This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 688 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 688 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Heat trapped by atmosphere nearEarth's surface A) Stratospheric ozone. B) Montreal Protocol. C) Greenhouse effect. D) The girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse effect. 2. What is called when an industry removes water from a source and then returns the heated water to its source? A) Water pollution. B) Soil pollution. C) Air pollution. D) Thermal pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermal pollution. 3. Women leader of "Chipko Andolan" was A) Rani Devi. B) Durga Devi. C) Gauri Devi. D) Bahu devi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gauri Devi. 4. Which of these contains no abiotic factors? A) Ecosystem. B) Biosphere. C) Biome. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community. 5. Fuel cells uses..... to produce electricity. A) Fossil fuels. B) Sunlight. C) Thermal energy. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen. 6. Afforestation refers A) To the removal of a forest especially on land that was previously forested. B) To the of establishing a forest especially on land not previously forested. C) To the establishing a forest especially on land that was previously forested. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the of establishing a forest especially on land not previously forested. 7. Fishing tuna at a rate of more than they can replace themselves is known as? A) Habitat destruction. B) Unsustainable. C) Trophic cascade. D) Overexploitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overexploitation. 8. The point, within the earth, where an earthquake occurs A) Epicenter. B) Focus. C) Foreshock. D) Fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epicenter. 9. Red rocks are formed when this element is present. A) Nitrogen. B) Carbon. C) Silica. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 10. Water that is relatively pure with few dissolved salts A) Fresh water. B) Saltwater. C) Surface water. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fresh water. 11. What are the key characteristics used to identify waterfowl species? A) Preferred habitat. B) Color of feathers. C) Diet and feeding habits. D) Physical features and behaviors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physical features and behaviors. 12. Potential energy is A) The energy of motion. B) Stored energy. C) Energy that takes up space. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stored energy. 13. Trees, water and various animal species A) Nonrenewable resource. B) Depleting natural resources. C) Electricity payments. D) Raw materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raw materials. 14. Which atmosphere layer blends in with outer space? A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exosphere. 15. What is scientific notation? A) A long way to write really short numbers. B) A short way to write really large or really small numbers. C) I don't know . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A short way to write really large or really small numbers. 16. There is not very much of freshwater in Earth (about 2.5%). And of that freshwater, about 1% is accessible for human consumption. Most of it is A) Locked underground. B) Frozen in glaciers and ice caps. C) At the lake and river. D) Consumed by animals and plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frozen in glaciers and ice caps. 17. What is the definition of ecolabels? A) Symbols or logos indicating that a product or service has met certain quality standards or criteria. B) Symbols or logos indicating that a product or service has met certain safety standards or criteria. C) Symbols or logos indicating that a product or service has met certain ethical standards or criteria. D) Symbols or logos indicating that a product or service has met certain environmental standards or criteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbols or logos indicating that a product or service has met certain environmental standards or criteria. 18. Of the following cities, which regularly experiences the worst levels of photochemical smog that is enhanced by thermal inversions? A) New York City, NY. B) Los Angeles, California. C) Portland, Oregon. D) Atlanta, Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Los Angeles, California. 19. High average daily temperature and heavy annual precipitation are found in a A) Taiga (Coniferous Forest). B) Deciduous Forest. C) Rainforest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rainforest. 20. A biome is characterized by: A) Vegetation and animals only. B) Climate. C) Vegetation, animals, climate. D) Vegetation. 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