This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 537 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 537 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these are derived from the earths organic resources A) Chicken. B) Penicillin. C) Silk. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Making decisions that treat everyone the same. A) Partial. B) Integrity. C) Impartiality. D) Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impartiality. 3. What is a benefit of using incinerators? A) Methane gas produced by decomposition can be used like natural gas. B) It is very cheap. C) Reduces the amount of solid waste. D) It is highly regulated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduces the amount of solid waste. 4. Which is the largest freshwater wetland in the U.S.? A) Okefenokee Swamp. B) Chattahoochee River. C) Florida Everglades. D) Nile River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Florida Everglades. 5. Exchange of outgoing and incoming radiations that keeps Earth warm is known as: A) Greenhouse effect. B) Ozone layer depletion. C) Radiation effect. D) Infrared effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse effect. 6. Pick the cultural service A) Natural resources. B) Water cycle. C) Plants and animals. D) Recreational services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recreational services. 7. Which of the following reduce(s) CO2 in the atmosphere? A) Phytoplankton. B) Tropical rainforests. C) Oceans. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 8. An organism that is crucial to the success and stability of an ecosystem A) Biomass. B) Keystone Species. C) Consumer. D) Primary Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keystone Species. 9. The air pollution caused by the recent fires would be considered A) Biodegradable. B) Non-degradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodegradable. 10. A long-term change in the temperature range and related environmental variables for regions of Earth A) Consumption. B) Climate Change. C) Pollution. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate Change. 11. An example of a clean energy is ..... A) Nuclear. B) Solar. C) Biomass. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar. 12. When wastes are continually mismanaged, which of the following would be the result? A) Rise of sea level. B) Ground and surface water purification. C) Exposure to toxins and spread of disease. D) Lesser emission of methane to the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exposure to toxins and spread of disease. 13. The climate in a Tropical Rainforest can be described as ..... A) Cold, Wet and Humid. B) Humid, dry and Hot. C) Humid, wet and Hot. D) Cold, Wet and unstable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humid, wet and Hot. 14. Man-made chemicals that were once used in aerosols and refrigerators are A) CFC's. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CFC's. 15. What happens to air pressure as you go up in the layers of the atmosphere? A) Decreases. B) Increases. C) Remains the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreases. 16. Which of the following is NOT a factor in creating different fossil fuels? A) Pressure. B) Temperature. C) Decomposed plants and animals. D) Inorganic material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inorganic material. 17. Density independent factors A) Rise and fall with population density. B) Only falls with population density. C) Only rise with population density. D) Unaffected by population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unaffected by population density. 18. Researchers have found that a local squirrel population fluctuates from year to year, increasing one year and decreasing the next. Which of the following factors would cause the squirrel population to grow? A) The birth rate is equal to the death rate. B) Emigration is greater than immigration. C) The death rate is higher than the birth rate. D) The birth rate is greater than the death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The birth rate is greater than the death rate. 19. They renew themselves over a short period of time. A) Environment. B) Renewable Resources. C) Non-Renewable Resources. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable Resources. 20. Low-angle sunlight A) Winter. B) Greenhouse. C) Prevailing winds. D) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winter. ← 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