This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ability to meet the current demands for a resource without depleting the future supply is called ..... A) Global warning. B) Sustainability. C) Environmental ethics. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainability. 2. Most of the nutrients in soil come from A) Chemical weathering. B) Mechanical weathering. C) Erosion. D) Decompostion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decompostion. 3. How much of Earth's water is fresh water? A) 1 percent. B) 3 percent. C) 77 percent. D) 97 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 percent. 4. A nonrenewable natural resource produced by the decomposition and compression of organic matter from ancient life A) Plants. B) Water. C) Sunlight. D) Fossil Fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil Fuel. 5. Fresh water found below earths is? A) Groundwater. B) Habitat. C) Hydropower. D) Land cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 6. Biosphere A) Part of Earth that contains all ecosystem. B) A group of various species that live in the same place. C) All of the members of the same species that live in the same place. D) A group of organism that can mate to produce fertile offspring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Part of Earth that contains all ecosystem. 7. What part of the United States gets the most acid rain? A) Northeast. B) West Coast. C) Georgia. D) Miami. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northeast. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Any natural that is used by humans A) Natural Resource. B) Biodegradable. C) Non Biodegradable. D) Fossil Fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resource. 11. 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. 12. A(n) .....species is an animal or plant that's considered at risk of extinction. A) Stable. B) Extinct. C) Threatened. D) Endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endangered. 13. As a natural resource, freshwater is A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. C) Unlimited. D) Unusable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 14. Many rivers originate from ..... in mountains A) Glaciers. B) Pond water. C) Rain. D) Snow melt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snow melt. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. A single source of pollution, such as a factory, a wastewater treatment plant, or a leaking oil tanker are examples of A) Point source pollution. B) Nonpoint-source pollution. C) Desalination. D) Potable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point source pollution. 19. 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. 20. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8Environmental Science Quiz 9Environmental Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books