This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 570 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 570 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sponge-like formations of rock, sand, or gravel that hold water under Earth's surface A) Permeable. B) Impermeable. C) Aquifers. D) Water table. E) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifers. 2. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle A) Weathering. B) Sedimentary Rock. C) Tectonic Plate. D) Erosion. E) Subduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tectonic Plate. 3. Releases hydrogen in an aqueous solution. A) Base. B) Strong base. C) Acid. D) Weak base. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid. 4. Using materials in a manner that maintains them for long term is said to be a ..... way of using our resources. A) Sustainable. B) Environmental. C) Synthetic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable. 5. Water is called the ..... because it can dissolve more substance than any other liquid. A) Ultimate Dissolve. B) Super Absorber. C) Universal Solvent. D) Universal Dissolver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Universal Solvent. 6. The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ..... A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Wind. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural gas. 7. Recyclable A) A resource that cannot be used more than once. B) A resource that cannot be used at all. C) A resource that can be used more than once. D) A resource that can be used only once. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A resource that can be used more than once. 8. A ..... is a structure built across a river to control the river's flow A) Dam. B) Desalination. C) Levee. D) Point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dam. 9. Which of the following organisms are usually the pioneer species associated with primary succession? A) Grasses. B) Lichens. C) Shrubs. D) Earthworms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lichens. 10. What do you call it when two or more species are competing for the same resources? A) Competition. B) Predation. C) Parasitism. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Competition. 11. How could an increase in industrial activity in developing nations contribute to global climate change? A) Burning fossil fuels in industry increases greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. B) Burning fossil fuels destroys the ozone layer. C) Heat from industrial machines warms up the atmosphere. D) Burning fossil fuels removes water vapor from the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning fossil fuels in industry increases greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. 12. The thinning of the ozone layer is also known as the A) Ozone hole. B) Ozone gap. C) Ozone space. D) Ozone void. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone hole. 13. Which is an example of a wetland? A) Reservoirs. B) Marshes. C) Ponds. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marshes. 14. A new alternative energy company has just received a major investment and are making plans to develop digital platforms and programs that can be shared with major corporations across the globe. Which professional should be hired to design and create the operating system they'll need to roll out their programs? A) Computer Software Engineer. B) Architect. C) Wastewater Specialist. D) Biology Teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Computer Software Engineer. 15. The levels of nourishment in a food chain are called A) Pyramids of numbers. B) Trophic levels. C) Food phases. D) Biomagnitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trophic levels. 16. As the human population grows, what happens to the amount resources needed to support the growing population? A) They decrease. B) They increase. C) Stay the same. D) First they increase, then they decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They decrease. 17. What percentage of freshwater is available to use by humans? A) 1%. B) 17%. C) 25%. D) 93%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1%. 18. Loss of wetlands causes local humidity to ..... which can reduce the wetland's extent. A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Stay the same. D) Vary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease. 19. Changes in the population of a ..... can cause dramatic changes in the structure of a community. A) Group. B) Prey. C) Predators. D) Keystone species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keystone species. 20. How does preserving biodiversity come into conflict with human interest? A) Additional land is used for agriculture or housing in response to population growth. B) Species may not represent food or a source of income. C) Both answers. D) None of the answers. 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