This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 556 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 556 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The rate at which water flows through the soil is called soil percolation or ..... A) Groundwater. B) Permeability. C) Soil Pores. D) Porosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permeability. 2. There is a lot of ice in a ..... environment. A) Desert. B) Urban. C) Polar. D) Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar. 3. Large scale air pollution byburning fossil fuels creates global environmentalproblems including A) Smog and Rain Crystals. B) Acid Rain and Global warming. C) Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen. D) Typhoons and Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acid Rain and Global warming. 4. ..... means "two lives." A) Amphibians. B) Fish. C) Reptiles. D) Mammals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amphibians. 5. Which of the following gases is an important greenhouse gas? A) Hydrogen. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen. 6. In a centrally planned economy, the government and individuals play a role in the direction the economy takes A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. When did the Clean Water Act pass? A) 1950. B) 1776. C) 1972. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1972. 8. If rain has a ph of 7, is it more basic or acidic? A) Basic. B) Neutral. C) Acidic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutral. 9. The plastic bottle holds two liters of soda. Is this a Qualitative Observation or Quantitative Observation? A) Qualitative Observation. B) Quantitative Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative Observation. 10. Siberian Tigers living on the Sikhote-Alin Mountains are separated from other mountain regions in which the tigers could live. The mountains are an example of a(n) A) Invasive species. B) Mass extinction. C) He lives in a fragment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He lives in a fragment. 11. How does pollution affect the environment? A) Pollution affects the environment by causing harm to ecosystems, degrading air and water quality, and contributing to climate change. B) Pollution has no effect on the environment. C) Pollution improves the quality of air and water. D) Pollution has a positive impact on ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution affects the environment by causing harm to ecosystems, degrading air and water quality, and contributing to climate change. 12. Biomes found up to 30 degrees north or south of the equator are often ..... A) Tundra. B) Grasslands. C) Deciduous forests. D) Tropical rain forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical rain forests. 13. In order to meet human needs, solutions need to:preserve ecosystem services, protect water/soil/climate, and help people meet their needs. These are characteristics of which of the following? A) Sustainable Development. B) Great Acceleration. C) Endangered Species Act. D) Species Area Rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable Development. 14. A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question A) Natural Resource. B) Experiment. C) Good Idea. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 15. Coastal biome with a Mediterranean climate and low-lying vegetation. A) Chaparral. B) Taiga. C) Canopy. D) Savannah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chaparral. 16. Base on the diagram of four stages of a biological process and on your knowledge of succession, stage IV will persist until it is altered by A) Seasonal dieback of vegetation. B) The reappearance of lichens and mosses. C) A major change in an abiotic factor. D) The growth in diameter of the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A major change in an abiotic factor. 17. Area flooded with water at least part of the year A) Upwelling. B) Flood plain. C) Wetland. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wetland. 18. What concept highlights that the poor and minorities are often exposed to more pollution, hazards, and environmental degradation? A) Environmentalism. B) Environmental Science. C) Environmental Justice. D) Ecological Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Justice. 19. A group of interacting species along with their physical environment A) Environment. B) Ecosystem. C) Sustainability. D) John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt. E) The Endangered Species Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 20. What biome is highlighted here? A) Temperate forest. B) Deserts. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Savanna. 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