This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 61 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 61 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which situation are the atmosphere and geosphere interacting? A) A running river erodes soil on a mountain. B) A volcano release hot lava that causes a glacier to melt. C) Sediments from a desert are carried by wind to a rainforest. D) Humans burn fossil fuels that pollute the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sediments from a desert are carried by wind to a rainforest. 2. What does the chloriform count measure? A) And. coli. B) Hardness of water. C) PH. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. coli. 3. What type of energy comes from heat generated deep inside the earth from items like hot rocks, hot water and steam? A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Biomass. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal. 4. Which of the following might occur as a result of plastic trash accumulating in the ocean? A) Turtles mistake clear plastic bags for jellyfish, ingest them, and die of intestinal blockage. B) Sea birds are strangled by plastic six-pack rings. C) Sea mammals, such as seals, become tangled in clear plastic fishing lines and drown. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Where does the energy from an ecosystem come from? A) Trees. B) Sun. C) Plants. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 6. Which biome has more salinity? A) Marine. B) Freshwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine. 7. All the parts of Earth that life exists:water, land, atmosphere A) Biosphere. B) Heterotroph. C) Biome. D) Primary Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 8. Stopping excess ..... and runoff loaded with fertilizers, pesticides, or other pollutants is the most effective way to maintain a healthy pond or lake. A) Turbidity. B) Erosion. C) Turbulence. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 9. The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are A) All the birds in a forest. B) People at a baseball game. C) Bacteria inside a horse's body. D) Organisms in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People at a baseball game. 10. ..... are small floating or weak swimming protozoa and animals that feed on phytoplankton. A) Plankton. B) Zooplankton. C) Krill. D) Algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zooplankton. 11. A region of transition between two biological communities. A) Permafront. B) Taiga. C) Ecotone. D) Estivating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecotone. 12. A rock layer that stores & allows the flow of groundwater A) Aquifer. B) Thermocline. C) Tributaries. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifer. 13. The warm, top layer of ocean water A) Groundwater. B) River system. C) Sunlight. D) Surface zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surface zone. 14. Which pollutant or pollutants are most likely to create eutrophic areas? A) Nitrates and phosphates. B) Heavy metals. C) Synthetic organic compounds. D) Pharmaceuticals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrates and phosphates. 15. The major goal of environmental science is to: A) Understand and solve environmental problems. B) Propose solutions to pollution issues. C) Find sources of pollutions. D) Tell people how to live in their environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understand and solve environmental problems. 16. ..... have reduced air pollution from internal combustion engines. A) Ignition Modules. B) Catalytic Converters. C) Spark Plugs. D) Dry Shafts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Catalytic Converters. 17. The study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects humans, and how humans affect the environment. A) Ecology. B) Biology. C) Environmental science. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental science. 18. When we breathe in oxygen, the ..... is interacting with the ..... A) Geosphere; atmosphere. B) Biosphere; hydrosphere. C) Atmosphere; hydrosphere. D) Biosphere; atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere; atmosphere. 19. Which of the following would not be a consequence of a rise in global temperature? A) Rising sea level. B) Increased polar ice mass. C) Increased frequency of major storms. D) Increased frequency of major droughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased polar ice mass. 20. Is the following concept true or false? "An aging population is when the number of people aged 60 or older accounts for 20% or more of the total population" A) Correct. B) Sai. 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