This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 512 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 512 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which area is most of the Earth's phosphorous stored? A) In the atmosphere. B) In the ocean. C) Underground. D) On land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the ocean. 2. Which characteristics are common in the taiga biome? A) Spruces. elk, snowshoe hares, sever winters. B) Lichens, reindeer, and permafrost. C) Grasses, bison, prairie dogs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spruces. elk, snowshoe hares, sever winters. 3. A cost-benefit analysis is a ..... A) Amount of product offered for sale. B) Comparison of sacrifice and gain by a specific action. C) Amount of product bought at a certain price. D) Study of how resources are converted into goods and services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparison of sacrifice and gain by a specific action. 4. How are mid-ocean ridges formed? A) Tectonic plate collision. B) Volcanic eruption. C) Sediment deposition. D) Seafloor spreading and magma rising. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seafloor spreading and magma rising. 5. Component of Earth that encompasses all other spheres A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 6. Used to describe an areas general weather pattern of a particular area A) Sunspots. B) Greenhouse gases. C) Climate. D) Thermal expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 7. Do latitude lines ever touch? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 8. What is the nitrogen cycle A) A vehicle powered by nitrogen gas. B) An event in which nitrogen moves from the soil to the atmosphere. C) The cycle of events that puts Nitrous Oxide into the atmosphere. D) The movement of nitrogen through the different environmental spheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movement of nitrogen through the different environmental spheres. 9. If the Great Ocean Conveyor were to be disrupted by the flow of freshwater from Greenland, which of these continental areas would experience the greatest impact? A) North America. B) Western Europe. C) Australia. D) Southern Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western Europe. 10. It is otherwise known as producers. A) Autotrophs. B) Heterotrophs. C) Consumer. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autotrophs. 11. What is an Ultraviolet radiation? A) Wavelengths that are longer than red light. B) Energy from the sun travels to Earth across a full spectrum of wavelengths. C) It radiates most of the energy back into the atmosphere. D) An invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than violet light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than violet light. 12. Habitat fragmentation causes A) Decreased biodiversity. B) Increased biodiversity. C) Less pollution. D) More public transit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreased biodiversity. 13. Which number is closest to the estimated number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy? A) 200 thousand. B) 200 million. C) 200 billion. D) 200 trillion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 200 billion. 14. It is possible for ALL countries to use solar powered electricity A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The continuous movement of water into the air, land, and then back to water sources is known as the ..... A) Greenhouse Effect. B) Global Warming. C) Water Cycle. D) Nitrogen Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water Cycle. 16. What is the size of Vietnam's population in 2019? A) More than 93 million people. B) More than 100 million people. C) More than 96 million people. D) More than 90 million people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than 96 million people. 17. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time. Determined by yearly precipitation and temperature. A) Global warming. B) Climate. C) Weather forecast. D) Carbon footpring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate. 18. Which of the following is not one of the physical layers of Earth? A) Mantle. B) Asthenosphere. C) Core. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asthenosphere. 19. Organisms that must eat other organisms for energy are called A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Detritivores. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers. 20. Prior to 10, 000 BC, how did humans get their food? A) Hunting + Gathering. B) Farming. C) Grocery Stores. D) Uber Eats. 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