This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 627 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 627 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the most commonly used fossil fuel? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Wind power. D) Natural gas. E) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural gas. 2. The pattern of air during thermal inversion is A) Warm-cold-warm. B) Cold-warm-cold. C) There is no pattern, it is only cold. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold-warm-cold. 3. The color of a star tells us its A) Magnitude. B) Temperature. C) Size. D) Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 4. What is meant by deforestation? A) Cutting down of vast forestry/woodland. B) Planting of several tress to create a forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutting down of vast forestry/woodland. 5. The following are the objectives of the convention on biological diversity except A) Sustainable use of biodiversity components. B) Fair and equitable sharing of benefits. C) Clearing of trees to produce houses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clearing of trees to produce houses. 6. How can surface mining harm wildlife, such as fish, birds, and macroinvertebrates? A) Chemicals build up to toxic levels in organisms. B) Water quality improves after mining. C) Migratory patterns are interrupted. D) Fish populations increase at uncontrollable rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemicals build up to toxic levels in organisms. 7. Which type of food has the largest water footprint? A) Hamburger. B) Diet coke. C) Chocolate. D) Cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamburger. 8. Certain ..... in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, block heat from escaping. A) Effects. B) Emissions. C) Gases. D) Layers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gases. 9. In other places, it is very hot under the ground. These are good places for ..... energy. A) Tidal. B) Coastal. C) Wind. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal. 10. Refers to taxes intended to promote ecologically sustainable activities via economic incentives. Such a policy can complement or avert the need for regulatory (command and control) approaches. A) Command and control approach. B) Environmental Impact Policy. C) Green taxes, ecological taxreform. D) Environmental economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green taxes, ecological taxreform. 11. When excess nitrogen builds up and causes excessive growth and lack of oxygen for living things, it is called ..... A) Nitrification. B) Eutrophication. C) The carbon cycle. D) Denitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 12. The Harrison's decided to cut down the trees and the brushes that were obstructing their view. This left an open area with no vegetation between the house and the lake. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Sediment. B) Nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sediment. 13. All material in the universe that has mass and occupies space is called A) Atoms. B) Elements. C) Nucleus. D) Matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Matter. 14. Fenced in field for grazing of livestock A) Pasture. B) Lake. C) City. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pasture. 15. What major event to regulate air pollution occurred in 1989? A) Congress passes the Clean Air Act. B) Major car companies funded a $ 40 million research study to reduce emissions. C) More than 20 nations sign an agreement to limit CFC production. D) US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Major car companies funded a $ 40 million research study to reduce emissions. 16. Having few young with a lot of parental care A) R-selected Species. B) Keystone Species. C) K-selected Species. D) Specialists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) K-selected Species. 17. Small, negatively charged subatomic particles that flay around the nucleus are called A) Protons. B) Neutrons. C) Electrons. D) Dust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrons. 18. What do animals conserve by hibernating? A) Longer life span. B) Energy. C) Leaves more animals to hunt. D) Allows oxygen to accumulate in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy. 19. How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction? A) They can feed the animals. B) They can put the animals in a zoo. C) They can protect the animal's habitat. D) They can take the animal to new habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can protect the animal's habitat. 20. All of the organisms that live together in a place and their physical environment A) Ecosystem. B) Ecology. C) Abiotic factor. D) Biosphere. 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