This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 45 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where you will find the ozone layer. A) Stratosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 2. Scientists hypothesize that global warming may be due to A) Using Chlorofluorocarbons found in coolants, cleaning solvents, and propellants in spray cans. B) Smog. C) Burning fossil fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning fossil fuels. 3. ..... expresses the environmental effects of an individual or population in terms of the total amount of land and water required to live. A) Ecological footprint. B) Renewable resource. C) Natural resoures. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecological footprint. 4. Which of the following statements provides a reason for the widespread use of fossil fuels? A) Fossil fuels are a renewable source of energy. B) Fossil fuels are readily available and inexpensive. C) Fossil fuels are not harmful to the environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels are readily available and inexpensive. 5. What is ecological footprint? A) The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely. B) The greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more that thing is worth. C) The productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country. 6. Abiotic means? A) Nonliving. B) Living. C) Pizza. D) Crustain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonliving. 7. Which of the following gives value to all living things, both human and nonhuman? A) Biocentrism. B) Environmentalism. C) Anthropocentrism. D) Ecocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biocentrism. 8. Which of the following is also referred to as geoscience? A) Physics. B) Earth Science. C) Chemistry. D) Cosmology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth Science. 9. In the third stage of the demographic transition A) Birth rates stay high but death rates start decreasing increasing population size. B) Birth rates and death rates are both low so population starts decreasing. C) Birth rates and death rates are high meaning high stable population. D) Birth rates and death rates are decreasing so population growth starts slowing down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth rates and death rates are high meaning high stable population. 10. 3-3.4 What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community? A) Energy path. B) Food web. C) Trophic level. D) Food pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trophic level. 11. Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? A) There are 3 tulips. B) The tulips are red. C) The tulips are prettier than the roses. D) The tulips smell nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are 3 tulips. 12. What products are created by the process of photosynthesis? A) The sun's light and energy. B) Oxygen and carbohydrates. C) Phosphorus and nitrogen. D) Carbon dioxide and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen and carbohydrates. 13. One major environmental problem is resource depletion. Which is a major contributing factor to this problem? A) Non developed countries use more resources than others. B) Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others. C) The human population overall is too small. D) Each country uses approximately the same amount of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others. 14. How does the availability of fresh fruit and vegetables affect the human population? A) Everyone has access to fresh fruits and vegetables, therefore it does not affect the human population. B) Human populations who do not have access to fresh fruits and vegetables are more likely to develop health conditions. C) Everyone can supplement fresh fruits and vegetables with vitamins, therefore it does not affect the human population. D) Human health is only affected by the things you eat, therefore not eating fruits and vegetables can not affect the human population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human populations who do not have access to fresh fruits and vegetables are more likely to develop health conditions. 15. Combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electrical energy A) Active solar heating. B) Passive solar heating. C) Photovoltaic cell. D) Fuel cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fuel cell. 16. Which biome would have the lowest net primary production? A) Tropical rain forest. B) Temperate grassland. C) Coral reef. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert. 17. Uranium-bearing rocks underneath a house can be a source of A) Ozone. B) Asbestos. C) Radon. D) Formaldehyde. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radon. 18. Organisms that cannot create their own food and must eat others to obtain food A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Decomposers. D) Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers. 19. Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the surface of Earth? A) Glacial valleys. B) Mountain peaks. C) Boundaries between tectonic plates. D) Recharge zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boundaries between tectonic plates. 20. A material or energy source provided by nature that people need to survive A) Natural resource. B) Environment. C) Ecological footprint. D) Fossil fuel. 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