This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is a consequence of clear-cutting? A) An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. B) An increase in farmable land and a decrease in flooding. C) An increase in atmospheric oxygen. D) Nutrient cycling and water regulation would increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. 2. An increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (especially sustained increase that causes climatic changes) is called ..... A) Sustainability. B) Global warning. C) Greenhouse gases. D) Natural resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global warning. 3. What is the system called where both matter and energy are exchanged between the system and the surrounding environment? A) Open system. B) Closed system. C) Growth system. D) Restricted system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open system. 4. The branch of philosophy that deals with good, bad and right and wrong is A) Ethics. B) Science. C) Morals. D) Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethics. 5. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? A) Lakes may contain a region that receives little sunlight. B) Wetlands help remove pollutants from water. C) Swamps are dominated by woody shrubs and water-loving trees. D) Rivers generally move faster, and their oxygen levels decrease, as they near the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rivers generally move faster, and their oxygen levels decrease, as they near the ocean. 6. Which of the following is a level of government which takes part in regulation and legislation? A) State. B) Regional. C) Provincial. D) City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State. 7. The buildup of pollutants in higher levels of the food chain is called A) Wastewater. B) Pollution. C) Biomagnification. D) Thermal pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomagnification. 8. Swamps are commonly found on A) Rocky hillsides. B) Flat, poorly drained land. C) Forest clearings. D) Bottoms of ponds or lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat, poorly drained land. 9. Which law sets standards limiting pollutants for community's water supplies? A) Clean Water Act (CWA). B) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). C) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). D) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). 10. What law restricts pollution into the atmosphere. A) Clean Air Act. B) Clean Water Act. C) Endangered Species Act. D) Safe Drinking Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean Air Act. 11. Which of the following is true regarding water resources? A) Water is a renewable resource and there is plenty of all people on the planet to use as they wish. B) Water is a nonrenewable resource and once it is all used up we will not have any more. C) Although water is a renewable resource, it is currently being used faster than it can be replenished. D) There is no need to be concerned about the amount or quality of water on the planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although water is a renewable resource, it is currently being used faster than it can be replenished. 12. An underground system that contains groundwater is called an A) River system. B) Groundwater. C) Recharge zone. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aquifer. 13. Which of the following types of environmental ethics places an emphasis on human interests? A) Ecocentric. B) Anthropocentric. C) Biocentric. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropocentric. 14. Layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 15. 1 All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ..... A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Community. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 16. What do we use quadrats for? A) To examine plants. B) To do nothing. C) To learn more about the enviornment. D) To examine animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To examine plants. 17. Which of the following describes a single population? A) All insects living in a coniferous forest. B) All the animals and plants living in a farmer's field. C) All sea turtles of the same species living on an isolated island. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All sea turtles of the same species living on an isolated island. 18. All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system is included in a(n) A) Aquifer. B) Water table. C) Recharge zone. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watershed. 19. All of the following are ways we can practice to decrease the impact of human activities on harming the environment, EXCEPT? A) Biological control of pests. B) Using more plastic products. C) Organic farming. D) Developing alternative energy sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using more plastic products. 20. What is the name of the treaty nations signed to try to reverse the effect of CFC's on the ozone layer? A) Notre Dame treaty. B) Montreal Protocol. C) Paris Accord. D) Ozone treaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Montreal Protocol. 21. This described the likeliness of a common area being exploited for short-term gain. A) Hetch Hetchy. B) Silent Spring. C) The Tragedy of the Commons. D) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Tragedy of the Commons. 22. A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore A) Barrier Island. B) Coral Reef. C) Mangrove Swamp. D) Salt Marshes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barrier Island. 23. Environmental science is a(n) ..... because it uses knowledge to solve practical problems. A) Earth. B) Applied. C) Physical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applied. 24. Preserves natural resources for future generations A) Biodiversity. B) Built environment. C) Sustainable society. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable society. 25. In longwall mining..... A) A network of entries is cut into the seam of ore deposits. B) Ore is mined downward layer by layer. C) A shearer is moved back and forth across the face of a seam. D) Hot water is injected into the ore to dissolve the ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A shearer is moved back and forth across the face of a seam. 26. Ozone is made up of ..... oxygen atoms. A) 5. B) 1. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 27. To stabilize carbon dioxide in the atmosphere human emissions must A) Be kept at current levels. B) Be decreased. C) Be increased. D) Grow exponentially. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be decreased. 28. Which of the following is true regarding extinction of species? A) Extinction if only caused by humans; it is not a natural process. B) Humans do not have the ability to cause a species to go extinct. C) Humans have never caused the extinction of a species, but have caused some to be reduced in number. D) Humans have greatly accelerated the rate of species extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humans have greatly accelerated the rate of species extinction. 29. Stockholm Conference held in A) 2002. B) 1972. C) 1992. D) 1982. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1972. 30. A certain plant needs moisture, carbon dioxide, oxygen, light, and minerals to survive. This scenario shows that this particular living organism depends on . A) Biotic and Abiotc Factors. B) Biotic Factors. C) Abiotic Factors. D) None of the Above. 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