This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 36 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Do not allow commercial activities, but may allow recreational hunting and fishing. A) National Wildlife Refuges. B) National Parks. C) National Forests. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Wildlife Refuges. 2. This is the outcome of the experiment. We get data and results from this. A) Independent Variable. B) Dependent Variable. C) Control. D) Constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent Variable. 3. What does the Law of Unintended Consequences mean? A) States that the actions of people and governments always have unexpected effects. B) Negative rates of different species living in the same area. C) Takes perspective that humans should manage the Earth's resources to achieve maximum benefits. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) States that the actions of people and governments always have unexpected effects. 4. Geothermal energy is obtained by harnessing A) Sunlight. B) Wind energy. C) Energy from tides. D) Hot underground water or steam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot underground water or steam. 5. What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go? A) The air pressure increases. B) The air pressure decreases. C) The air pressure stays the same. D) There is no air pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The air pressure decreases. 6. ..... Seeks to define what is right and what is wrong. A) Ethics. B) Ecology. C) Environment. D) Educators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethics. 7. What is air pollution? A) Any harmful substance that builds up in the air. B) Pollen, dust, gases. C) Industrial pollution. D) Chemicals in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any harmful substance that builds up in the air. 8. A hybrid car uses A) A photovoltaic cell and an electric motor. B) An efficient gasoline engine and an electric motor. C) A fuel cell and a solar cell. D) An efficient gasoline engine and a fuel cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An efficient gasoline engine and an electric motor. 9. This described the likeliness of a public area being exploited for short-term gain. A) Hetch Hetchy. B) Silent Spring. C) The Tragedy of the Commons. D) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Tragedy of the Commons. 10. % of toxins such as mercury that accumulate in the tissues of organisms as we go up the food pyramid. A) 1%. B) 10%. C) 50%. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100%. 11. Which gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 12. The uppermost level at which the water in a given area fully saturates rock or soil. A) Impermeable surface. B) Rock and mantle. C) Water table. D) Groundwater recharge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water table. 13. What is evaporation? A) The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air. B) The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds. C) The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air. 14. An essential feature of every good experiment is that it should A) Use a control. B) Test a single variable. C) Graph data. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 15. A decomposer? A) Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil. B) Eats plants or other animals for food. C) Makes its own food. D) Machine that gathers trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil. 16. The disappearance of a species from Earth is called A) Extinction. B) Competition. C) Niche. D) Artificial Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extinction. 17. The crust, mantle, asthenosphere, and core are all parts of Earth's A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geosphere. 18. This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Data. D) Control group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 19. What is biodiversity? A) The similarity of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. B) The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. C) The study of biology. D) The difference between the earth and mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. 20. Radon gas A) Primary pollulant. B) Secondary pollulant. C) Indoor air pollulant. D) Pollution control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indoor air pollulant. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books