This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Normal precipitation has a pH of about 5.6. What pH might acid precipitation have? A) 12.6. B) 4.6. C) 9.6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4.6. 2. Animal wastes that runoff into water is an example of which types of pollution? A) Bacterial & chemical. B) Chemical & sediment. C) Sediment & nutrient. D) Nutrient & bacterial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nutrient & bacterial. 3. The key goal of environmental science is to figure out how humans can achieve .....? A) Population Stabilitiy. B) Profits. C) Biodiversity. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainability. 4. A hypothesis that is supported by the results of repeated experimentation and observation. A) Conclusion. B) Scientific law. C) Theory. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 5. The approach to development LEAST likely to result in sprawl is A) Low-density single-use development. B) Leapfrog development. C) Commercial (strip) development. D) High-density multi-use development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High-density multi-use development. 6. The study of the air, water, and land surrounding the organism or community, which ranges from a small area to Earth's entire Biosphere; It includes the study of the impact of humans on the environment A) Ecology. B) Environmental Science. C) Biology. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Science. 7. Group of similar things that is being studied. A) Probability. B) Statistical populations. C) Average. D) Mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistical populations. 8. Which step in the environmental decision-making model should include reading newspapers and listening to well-informed people on all dies of an issue? A) Evaluating all the information. B) Gathering information. C) Considering values. D) Exploring consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gathering information. 9. Power plants create electricity by A) Only burning fossil fuels. B) Converting oil directly into electricity. C) Creating steam which turns turbines that power a generator. D) Rubbing copper against substances that conduct electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creating steam which turns turbines that power a generator. 10. What is a fossil fuel? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Natural gas. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. Match the Definition: A natural environment or area in which an organism lives. A) Threatened species. B) Conservation. C) Niche. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat. 12. What occurred in the 1700's and led to expansion in the US. A) World War 1. B) The Renaissance. C) Pearl Harbour. D) The Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Industrial Revolution. 13. The "lesson" of Easter Island was that: A) We never comprehend resource issues until the resource is gone. B) Economics is an important facilitator of sustainable societies. C) Political support is required to ensure sustainable societies. D) Conservation of resources is always necessary for sustainable societies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservation of resources is always necessary for sustainable societies. 14. Comes from many different sources and can be more difficult to identify. An example would be a river polluted by runoff from any of the land in its watershed A) Thermal Pollution. B) Point source pollution. C) Reservoir. D) Nonpoint-source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonpoint-source pollution. 15. An attempt to design cities so as to maximize their functionality and beauty is A) City planning. B) Urbanization. C) Sprawl. D) Ecological restoration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) City planning. 16. The layers of the Earth from center to the surface go in order from A) Outer core, inner core, mantle, crust. B) Crust, mantle, inner core, outer core. C) Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. 17. In estuaries, fresh water and salt water mix, forming a(n) ..... trap! A) Water. B) Nutrient. C) Salt. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient. 18. Soil with a relatively even mixture of the three particle sizes. A) Sand. B) Loam. C) Silt. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loam. 19. Gas that makes up highest percentage of Earth's current atmosphere A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Hydrogen. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen. 20. What is an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)? A) A document that clears government red tape so projects important to the national economy can begin. B) A document focused on the economic growth potential of a proposed construction project. C) A document required for any actions that may significantly impact the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A document required for any actions that may significantly impact the environment. 21. Group that is tested on during an experiment. A) Experimental group. B) Independent variable. C) Dependent variable. D) Control group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experimental group. 22. Antarctic Circumpolar Current is unique because A) If flows from the north to the south onle. B) It moves around the entire world. C) It is extremely warm for its location. D) It does not move at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It moves around the entire world. 23. Which of the following are problems associated with landfills? A) Composting of organic materials at the site. B) Production of leachate and methane. C) Surface impoundment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Production of leachate and methane. 24. Leaky underground storage tanks are a major source of what type of pollution? A) Non-point source. B) Biological. C) Groundwater. D) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 25. In the U.S, which agency takes the lead for responding to emerging diseases? A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). B) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). C) World Health Organization (WHO). D) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 26. The law of ..... of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or changed. A) Battery storage. B) Conservation. C) Refreshing. D) Renewal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation. 27. Compared to central Canada, currents make winter in England A) Colder. B) Warmer. C) Longer. D) Snowier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warmer. 28. This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere A) Oxygen. B) Water vapor. C) Nitrogen. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen. 29. Majority of Earth's freshwater is in A) Lakes. B) Plants. C) Atmosphere. D) Icecaps and glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Icecaps and glaciers. 30. The Clean Water Act was established in the following year. A) 1978. B) 1979. C) 1977. D) 1980. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1977. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books