This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 491 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 491 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The amount of matter in the environment A) Increases sometimes and decreases other times. B) Usually increases. C) Usually decreases. D) Always stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Always stays the same. 2. An individual who promotes environmental issues most likely works in which field? A) Ecology. B) Environmental activism. C) Environmental journalist. D) Environmental law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental activism. 3. Biotic community contain different species of A) Plant. B) Animals. C) Both Plants and Animals. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both Plants and Animals. 4. Which energy source uses photovoltaic cells to capture light and produce electricity? A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Hydroelectric. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 5. The environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required (1) to provide the raw materials the individual or population consumes and (2) to dispose of or recycle the waste the individual or population produces. A) Environmental ethics. B) Ecological footprint. C) Scientific Method. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological footprint. 6. What is a major threat of river ecosystems? A) Flooding. B) Dams. C) Hard Rain. D) Murky Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dams. 7. Which population has the greatest potential for rapid growth? A) Populations with a large number of middle aged individuals. B) Older populations. C) Populations with large numbers of young offspring. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Populations with large numbers of young offspring. 8. Is a volcano a natural event or human activity? A) Natural event. B) Human activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural event. 9. Climate change can cause increases in asthma, allergies and heart disease. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. A mixture of gases and particles that surround a planet, held by gravity is called the- A) Greenhouse effect. B) Atmosphere. C) Jet stream. D) Blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 11. Most of the salt in the ocean is ..... A) Chlorine. B) Rock salt. C) Sodium chloride. D) Sodium hydroxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium chloride. 12. What are the four layers of the atmosphere? A) Hydrosphere. biosphere, geosphere, isophere. B) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere. C) Troposphere, Exosphere, Mesosphere. Thermosphere. D) Thermosphere, Hydrosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere. 13. Which axis would you graph the dependent variable? A) A. B) B. C) X. D) Y. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Y. 14. An example of a dirty energy is A) Oil. B) Natural gas. C) Carbon. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 15. This layer is above the mesosphere. In this layer of the atmosphere, there are few molecules in the air, so the air pressure is very low. As the height of the layer increases the temperature increases. This is the layer where the aurora borealis or Northern Lights occur. A) Thermosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermosphere. 16. Judges actions in terms of their effects on whole ecological systems A) Anthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecocentrism. 17. What are some ways we can help in maintaining biodiversity? A) Get involved with ecological restoration in your area. B) Prevent invasive species from overpopulating. C) Don't use chemical pesticides on crops. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Sealing cracks where air can leak into the building would NOT part of correcting ..... A) Asbestosis. B) Sick-building syndrome. C) Zero emission program. D) Emphysema. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sick-building syndrome. 19. What percentage of energy is transferred between trophic levels? A) 90%. B) 75%. C) 50%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10%. 20. A social movement dedicated to protecting the natural worid A) Environmental science. B) Environmentalism. C) Ecology. D) Sociology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalism. ← 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