This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What part of the United States gets the most acid rain? A) West Coast. B) Miami. C) Georgia. D) Northeast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northeast. 2. Reclamation is..... A) Not required in the US. B) A process that causes significant environmental damage. C) Required for surface mining in the US. D) Required for every country and every type of mine in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Required for surface mining in the US. 3. Which two gases are released when cars burn gasoline for fuel? A) Methane and water vapor. B) Carbon monoxide and water vapor. C) Carbon dioxide and water. D) Methane and carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon monoxide and water vapor. 4. Any natural that is used by humans A) Fossil Fuels. B) Non Biodegradable. C) Biodegradable. D) Natural Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Resource. 5. The .....is made up of gasses surrounding the Earth. A) Ozone Layer. B) Atmosphere. C) Mantle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 6. A(n) .....species is an animal or plant that's considered at risk of extinction. A) Endangered. B) Stable. C) Extinct. D) Threatened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endangered. 7. As a natural resource, freshwater is A) Renewable. B) Unusable. C) Nonrenewable. D) Unlimited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 8. Many rivers originate from ..... in mountains A) Rain. B) Snow melt. C) Pond water. D) Glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snow melt. 9. What are some ways that we can conserve water? A) Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. B) Install a low flow shower head. C) Both B and C. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both B and C. 10. Pollution is..... A) People have contaminated, or dirtied an area with waste. B) People have cleaned, or fixed up an area. C) People have gathered, or collected the trash in the area. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People have contaminated, or dirtied an area with waste. 11. In a scientific investigation, the size of the sample population should be large enough to A) Reflect the probability of an unwanted outcome. B) Give an accurate estimate of the whole population. C) Closely resemble the system they represent. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. A single source of pollution, such as a factory, a wastewater treatment plant, or a leaking oil tanker are examples of A) Potable. B) Desalination. C) Nonpoint-source pollution. D) Point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point source pollution. 13. Which of the following have contributed to increased family planning worldwide? I. women's education II. increased incomeIII. advertising campaigns A) I, II, and III. B) I and II only. C) I and III only. D) II and III only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I, II, and III. 14. A basic law or truth that has been tested over time is a(n) ..... A) Priciple. B) Theroy. C) Belief. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theroy. 15. Global area experiencing physical water scarcity A) Northern Europe. B) Polar regions. C) South America. D) The Middle East and Northern Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Middle East and Northern Africa. 16. What are the steps of the scientific method in the correct order? A) Experiment, prediction, hypothesis, observation. B) Prediction, hypothesis, experiment, observations, conclusion. C) Observation, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, conclusion. D) Imagining, observing, experimenting, hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observation, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, conclusion. 17. Layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 18. ..... is the condition in which humans needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely at a standard of living similar to the current one A) Law of supply and demand. B) Conceptual model. C) Natural resources. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainability. 19. Which of the following is NOT true about chemistry? A) Can be applied to environmental science when studying living things. B) Can explain the changes organisms go through. C) Can explain the changes their environments go through. D) Is the study of matter and energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is the study of matter and energy. 20. According to the webquest we did in class, all of the following make biodiversity important except....., A) Gives us food. B) Give us disease. C) Give us medicine. D) Give us oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give us disease. 21. Which of the following are the basic units of matter? A) Atoms. B) Macromolecules. C) Compounds. D) Solutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atoms. 22. Planet with "runaway greenhouse effect" A) Mercury. B) Mars. C) Venus. D) Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venus. 23. What are our basic needs? A) Clothing, water, air. B) Food, water, shelter. C) Music, money, interpetative dance. D) Food, air, clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food, water, shelter. 24. A factor in an experiment that can be changed. A) Variable. B) Control. C) Hypothesis. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Variable. 25. Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population of another organism is known as ..... A) A limiting measure. B) Materialization of precipitation. C) A limiting factor. D) Factorization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A limiting factor. 26. A ..... includes all living and non-living things in an environment. A) Niche. B) Population. C) Abitotic. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem. 27. Phophates in laundry detergent causes what? A) Artificail eutrophication. B) Biomagnification. C) Point source pollution. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artificail eutrophication. 28. The rate at which producers convert radiant energy into chemical energy A) Photosynthesis. B) Gross primary productivity. C) Trophic level. D) Net primary productivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gross primary productivity. 29. It consists the outer mantle of the solid earth. A) Lithosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere. 30. A tapeworm inside a dog is A) Commensalism. B) Competition. C) Predation. D) Parasitism. 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