This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is characterized by extremely low levels of ..... in the water. A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Dissolved salts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen. 2. Agriculture Revolution A) Society depended on natural resources and impacted the environment. B) Study of animals. C) A document. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Society depended on natural resources and impacted the environment. 3. Which of the following is the lowest layer of the atmosphere? A) Troposphere. B) Hemisphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 4. In terms of ecosystem services, the sustainability managed ecosystems would: A) Provide enhanced and restored services over unaltered natural ecosystems. B) Provide somewhat diminished or damaged services. C) Provide more and more valuable services than converted ecosystems. D) Restore the original biodiversity of ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provide more and more valuable services than converted ecosystems. 5. 2 A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of A) Active solar. B) Parabolic collector. C) Passive solar. D) Photovoltaic Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passive solar. 6. Match the Definition: Any species (animal, plant, fungi, etc.) which is likely to become an endangered species fairly soon. A) Threatened species. B) Niche. C) Conservation. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threatened species. 7. Which one of the following environmental issues is the primary cause of the others? A) Destruction of habitat. B) Increasing resource use. C) Premature extinction. D) Human population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human population growth. 8. How does extinction effect the biodiversity of an area? A) No effect. B) Lowers. C) Increases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lowers. 9. Most Moai statues are carved from ..... which is compressed volcanic ash. A) Tuft. B) Stone. C) Pebbles. D) Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuft. 10. Which of the following is an economic value of forests? A) They decrease flooding. B) They prevent soil erosion. C) They regulate the water cycle. D) They provide wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They provide wood. 11. Land cover and land use are related, and humans can change A) Neither. B) Both. C) Land cover only. D) Land use only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both. 12. Button cell batteries are used in small portable electronic devices such as watches, cameras, digital thermometers, calculators and toys. Although there are no federal regulations prohibiting throwing button cell batteries in the regular garbage, they should be recycled due to the hazardous materials contained within them. What is the best explanation for why these batteries should be recycled? A) Recycled batteries prevent companies from using resources to create new ones. B) Batteries absorb heat that can lead to forest fires if released and damage ecosystems. C) Batteries contain materials that if leaked into the environment can threaten populations. D) Recycled batteries allow companies to sell future batteries at a lower cost to the consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Batteries contain materials that if leaked into the environment can threaten populations. 13. A ..... preserves natural resources for future generations A) Sustainable society. B) Agricultural revolution. C) Applied. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Applied. 14. Environmental science includes other areas of study. This is called ..... A) Interdisciplinary. B) Multimodal. C) Renewable. D) Cross - Curricular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interdisciplinary. 15. An ecological footprint is the A) Mark a person's shoe makes in soft earth. B) Number of animals a person has killed. C) Amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person. D) Number of trees people cut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person. 16. Atmospheric condition trapping pollution A) International agreement. B) Temperature inversion. C) Pollution control. D) Nausea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature inversion. 17. An abundant resource with low demand is..... A) Likely to be very inexpensive. B) Likely to be biodegradable. C) Likely to be very expensive. D) No way to tell cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Likely to be very inexpensive. 18. One problem with ..... energy is that it produces radioactive waste. A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Tidal. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear. 19. Where I find clouds. A) Ionosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 20. A good experiment always has a control group and ..... variable(s). A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 21. What type of symbiosis?* The tick lives on dog and feeds on its blood and tissue.* The dog gets skin irritation and can pick up diseases carried by tick. A) Predfation. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasitism. 22. The shift of population from the countryside to a city is called A) Land use. B) Land cover. C) Urbanization. D) Infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urbanization. 23. Most pollutants that enter estuaries break down over time, yet they are still considered a problem because A) The pollutants eventually concentrate in the ocean. B) It is the volume of the pollutants, more than the time factor, that harms estuaries. C) The pollutants break down into still more dangerous toxins. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the volume of the pollutants, more than the time factor, that harms estuaries. 24. Match the Definition: This is the largest bee. She is the mother of the colony and lays all the eggs. She can live 4-7 years. A) Queen Bee. B) Worker Bees. C) Drone Bees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Queen Bee. 25. Which region of the world is currently experiencing the highest increase in population? A) Europe. B) South America. C) Asia. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 26. 2/3 of freshwater on Earth is "locked away" in what water source location? A) Atmosphere. B) Rivers and lakes. C) Underground. D) Ice and glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ice and glaciers. 27. What year was The U.S. Forest Service is created. A) 1905. B) 1960. C) 1885. D) 1820. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1905. 28. Animals of the same species would most likely compete over a limited amount of - A) Sunlight. B) Oxygen. C) Mating partners. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mating partners. 29. A country that has low incomes, shorter lifespans, and a high growth rate is known as a A) Developed country. B) Developing country. C) Small country. D) Large country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing country. 30. Two robins trying to eat the same work is an example of ..... A) Competition. B) Commensalism. C) Predation. D) Parasitism. 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