This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 78 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tragedy of commons A) A Resources used by everyone. B) A Resources used by no one. C) A Resources used by a few people. D) A Resources used by one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Resources used by everyone. 2. The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it is called A) Permeability. B) Surface water. C) Recharge zone. D) Pathogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeability. 3. Boys grow up to be ..... A) Women. B) Men. C) Old. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Men. 4. We should ..... water. A) Waste. B) Save. C) Misuse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Save. 5. Phased out in the 1980s because they were found to be depleting the ozone layer. A) Carbon dioxide. B) Methane. C) Nitrous Oxide. D) Chloroflurocarbons (CFCs). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chloroflurocarbons (CFCs). 6. What type of vegetation would you expect to find on an abandoned farm that has been undisturbed by humans for 150 years? A) Shrubs. B) Short grasses. C) Tall, mature oak trees. D) Young pine trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tall, mature oak trees. 7. The carbon that is taken in by an organism during photosynthesis is then converted into which type of substance? A) Protein. B) Lipids. C) Genetic material. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glucose. 8. Which of the following is the primary method of waste disposal in the U.S.? A) Incineration. B) Landfills. C) Composting. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Landfills. 9. Factory A is allowed to release 100 units of carbon dioxide, but it only needs to release 75 units, so it plans to sell its 25 extra allowances to Factory B. What type of program does this demonstrate? A) Carbon footprint. B) Carbon sequestration. C) Cap-and-trade. D) Kyoto Protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cap-and-trade. 10. Biogas is a mixture of ..... A) Carbon dioxide and methane. B) Nitrogen and methane. C) Carbon monoxide and dioxide. D) Oxygen and Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide and methane. 11. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of using hydroelectric energy? A) Disruptions of ecosystems downstream. B) Flooding of habitats. C) Reduced productivity of farmland. D) Cost of maintaining the hydroelectric dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cost of maintaining the hydroelectric dam. 12. Designed to protect groups of species by managing lands in a protected area A) Sustainable land use. B) Vertebrates. C) Habitat conservation plan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat conservation plan. 13. Salinization A) Is a method of ridding the soil of pests. B) Is the accumulation of salt in the soil. C) Destroys the soil forever. D) Is a byproduct of desertification tagsSEV4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is the accumulation of salt in the soil. 14. Which level of the food chain represents the largest biomass? A) Producers. B) Decomposers. C) Consumers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 15. The collision and separations of plates cause A) Landforms to be created. B) Supercontinents. C) Asteroids. D) Laser beams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landforms to be created. 16. Animals roaming on the street who are not pets are called ..... A) Pet animals. B) Stray animals. C) Domestic animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stray animals. 17. Examples of Nonrenewable resources A) Minerals and fossil fuels. B) Water and air. C) Soil and trees. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minerals and fossil fuels. 18. A scientific theory is A) A well tested, but not proven explanation phenomenon until evidence shows it needs changing. B) Proven to be true in all cases by lots of experiments over many years and becomes common knowledge. C) An educated guess about something. D) Formed from the results of an experiment. E) Same thing as a Scientific Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A well tested, but not proven explanation phenomenon until evidence shows it needs changing. 19. ) Scrubbing is a technique used by utilities companies to: A) Increase the sulfur content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. B) ) increase the nitrogen oxide content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. C) Decrease the water content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. D) Decrease the sulfur oxide content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decrease the sulfur oxide content in the exhaust gases generated from coal combustion. 20. This is the federal organization that ensures that all Americans are protected against specific hazards to the environment and human health where they learn, work and live. A) Department of Energy. B) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. C) Environmental Protection Agency. D) Energy Policy Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Protection Agency. ← 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