This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 77 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 77 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A company is likely to mine a site if the site.....? A) Is rich in minerals. B) Does not contain gangue minerals. C) Contains gold. D) Contains minerals that can be economically extracted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contains minerals that can be economically extracted. 2. Which is the correct order of trophic levels in a food chain? A) Plants - tertiary consumers - secondary consumers - primary consumers. B) Plants - primary consumers - secondary consumers - tertiary consumers. C) Plants - decomposers - secondary consumers - tertiary consumers. D) Plants - primary consumers - tertiary consumers - secondary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants - primary consumers - secondary consumers - tertiary consumers. 3. Claire wants to present scientific information on climate change. Which group should Claire approach? A) SERI/NREL. B) IPCC. C) EPA. D) NOAA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IPCC. 4. A modern day example of the "tragedy of the commons" would be: A) Strip-mining in a national park or national forest. B) Use of herbicides and pesticides by industrial agriculture in California. C) Acid precipitation falling throughout the northeastern United States. D) Grazing sheep in private park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid precipitation falling throughout the northeastern United States. 5. What displays trends of data or data in motion? A) Graphs. B) Tables. C) Baby animal pictures. D) Verbal expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graphs. 6. What Act describes rules of handling toxic and hazardous waste? A) Safe Drinking Water Act. B) Clean Air Act. C) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 7. 1-9.3 What is the definition of "Greenhouse Effect?" A) Gases that increase Earth's temperature. B) When the gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm. C) The pattern of weather that occurs over time. D) When our climate changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the Sun and keep the planet warm. 8. Why should we remove an invasive species? A) They won't be able to survive in a new environment. B) They will eat native species and cause other species to decrease. C) We should not remove them and let nature be. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will eat native species and cause other species to decrease. 9. Magma that cools deep underground produces A) Extrusive igneous rock. B) Intrusive igneous rock. C) Metamorphic rock. D) Sedimentary rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intrusive igneous rock. 10. Which pollutant is most likely to be released into groundwater supplies without human intervention? A) Phosphates. B) Lead. C) Arsenic. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arsenic. 11. Farming supports over 500 times as many people as A) Industry. B) Searching and moving. C) Raising cows. D) Hunting and gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hunting and gathering. 12. Sustainability is defined as A) Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation. B) Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time. C) Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely. D) Not consuming any resources at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely. 13. Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density and is solid? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inner core. 14. Which of the following sciences was NOT mentioned as a component of environmental science? A) Geology. B) Physics. C) Biology. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geology. 15. Aqueduct A) A pollution prevention device. B) Built to hold back water. C) Built to prevent flooding. D) A man made river to divert water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A man made river to divert water. 16. Groundwater is A) Recharge water. B) Seepage water. C) Aquifer water. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifer water. 17. A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called a A) Watershed. B) Well. C) Drainage basin. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 18. All of the following increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere EXCEPT: A) Photosynthesis. B) Burning fossil fuels. C) Respiration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 19. Who established the first national park (Yosemite)? A) George Perkins Marsh. B) John Muir. C) Theodore Roosevelt. D) Gifford Pinchot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Muir. 20. Layers containing spaces, or pores, through which water can pass. A) Water table. B) Permeable. C) Groudwater. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permeable. ← 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