This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 578 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 578 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which career could help the environment by designing structures using sustainable materials, alternative energy practices, etc.? A) Game Warden. B) Architect. C) Petroleum Engineer. D) Veterinarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Architect. 2. The ultimate source of energy for most forms of life on Earth is A) Soil. B) Sun. C) Rain. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 3. What do composting machines help convert? A) Capture sunlight and convert it into electricity. B) Generate wind energy. C) Organic waste into valuable compost. D) Purify water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organic waste into valuable compost. 4. Which atmospheric layer contains the protective ozone layer? A) Troposphere. B) Exosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 5. Petroleum and natural gas form from ..... A) Strong winds. B) Cooled magma. C) Remains of plants and animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remains of plants and animals. 6. Bacteria and fungi are known as ..... because they break down the remains of organisms. A) Scavengers. B) Herbivores. C) Decomposers. D) Producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 7. Ecosystem term was coined by A) AG Tansley. B) Ernst Haeckel. C) Charles Darwin. D) Madam Bhikaji Cama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AG Tansley. 8. ..... waves travel through the Earth's interior during an earthquake. A) Richter. B) Seismic. C) Tsunami. D) Tectonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismic. 9. Are tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in air. examples are dust, pollen, soot, or ash A) Particulants. B) Acid rain. C) Nitrogen oxide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Particulants. 10. A resource is considered (thought of as) renewable if it is ..... A) Can be replaced in a short time. B) Takes over a million years to replace. C) Is made from minerals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can be replaced in a short time. 11. What type of accident was Chernobyl, considered to be one of the worst of its kind? A) Nuclear meltdown. B) Act of terrorism. C) Natural disaster. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear meltdown. 12. The most common gas in the atmosphere. A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon Dioxide. D) Trace gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 13. Which term best describes the mosquito larvae? A) Producer. B) Carnivore. C) Parasite. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumer. 14. A vacant lot is a(n) A) Biosphere. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. 15. A wheel that changes the force of a moving gas or liquid into energy that can do work. A) Electrical Generator. B) Petroleum. C) Turbine. D) Nuclear Fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turbine. 16. Put the items below in correct sequence for the generation of electricity using the wind 1-generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy 2-wind turns the wind turbine blade 3-the gear box transfers mechanical energy to the generator 4-electricity is transferred to the grid A) 1-2-3-4. B) 2-1-3-4. C) 2-3-1-4. D) 2-4-3-1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2-3-1-4. 17. Getting two end products from one source A) Hybrids. B) Multi-tasking. C) Co-generation. D) Synergy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Co-generation. 18. Which layer of the atmosphere aborbs UV light? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 19. C-14 has a half life of 5, 730 years. If a sample of fossilized wood is tested for the ratio of C-14 to N-14 and found to contain 25% C-14 and 75% N-14. How old is the sample? Hint:How many times do you need to cut something in half to have 25%? A) 5, 730 years. B) 11, 460 years. C) 15, 000 years. D) 17, 190 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11, 460 years. 20. How much of the earth's water is considered FRESH water? A) 90%. B) 97%. C) 3%. D) 30%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3%. ← 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