This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 573 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 573 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the following derive from solar radiation EXCEPT A) Solar energy. B) Wind energy. C) Hydroelectric power. D) Solar petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar petroleum. 2. Choose the correctly written hypothesis for "What is the effect of putting Pam Cooking Spray on the bottom of a sled?" A) I think the sled will slide faster. B) If I put Pam Cooking Spray on the bottom of my sled, then I will win the race.". C) If I put Pam Cooking Spray on the bottom of my sled, then I will slide faster. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If I put Pam Cooking Spray on the bottom of my sled, then I will slide faster. 3. How could the removal of trees and other vegetation impact an enviroments? A) By increasing oxygen production. B) By increasing soil formation. C) By increasing transpiration. D) By increasing erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By increasing erosion. 4. Which of the following is not a mechanism of energy transfer? A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Condensation. 5. Yearly income and material goods are factors used to determine A) Political systems. B) Language families. C) Standard of living. D) Population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Standard of living. 6. Select the ethical perspective that best fits the following description:Costs and benefits are measured only according to their impact on people. A) Anthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentrism. 7. The three major global uses of fresh water are A) Manufacturing goods, wastewater disposal, and irrigation. B) Drinking, bathing, and growing crops. C) Drinking, manufacturing goods, and generating power. D) Residential, agricultural, and industrial uses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Residential, agricultural, and industrial uses. 8. Which statement best describes the relationship between global winds and the Coriolis effect? A) The Coriolis effect influences the pressure of global winds. B) The Coriolis effect influences the direction of global winds. C) The Coriolis effect influences the speed of global winds. D) The Coriolis effect influences the temperature of global winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Coriolis effect influences the direction of global winds. 9. Geosphere is another name for ..... A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geosphere. 10. What is the art and science of managing forests to maintain or improve the quality and quantity of trees? A) Forestry. B) Wildlife. C) Forest Care. D) Forester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forestry. 11. Iceland sits on a ..... A) Subduction zone. B) A divergent boundary. C) A transform boundary. D) A transform fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A divergent boundary. 12. Breaks down and feeds on the remains of other organisms A) Decoposer. B) Consumer. C) Producer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decoposer. 13. Tropical grassland biome with a short rainy season. A) Tropical rainforest. B) Savannah. C) My backyard. D) Taiga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Savannah. 14. A(n) ..... is a computerized method for storing, manipulating, and viewing data about land features and uses. A) GIS. B) UGB. C) Infrastructure. D) Greenway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GIS. 15. What do we call materials and energy sources found in nature that humans need to survive? A) Food. B) Water. C) Natural resources. D) Sustainable practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural resources. 16. Which is not going to help reduce our carbon footprint? A) Eating local food. B) Recycling. C) Driving to school. D) Planting trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving to school. 17. Set emission standards for cars, and limits for release of air pollutants A) Safe Drinking Water Act. B) Love Canal. C) Clean Air Act. D) Endangered Species Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clean Air Act. 18. Which fact BEST supports the importance of sunlight to life on Earth? A) Few organisms live in the hottest parts of the Sahara. B) Few organisms live in the center of the continent of Antarctica. C) Few organisms live in the high peaks of the Himalayas. D) Few organisms live in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Few organisms live in the center of the continent of Antarctica. 19. What percent of energy moves on to each trophic level in a food chain? A) 1%. B) 10%. C) 100%. D) .01%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10%. 20. Composed of all of the water on or near the earth A) Atmosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. 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