This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 66 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 66 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. United States imports from China are represented by which of the following percentages? A. 22 percent B. 80 percent C. 50 percent D. 25 percent A) 22 percent. B) 80 percent. C) 50 percent. D) 25 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22 percent. 2. According to the law of supply and demand, what would occur if the supply of oil declined and the demand remained the same? A) .'oil prices would drop. B) 'oil prices would increase. C) Oil usage would drop. D) Oil usage would increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'oil prices would increase. 3. Layer of the atmosphere where ozone absorbs UV radiation A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 4. Bad or Hazardous ozone is found in the ..... A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 5. Acid precipitation is formed when A) Sulfur oxides or nitrogen oxides combine in the air. B) Sulfur oxides combine with nitrogen oxides. C) Ozone combines with automobile exhaust. D) Nitric or sulfuric acids combine with ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulfur oxides or nitrogen oxides combine in the air. 6. The MAIN goal of environmental science is to study A) Interaction among living things. B) The study of ecosystems. C) Influence/interaction of humans and the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Influence/interaction of humans and the environment. 7. Which gas constitutes the highest percentage of the atmosphere? A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Hydrogen. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 8. Environmental Science is concerned about A) Pollution. B) Sustainable Development. C) Biodiversity Conservation. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 9. Emma is studying the water quality in the Puget sound, her study includes many variables. Which example is a quantitative data example? A) The water is acidic. B) The water has low sediment content. C) The water has a high quantity of plastic debris. D) The water has an average temperature of 51.9 degrees F. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The water has an average temperature of 51.9 degrees F. 10. Which of the following is NOT a way that humans add greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere? A) The use of solar energy. B) The combustion of fossil fuels. C) Using tractors and machines in agricultural practices. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of solar energy. 11. .....is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment. A) Environmentalism. B) Environmental Science. C) Biocentrism. D) Ecological Footpring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Science. 12. Why does Exponential Growth in a population not generally last very long? A) A population might reach its carrying capacity which limits its growth. B) Resources may run out, causing the population to fall. C) Diseases may cause the population to fall. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 13. What are the two main causes of water pollution? A) Industry along waterways and human population growth. B) Deforestation along waterways and global warming. C) Factories and industry along waterways and desalination plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industry along waterways and human population growth. 14. NO2 + ..... = O + NO A) Water. B) Sunlight. C) O3. D) CH4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight. 15. What is environment? A) Everything. B) Surroundings. C) Objects. D) Living things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surroundings. 16. A fuel's suitability is dependent on all the following factors EXCEPT A) Energy content. B) Cost. C) Availability. D) Magnetism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magnetism. 17. A controlled scientific experiment: A) Preferably involves collection of quantitative data over qualitative data. B) Is always designed to generate new scientific hypotheses advance science. C) Is an activity designed to test the validity of a hypothesis. D) Involves manipulating only the dependent variable and measuring the independent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is an activity designed to test the validity of a hypothesis. 18. A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question A) Observation. B) Hypothesis. C) Theory. D) Idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. 19. How much energy is passed from one trophic level to another? A) 10%. B) 1%. C) 15%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 20. "Everything an organism does and when it does it" (it's job) describes an organism's A) Tolerance. B) Community. C) Character displacement. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Niche. ← 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