This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 80 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 80 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What gas do plants give off after conducting photosynthesis that humans/animals need in order to live? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon. C) Nitrogen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen. 2. Rachel Carson wrote the book, ..... A) Silent Earth. B) Silent Birds. C) Silent Spring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silent Spring. 3. What are the main sources of solid waste generation? A) 4 sources. B) 5 sources. C) 2 sources. D) 3 sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 sources. 4. The contamination of the air by harmful particles such as smoke A) Air pollution. B) Atmosphere. C) Ozone. D) Fossil Fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution. 5. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:Nuclear power stations use ..... as fuel to make electricity. A) Uranium. B) Sunlight. C) Electricity. D) Water. E) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uranium. 6. ..... are found through out the world where rain fall is generally lower than 25 cm. A) Temperate grasslands. B) Temperate forest. C) Deserts. D) Climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deserts. 7. Who classifies soil according to the most appropriate use? Requires bachelor's degree (4 yr). A) Soil Conservationist. B) Soil Scientist. C) Forester. D) Forestry Consultant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil Scientist. 8. Water moves through Earth's layers until it reaches a ..... layer. A) Saturated. B) Water table. C) Impermeable layer. D) Permeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Permeable. 9. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource? A) Wind energy. B) Natural gas. C) Geothermal energy. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 10. What is sewage sludge? A) Solid product of water treatment. B) Everything flushed. C) Safe, solid waste. D) An easy, cheap problem to solve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solid product of water treatment. 11. This is the system of communicating by using hand movements rather than spoken words is called A) Symbol language. B) Sign language. C) Hand language. D) Braille. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sign language. 12. Units for measuring distance A) Meters. B) Degrees. C) Grams. D) Cmz. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meters. 13. How much energy is NOT available when transferred from one trophic level to the next? A) 10. B) 25. C) 50. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 90. 14. Which of the following would reduce your carbon footprint the most? A) Eating meat instead of vegetables. B) Walking or riding a bike to work. C) Driving a truck to work instead of taking a bus. D) Riding a bus to work instead of riding your bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking or riding a bike to work. 15. Minerals that have no commercial value A) Aggregates. B) Gemstones. C) Gangue minerals. D) Flux. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gangue minerals. 16. The following are disadvantages of which type of energy? Significant refining required Potential for spills on wildlife habitats Significant dust and emissions during construction of rigs and refineries Human rights/ environmental justice issues in developing countries that exportWill decrease in availability greatly within 40 years A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Natural Gas. D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum. 17. An educated guess or possible answer to a question A) Data. B) Theory. C) Hypothesis. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 18. What is a major disadvantage of desalination? A) Reverse osmosis and transpiration. B) It is expensive. C) Not enough brackish water to make it worthwhile. D) Water cannot be used for irrigation. E) Polluted sea water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is expensive. 19. Large-scale atmospheric phenomena caused by air that is constantly in motion is known as ..... A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Weather. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 20. Can isolines ever touch? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. ← 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