This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 576 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 576 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Materials and energy sources found in nature. A) Natural Resources. B) Sustainable. C) Environmental Science. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resources. 2. Addition of excessive amounts of heat to a body of water, such as in runoff from industrial cooling systems A) Point pollution. B) Water pollution. C) Point pollution. D) Thermal pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermal pollution. 3. This is a testable explanation for an observation. A) Theory. B) Scientific law. C) Prediction. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 4. Development of a new species A) Natural Selection. B) Artificial Selection. C) Speciation. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speciation. 5. Which policy requires government agencies to evaluate the impacts of a project on the environment before proceeding with a design? A) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). B) Clean Water Act. C) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). D) Clean Air Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 6. G =..... kg A) 70. B) 700. C) 7. D) 0.07. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 7. What is an advantage of solar cells? A) Some designs have high net energy yield. B) No electricity storage systems or backups are needed. C) The costs are low for older systems and dropping rapidly. D) Solar-cell power plants do not disrupt desert ecosystems. E) There are little or no direct emissions of CO2 and other air pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) There are little or no direct emissions of CO2 and other air pollutants. 8. How does urbanization affect the water cycle? A) Greater frequency of flooding. B) Greater erosion of waterways. C) Greater evaporation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. Which soil horizon is minimized in areas of high heat where organic matter is rapidly decomposed, like in the tropics? A) The O horizon. B) The B horizon. C) The E horizon. D) The R Horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The O horizon. 10. The contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources A) Air pollution. B) Smog. C) Acid deposition. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution. 11. Cold ocean currents generally come from A) The North Pole. B) The South Pole. C) The Equator. D) Either Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Either Pole. 12. A species that is still abundant in its natural range, but because of becoming endangered in the near future is called. A) Threatened species. B) Endangered species. C) Keystone species. D) Biologically extinct species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threatened species. 13. A gradual process of change and replacement in a community. A) Climax Community. B) Evolution. C) Ecological Succession. D) Food Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecological Succession. 14. Demography is A) Study of populations. B) Study of predators. C) Study of politics. D) Study of food production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Study of populations. 15. Structures given a LEED platinum ranking are: A) Inefficient and need to be renovated and upgraded to meet green standards. B) Especially high in heavy metal content. C) Exemplary in sustainable design, especially energy efficiency. D) Constructed to function sustainability without electricity from fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exemplary in sustainable design, especially energy efficiency. 16. Strong circulating winds over Antarctica A) Phytoplankton. B) Ozone layer. C) Cfc's. D) Polar vortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polar vortex. 17. Which comparison of ecosystems is true? A) Tundras are warmer than grasslands. B) Grasslands get more rain than deserts. C) Deserts have more plants than rain forests. D) Rain forest are rockier than tundras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grasslands get more rain than deserts. 18. Wetlands are typically covered with water for only part of the year. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Are formed when two or more atoms are chemically bind to one another. A) Element. B) Compound. C) Mixture. D) Colloids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 20. Identify a factor that can impact the input, output, storage or redistribution of energy on Earth A) Atmospheric circulation. B) Ocean circulation. C) Volcanic activity. D) All of these are correct. 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