This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 39 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nitrogen oxides A) Primary pollulant. B) Secondary pollulant. C) Indoor air pollulant. D) Pollution control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary pollulant. 2. The Earth is similar to being on an island because..... A) We are isolated in space. B) We cannot really leave our planet and settle other places. C) We have limited resources like food, water, and other things. D) All of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers are correct. 3. Wind, moving water, sunlight, and heat from Earth's interior are sources of A) Alternative energy. B) Geothermal energy. C) Renewable energy. D) Ocean thermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable energy. 4. To lesson carbon dioxide emissions people should A) Burn more coal. B) Drive more cars. C) Use solar electricity. D) Cut down trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use solar electricity. 5. Which of the following is NOT one of Earth's 5 sphere? A) Mantle. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 6. Long term symbiotic relationship where on organism feeds off a host A) Predation. B) Parasitism. C) Competition. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasitism. 7. To ensure proper segregation, collection, storage, treatment, and disposal of solidwaste through the formulation and adaptation of the best ecological wasteproducts. A) Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999. B) Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. C) Climate Change Act of 2009. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philippine Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. 8. Human leisure activities A) Ethical/moral value. B) Environmental value. C) Educational value. D) Recreational value. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recreational value. 9. The more links in a food chain or food web A) The fewer animals it will have. B) The greater the biodiversity. C) The more unhealthy the habitat. D) The biodiversity is decreased. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The greater the biodiversity. 10. The biosphere includes A) Living things. B) Rocks. C) Ice. D) Nitrogen gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Living things. 11. An animal that hunts and eats other animals for energy A) Prey. B) Predator. C) Decomposer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predator. 12. During a lab you should always A) Wear sandals. B) Wear your hair down. C) Wear gloves. D) Wear socks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wear gloves. 13. Which of the following activities accounts for the greatest percentage of fresh water used worldwide? A) Drinking. B) Washing. C) Manufacturing. D) Irrigating crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrigating crops. 14. Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint? A) Eating less meat and processed foods. B) Walking or biking to school. C) Carpool to work. D) Driving a Hummer (SUV) around for fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Driving a Hummer (SUV) around for fun. 15. Habitat loss, soil erosion, and air pollution are disadvantages of which renewable energy source A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Biomass fuel. D) Moving water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass fuel. 16. When it rains or snows, most water that doesn't evaporate soaks into the ground. This is called - A) Ice. B) Groundwater. C) Habitat. D) Freshwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groundwater. 17. Heat is transferred by movement of currents within a fluid. A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection. 18. Which sphere are humans apart of? A) Hydrosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 19. Regions of the world with the largest populations tend to A) Have the largest share of global wealth. B) Have a smaller share of global wealth. C) Use the most resources per person. D) Have the largest ecological footprints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have a smaller share of global wealth. 20. Which of the following is not characteristic of wetlands? A) Wetlands have plentiful nutrients and the capacity for photosythesis. B) Wetlands are limited to inland freshwater environments. C) Wetlands are perceived historically as disease-infested wastelands. D) Wetlands have varies populations of plants and animals. 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