This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 37 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Landforms include A) Aquifers. B) Tectonic plates. C) Mountains. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountains. 2. When one large nucleus is split into two smaller nuclei, the process is nuclear ..... A) Fission. B) Decay. C) Fusion. D) Tracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fission. 3. 5 It refers to the removal of salt from ocean water A) Dam. B) Salination. C) Reservoir. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desalination. 4. ..... are resources that continue at the same rate into the foreseeable future. A) Natural resources. B) Independent resources. C) Dependent resources. D) Sustainable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainable resources. 5. The climate, air, water, soil, and living organisms are all part of the A) Population. B) Community. C) Species. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environment. 6. Tidal power, hydrogen fuel cells, and ocean thermal energy conversion are sources of A) Nonrenewable energy. B) Alternative energy. C) Hydroelectric energy. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alternative energy. 7. Hydrogen could be used as a fuel source in the future because it..... A) Is used in fuel cells. B) Can be burned as fuel. C) Is abundant. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 8. Match the Definition: These bees are males. Their job is to mate with the Queen bee so she will lay eggs that make more bees! A) Drone Bees. B) Worker Bees. C) Queen Bee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drone Bees. 9. The Tragedy of Commons describes A) What a tragedy common areas are. B) How we abuse resources that are shared. C) A Shakespearean play. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How we abuse resources that are shared. 10. What term best describes a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from undesirable changes brought about by human actions? A) Ecological footprint. B) Environmentalism. C) The environment. D) Environmental science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalism. 11. Which scenario shows positive environmental ethics being practiced? A) Johnny threw his banana peel into the grass everyday as he walked to school since he figured it was decomposable. B) Herald carpooled to work with a friend that lived next to him since they both worked in the same area. C) Susie threw trash in the recycling bin to save herself a couple steps since the trash can was further away. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herald carpooled to work with a friend that lived next to him since they both worked in the same area. 12. A bog is a wetland that A) Is entirely covered in thick, floating mats of vegetation. B) Has shallow water and tall, grasslike plants. C) Has shallow water and woody shrubs and trees. D) Has mostly salt water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is entirely covered in thick, floating mats of vegetation. 13. Any natural material that is used by humans is called a ..... A) Agriculture. B) Natural resource. C) Consumption. D) Animal domestication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resource. 14. How can fishing be an example of the tragedy of the commons? A) Fishing companies compete for the shared resource and extract it unsustainably. B) Decreasing fish populations cause decreases in predator populations. C) The fish industry's collapse would lead to job losses. D) Fish farming uses selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fishing companies compete for the shared resource and extract it unsustainably. 15. Which biome would have the highest net primary production? A) Desert. B) Coral reefs. C) Savanna. D) Boreal forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coral reefs. 16. Which of the following factors that influence the value of fuels is most directly related to the environmental consequences of the fuel's use? A) Byproducts. B) Cost. C) Availability. D) Energy content. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Byproducts. 17. Ecosystem services can be provided by agroecosystems. These services help to support production of agricultural products. Which of the following belongs to the services by agroecosystem? A) Pest damage. B) Habitat loss. C) Water quality degradation. D) Soil enhancement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil enhancement. 18. A social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world, including people, from undesirable changes brought about by human actions. A) Natural resources. B) Enviromentalism. C) Environmental science. D) The environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enviromentalism. 19. The protection of natural resources A) Recreational value. B) Social/cultural value. C) Environmental value. D) Educational value. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental value. 20. The variable that is changed on purpose is: A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Control. D) Outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 21. In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly? A) Australia. B) Germany. C) Norway. D) Kenya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kenya. 22. Which of these properties is measured on the pH scale? A) Dissolved oxygen. B) Acidity. C) Hardness. D) Salinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acidity. 23. Adding data and dividing it by the number of objects A) Mode. B) Stats. C) Mean. D) Median. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mean. 24. A compound made of three oxygen atoms is called A) Carbon dioxide. B) Ozone. C) Acid rain. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone. 25. The most energy-efficient vehicles available today are A) Hybrid cars. B) Cars that use biomass fuel. C) Cars with gasoline engines. D) Fuel cell cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hybrid cars. 26. New nuclei and neutrons result from A) The splitting of an atom's neutron. B) The release of electrons from a positively charged atom. C) Nuclear fusion. D) The splitting of an atom's nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The splitting of an atom's nucleus. 27. Why do we not have more nuclear power plants? A) We are using the uranium for bombs instead of energy. B) Risk of radioactive leaks. C) It doesn't produce a lot of electricity. D) We are running out of uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Risk of radioactive leaks. 28. Which is most likely to happen after clearcutting a forest? A) A decrease in runoff volume. B) A decrease in water temperature. C) An increase in topsoil depth. D) An increase in nitrates in local streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An increase in nitrates in local streams. 29. Renewable energy is energy from sources that A) Humans can manufacture. B) Are not used up faster than they are formed. C) Were once living organisms. D) Will take years to deplete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are not used up faster than they are formed. 30. Environmental science applies to all of the following EXCEPT..... A) How much greenhouse gas is produced. B) How we affect our environment. C) How the natural world works. D) How our environment affects us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How much greenhouse gas is produced. ← 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