This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 534 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 534 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Water with high amounts of dissolved salt. A) Lake. B) Salt water. C) River. D) Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt water. 2. The major cause of extinction is ..... A) Habitat fragmentation. B) Habitat destruction. C) Pollution. D) Poaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat destruction. 3. Resources are considered to be ..... if they are able to meet the current demand without depleting the future supply. EX:using bamboo and jute instead of Oak and Teak A) Renewable. B) Replenishable. C) Sustainable. D) Recyclable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable. 4. Is the following statement true or false? Vietnam's oil and gas potential is only guaranteed to be exploited for about 30 more years." A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 5. The ozone layer is found in the ..... A) Hydrosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 6. Who moves felled trees form the cutting site to the loading area A) Forester. B) Timber Cruiser. C) Logging Foreman. D) Skidder Operator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skidder Operator. 7. Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by.5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter. Which sentence is the claim? A) Air is matter. B) We found that the weight of the ball increases by.5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. C) This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air is matter. 8. Temperature decreases with height in the ..... because there is nothing but thin air. A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 9. What is the most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere? A) Argon. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 10. The current rate of species extinction is A) Slower than at any other time in this century. B) Attributable to the actions of humans. C) The result of natural environmental processes. D) Of little consequence to Earth's long-term survival. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attributable to the actions of humans. 11. The leaking or spilling of chemicals or raw sewage into a body of water is ..... pollution. A) Air. B) Water. C) Land. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 12. Which of these is a decomposer? A) Bacteria. B) A fox. C) A hummingbird. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 13. The job of an organism within an ecosystem is also called its A) Habitat. B) Biomass. C) Niche. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niche. 14. In the next few decades to a century, it is anticipated that there will be a significant ..... of glacial ice. A) Expansion. B) Growth. C) Advancement. D) Loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loss. 15. Occurs where an ecosystem was already established. A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary Succession. 16. Plants are unable to utilize nitrogen gas (N2) in the atmosphere unless it is first converted into ammonium (NH4). Which of these is a process that will do that? A) Assimilation. B) Biotic fixation. C) Nitrification. D) Denitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic fixation. 17. Chlorinate A) The addition of lead, mercury and arsenic into the water before you consume it. B) The removal of chlorine from the water supply before it is released into a stream, lake, or ocean. C) The removal of lead, mercury, and arsenic from the water before you consume it. D) The addition of chlorine to disinfect the waterbefore it is released into a stream, lake, or ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The addition of chlorine to disinfect the waterbefore it is released into a stream, lake, or ocean. 18. All of the energy available to the consumers in a certain area A) Resource availability. B) Gross Primary Productivity. C) Net Primary Productivity. D) Resource Partitioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Net Primary Productivity. 19. Which of the following consists of a group of individuals of the same species? A) Community. B) Population. C) Ecosystem. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 20. I am prokaryotic and am found everywhere. What kingdom do I belong to? A) Eubacteria. B) Archaebacteria. C) Fungi. D) Protista. 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