This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 498 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 498 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What effects does global warming have on the hydrologic (water) cycle? A) Increases the rate of evaporation from land. B) Increases the rate of evaporation from the sea. C) Increases the amount of water vapor the atmosphere can hold. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. An ecological footprint does NOT measure which of the following? A) The amount of raw materials needed. B) The economic wealth of an individual. C) The amount of land needed to dispose of the waste produced. D) The amount of space for recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The amount of space for recycling. 3. Of Earth's water, 97% is saltwater in the oceans and 3% is freshwater. Of that 3% ..... A) 10% frozen in glaciers and icecaps, 89% groundwater, 1% lakes, rivers, and other. B) 77% frozen in glaciers and icecaps, 22% groundwater, 1% lakes, rivers, and other surface water. C) 5% frozen in glaciers and icecaps, 70% groundwater, 25% lakes, rivers, and other. D) 50% frozen in glaciers and icecaps, 5% groundwater, 45% lakes, rivers, and other. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 77% frozen in glaciers and icecaps, 22% groundwater, 1% lakes, rivers, and other surface water. 4. Which of the following practices would help achieve source reduction? A) More consumption. B) Increased use of plastics. C) More packaging. D) Designing goods that last longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Designing goods that last longer. 5. Makes use of science, ethics, economics, and political process to solve environmental problems. A) Industrialization. B) Environmental policy. C) Environmental science. D) Environmental Impact statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental policy. 6. A habitat is a place or location within the ecosystem where an organism lives A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Deposition is the process as A) Constructive. B) Destructive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constructive. 8. The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type ofboundary is it? A) Convergent. B) Divergent. C) Transform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform. 9. The scientific method is a technique for testing ideas with observations and involves several assumptions and a series of interrelated steps. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. In experimental design, which variable is labeled on the x-axis? A) Independent variable. B) Outcome variable. C) Control variable. D) Dependent variable. E) Criterion variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent variable. 11. ..... is the development that meets human need without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs A) Sustainability. B) Renewable resource. C) Nonrenewable. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainability. 12. Which of the following is a way people can reduce the emissions that contribute to smog and the greenhouse effect? A) Take public transporation. B) Use CFC's. C) Use a different pesticide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take public transporation. 13. What is an effect surface mining has on streams? A) Extra nutrients run off into the streams. B) Oxygen levels increase in the water. C) Intermittent streams are destroyed. D) Water is filtered more thoroughly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intermittent streams are destroyed. 14. This type of biome is located in the northern most part of the hemisphere A) Tundra. B) Taiga. C) Boreal forest. D) Savannas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boreal forest. 15. Angiosperms called roses come in a variety of shapes and colors as a result of ..... A) Natural selection. B) Artificial selection. C) Different ecosystems. D) Pristine habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial selection. 16. A species that colonizes an uninhabited area and begins the process of ecological succession is called A) Ecological species. B) Secondary succession. C) Pioneer species. D) Urban species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pioneer species. 17. What category of ecosystem services includes climate regulation and water purification? A) Provisioning services. B) Regulating services. C) Supporting services. D) Cultural services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulating services. 18. All of the following make up the 3 major categories of environmental problems A) Loss of biodiversity. B) Overpopulation. C) Resource depletion. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overpopulation. 19. Coal is a A) Renewable Resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resource. 20. Fossil fuels are included in: A) Organic resources. B) Inorganic resources. C) Mixed resources. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organic resources. ← 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