This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 523 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 523 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the City with the highest Population that is threatened by gobal sea level rises? A) Shanghai. B) Dhaka. C) Miami. D) London. E) Rio de Janeiro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shanghai. 2. Which of the following has been shown to decrease the rate of human population growth in an area? A) Increased labor costs. B) Education for women. C) Increased use of fertilizers and farm equipment. D) Fair banking rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education for women. 3. Ecolabeling..... A) Identifies and certifies products with reduced environmental impact. B) Does not consider environmental impact. C) Promotes the use of harmful chemicals in products. D) Encourages excessive waste production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identifies and certifies products with reduced environmental impact. 4. A property of water that results from the cohesion of water molecules at the surface of a body of water and creates a sort of skin on the water's surface. A) Capillary action. B) Polarity. C) Adhesion. D) Surface tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surface tension. 5. This the liquid water component of the Earth. A) Biosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Watersphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 6. Is the following statement true or false? "The increase in the greenhouse effect is a decrease in the concentration of greenhouse gases while the right" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sai. 7. Using energy but using it better A) Energy Efficiency. B) Kinetic Energy. C) Renewable Energy. D) Non-Renewable Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy Efficiency. 8. Make sure your car runs on unleaded petrol and your home uses sources of ..... energy. A) Recycling. B) Reused. C) Renewable. D) Recyclable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 9. Which of the following will lead to sustainability? A) Increasing energy production. B) Reducing consumption and stopping population growth. C) Increasing population growth. D) Increasing consumer growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reducing consumption and stopping population growth. 10. All of the following renewable resources are derived from the sun in some way EXCEPT A) Biomass. B) Wind. C) Hydroelectric. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal. 11. Buttresses found here A) Rain Forest. B) Coniferous Forest. C) Deciduous Forest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rain Forest. 12. Type of insulation that was used in older buildings that can cause serious lung conditions if exposed to it. A) Foam. B) Asbestos. C) Dry brush and mud. D) Filament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asbestos. 13. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer: ..... is mainly consisting of carbon. A) Methane. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) Fossil fuels. E) Crude oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 14. A region that includes tigers, eagles, lizards, fish, rabbits, and many other types of organisms would be described as having a high level of A) Taxonomic diversity. B) Genetic diversity. C) Ecosystem diversity. D) Species diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Species diversity. 15. What are examples of physical hazards? A) Chemical exposure. B) Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Flooding. C) Lack of sunlight. D) Emotional stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Flooding. 16. Keep the tap open while brushing you teeth. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Wind powered electricity is less expensive than coal driven electricity A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Cebu Small Worm Skink Brachymeles cebuensisEndemic skink species found in Cebu collected by Brown and Rabor (1997) in the localities of Tapal, Mantalongon, Barili, and in Buhisan Forest in Cebu City. Skink species are? A) Mammals. B) Fish. C) Reptiles. D) Amphibians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reptiles. 19. If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere would ..... A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase. 20. Metal cans and plastics are examples of A) Biodegradable pollutants. B) Nonbiodegradable pollutants. C) Animal products. D) Plant products. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonbiodegradable pollutants. ← 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