. Earth's magnetosphere is not uniformly shaped. It is compressed on the side facing the Sun and has a long tail extending away from the Sun. Which phenomenon is responsible for this shape? A) Centripetal force of Earth's rotation. B) Gravitational attraction between Earth and the Sun. C) Solar winds bringing high-energy particles toward Earth. D) Differences in the distance between Earth and the Sun during Earth's orbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar winds bringing high-energy particles toward Earth. 3. .... is a type of soil with a high content of dead organic matter (mainly plants) and is also known as "turf." A) Clay. B) Peat. C) Silt. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peat. 4. Energy transfer that works best in solids A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduction. 5. Which of the following is a result of El Nino? A) Flooding in Australia. B) Flooding in South America. C) A high crop yield in Australia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flooding in South America. 6. The excessive use of a species that has economic value. A) Biodiversity. B) Natural resources. C) Overexploitation. D) Population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overexploitation. 7. The study of the chemistry of living things. A) Biochemistry. B) Geochemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biochemistry. 8. Which country or region is coal-rich and oil-poor? A) Germany. B) Iran. C) United States. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) United States. 9. An area has an average daily temperature of 20$^\circ$F and an average annual rainfall of 3 centimeters. Which type of climate is this area most likely to be? A) Polar. B) Temperate. C) Tropical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 10. Aquaponics is the combination of ..... and ..... A) Plants and water. B) Aquaculture and water. C) Hydroponics and aquaculture. D) Hydroponics and plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroponics and aquaculture. 11. ..... is a naturally occurring substance of use to humans that can be potentially be extracted. A) Reserve. B) Resource. C) Wind. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource. 12. Which of the following is a renewable energy source? A) Nuclear power. B) Natural gas. C) Solar power. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar power. 13. Which types of rocks underneath a house can be a source of radon? A) Limestone. B) Asbestos. C) Mercury. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uranium. 14. In a hypothesis, what variable comes after the word THEN? A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent variable. 15. Watersheds can be thought of like a 'sponge' A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are contributory to which chemical cycle? A) The carbon cycle. B) The water cycle. C) The nitrogen cycle. D) The phosphorous cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The carbon cycle. 17. Which part of the water cycle best describes when the sun heats the water? A) Exoskeleton. B) Evaporation. C) Entropy. D) Exasperation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 18. Water molecules are composed of A) Two oxygen atoms and two hydrogen atoms. B) One oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms. C) Two oxygen atoms and one hydrogen atom. D) One oxygen atom and one hydrogen atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms. 19. Interactions among populations in a community. The community's physical surroundings or abiotic factors A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. 20. Consumers which eat only producers are ....., consumers which eat only other consumers are ....., and consumers which eat both are ..... A) Omnivores, herbivores, carnivores. B) Herbivores, omnivores, carnivores. C) Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores. D) Carnivores, omnivores, herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores. ← 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