This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 592 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 592 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a best management practice for preventing soil erosion? A) Leaving crop residues on the soil. B) Using higher levels of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers to enrich the soil. C) More labor-intensive farming. D) Decreased use of pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leaving crop residues on the soil. 2. Examples of natural resources: A) Oil, water, hydrogen, salt, marble. B) Plastic, sheet metal. C) Electricity, concrete, microchips. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oil, water, hydrogen, salt, marble. 3. Which subatomic particle has the greatest mass? A) Uranium. B) Neutron. C) Electron. D) The nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutron. 4. The study of environmental science differs from study of other natural sciences because it A) Doesn't use experiments. B) Does not require any mathematical calculations. C) Also includes politics, law, and economics. D) Does not require an understanding of biology. E) Uses the scientific process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Also includes politics, law, and economics. 5. Layer of atmosphere immediately above the troposphere A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 6. What do we learn from our family? A) Kindness. B) Honesty. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 7. A category 4 hurricane has impacted areas of the Alabama coast. The city council and state leaders are working together to assess the damage. Which professional might be helpful when quantifying the dollar amount associated with this natural disaster? A) Accountant. B) Mechanical Engineer. C) Health Inspector. D) Wildlife Biologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accountant. 8. Which belongs in the hydrosphere? A) Boulders. B) Streams. C) Birds. D) Cows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Streams. 9. Everything must go somewhere is an example of Interdependence A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Humans impact the phosphorus cycle by A) Mining. B) Fertilizer runoff. C) Farming. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. ..... causes surface currents. A) The Coriolis Effect. B) Gravity. C) Density differences. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 12. Which federal organization was created to enforce environmental laws? A) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). B) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). C) Department of Homeland Security (DHS). D) US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 13. The goal of an environmental scientist is the project nature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Using the five senses to gather information. A) Observation. B) Inference. C) Prediction. D) Premonition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observation. 15. How does aquaponics help the environment? A) Less water is needed. B) Food can be grown locally and not shipped in from far away. C) Chemical fertilizers do not need to be sprayed on plants for nutrients. D) All of the above!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above!. 16. Tiny liquid droplets found in the atmosphere: A) Conduction. B) Aerosols. C) Evaporation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aerosols. 17. Burning fossil fuels results in there being more greenhouse gases to trap heat around the globe. This causes A) Habitat loss. B) Invasive Species. C) Pollution. D) Climate Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate Change. 18. What is dendrochronology? A) The study of the otoliths of fish. B) The study of fossils. C) The study of weather patterns. D) The study of tree rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of tree rings. 19. Which of the following contributes most to acid precipitation? A) Burning of fossil fuels. B) Ethanol. C) Radon and ozone. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning of fossil fuels. 20. Depletion of natural resource is often caused by ..... A) New environmental laws and regulations. B) Human population growth. C) Reforestation. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human population growth. ← 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