This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following are both examples of the tragedy of the commons? A) Overfishing and earthquakes. B) Pollution and overpopulation. C) Flooding and tsunamis. D) Super-germs and virus outbreaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution and overpopulation. 2. When was the first earth day? A) 1880. B) 2003. C) 1970. D) 1535. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1970. 3. What is the water cycle? A) The 3 forms of water. B) The movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth. C) When water melts. D) When clouds form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth. 4. From greatest to least, rank the primary uses of fresh water around the world. A) Personal, industry, agriculture. B) Industry, agriculture, personal. C) Agriculture, industry, personal. D) Industry, personal, agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture, industry, personal. 5. Organisms that break down material A) Consumers. B) Producers. C) Decomposers. D) Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 6. ..... is the fair treatment of all people concerning environmental problems. A) A sustainable society. B) Environmental justice. C) Applied science. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental justice. 7. Which of the following forbids the U.S. government and its citizens from harming endangered or threatened species and their habitats? A) The Endangered Species Act. B) The Environmental Protection Agency. C) Species Survival Plan. D) The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Endangered Species Act. 8. How many statues of Moai on Easter Island? A) 887. B) 15. C) 992. D) 138. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 887. 9. 5-5.8 The need for more cropland has led to the ..... of large wooded areas. A) Deforestation. B) Rotation farming. C) Conservation. D) Tilling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 10. Which 21st century influence has the GREATEST impact on the health status of children? A) Television and video games. B) Availability of prenatal care. C) SIDS Back-to-Sleep campaign. D) Number of single-parent households. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Television and video games. 11. ..... are specific statements about what we would expect to observe if the hypothesis is true. A) Data. B) Prediction. C) Variable. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prediction. 12. Ground level ozone (also known as tropospheric ozone) is ..... A) A significant source of air pollution and contributes to the formation of smog. B) Also found in the exosphere. C) Found only in rural areas. D) A significant source of air pollution and contributes to the increase in the hole in the ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A significant source of air pollution and contributes to the formation of smog. 13. Which one of these does not belong A) Air Filter. B) Scrubber. C) Electrostatic precipitator. D) Mop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mop. 14. Petroleum and natural gas form from..... A) Strong winds. B) Cooled magma. C) Radioactive materials. D) Remains of plants and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remains of plants and animals. 15. Grass is considered a ..... A) Consumer. B) Decomposer. C) Producer. D) Composers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producer. 16. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers how many dams are in the U.S. A) 75, 000. B) 6, 500. C) 15, 000. D) 80, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 80, 000. 17. How might the destruction of the ozone layer be harmful to humans? Ozone, O3, is a molecule of oxygen that makes up the ozone layer. The ozone layer is the part of Earth's atmosphere that prevents most of the Sun's UV (ultraviolet) light from reaching Earth's surface. Certain pollutants, called CFC's (chlorofluorocarbons), have been released into the atmosphere by humans. These pollutants destroy the ozone layer. A) Holes in the ozone layer might let in more heat from space, causing global temperature to increase. B) Holes in the ozone layer might prevent ozone molecules from properly filtering out pollutants in the air, which might increase the occurrence of lung cancer. C) Holes in the ozone layer mean there is a decrease in ozone, which is needed for human respiration. D) Holes in the ozone layer might let in more UV light, which might increase the occurrence of skin cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holes in the ozone layer might let in more UV light, which might increase the occurrence of skin cancer. 18. In environmental science, what is a nutrient? A) Organic compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon. B) The chemicals in food that make it taste good. C) An element on the periodic table. D) Matter that organisms need to carry out their life processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Matter that organisms need to carry out their life processes. 19. Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have? A) Loss of animal homes. B) Climate change. C) Increase in pollution. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Persistent Pollution involves A) The contamination of lakes, oceans, rivers, etc. B) Pollutant that decomposes over time. C) Resisting normal environmental degradation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resisting normal environmental degradation. 21. How many types of symbiosis are there? A) 7. B) 5. C) If you pick this you're silly1000. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 22. Solutions to environmental problems require A) Individual action. B) The cooperation of many people. C) A basis in scientific methods and knowledge. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. Where is Easter Island located and who governs it? A) Atlantic Ocean/Chile. B) Pacific Ocean/Chile. C) Indiana/USA. D) Atlantic Ocean/ France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pacific Ocean/Chile. 24. 3 Pollutants are removed or changed chemically before they leave factory smokestacks by a(n) A) Chlorofluorocarbon. B) Inversion. C) Catalytic converter. D) Scrubber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scrubber. 25. Water treatment involves adding pathogens by A) Adding chlorine. B) Removing chlorine. C) Removing fluoride. D) Adding mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adding chlorine. 26. A barrier that runs across a river or stream to control the flow of water. A) Reservior. B) Levee. C) Dam. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dam. 27. If a paper mill dumps a lot of paper waste into a nearby river all of the following are likely to happen EXCEPT: A) Decrease in decomposers. B) Decrease in DO. C) Algae growth. D) Increase in BOD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease in decomposers. 28. Convection currents inside the Earth occur within which of the following layers? A) The magnetic field. B) The mantle. C) The lithosphere. D) The inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mantle. 29. Non living factors in the ecosystem are ..... A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. C) Mutualistic. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abiotic. 30. Which of the following best describes the total fertility rate for a population? A) The number of children that will survive to adulthood. B) The number of years a typical infant will live. C) The number of births per 1000 people per year. D) The number of children each woman in a population will have. 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