This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is characterized by extremely low levels of ..... in the water. A) Carbon dioxide. B) Dissolved salts. C) Oxygen. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 2. Agriculture Revolution A) Society depended on natural resources and impacted the environment. B) Study of animals. C) A document. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Society depended on natural resources and impacted the environment. 3. Which of the following is the lowest layer of the atmosphere? A) Exosphere. B) Hemisphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 4. In terms of ecosystem services, the sustainability managed ecosystems would: A) Provide enhanced and restored services over unaltered natural ecosystems. B) Provide somewhat diminished or damaged services. C) Provide more and more valuable services than converted ecosystems. D) Restore the original biodiversity of ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provide more and more valuable services than converted ecosystems. 5. 2 A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of A) Active solar. B) Passive solar. C) Parabolic collector. D) Photovoltaic Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive solar. 6. Match the Definition: Any species (animal, plant, fungi, etc.) which is likely to become an endangered species fairly soon. A) Habitat. B) Niche. C) Threatened species. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threatened species. 7. Which one of the following environmental issues is the primary cause of the others? A) Increasing resource use. B) Destruction of habitat. C) Premature extinction. D) Human population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human population growth. 8. How does extinction effect the biodiversity of an area? A) No effect. B) Lowers. C) Increases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lowers. 9. Most Moai statues are carved from ..... which is compressed volcanic ash. A) Tuft. B) Rock. C) Stone. D) Pebbles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuft. 10. Which of the following is an economic value of forests? A) They provide wood. B) They prevent soil erosion. C) They regulate the water cycle. D) They decrease flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They provide wood. 11. Land cover and land use are related, and humans can change A) Neither. B) Both. C) Land cover only. D) Land use only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both. 12. Button cell batteries are used in small portable electronic devices such as watches, cameras, digital thermometers, calculators and toys. Although there are no federal regulations prohibiting throwing button cell batteries in the regular garbage, they should be recycled due to the hazardous materials contained within them. What is the best explanation for why these batteries should be recycled? A) Recycled batteries prevent companies from using resources to create new ones. B) Batteries absorb heat that can lead to forest fires if released and damage ecosystems. C) Batteries contain materials that if leaked into the environment can threaten populations. D) Recycled batteries allow companies to sell future batteries at a lower cost to the consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Batteries contain materials that if leaked into the environment can threaten populations. 13. A ..... preserves natural resources for future generations A) Habitat. B) Applied. C) Sustainable society. D) Agricultural revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applied. 14. Environmental science includes other areas of study. This is called ..... A) Cross - Curricular. B) Interdisciplinary. C) Multimodal. D) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interdisciplinary. 15. An ecological footprint is the A) Mark a person's shoe makes in soft earth. B) Number of animals a person has killed. C) Amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person. D) Number of trees people cut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person. 16. Atmospheric condition trapping pollution A) Nausea. B) International agreement. C) Temperature inversion. D) Pollution control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature inversion. 17. An abundant resource with low demand is..... A) Likely to be very inexpensive. B) Likely to be very expensive. C) No way to tell cost. D) Likely to be biodegradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Likely to be very inexpensive. 18. One problem with ..... energy is that it produces radioactive waste. A) Nuclear. B) Solar. C) Tidal. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear. 19. Where I find clouds. A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Ionosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 20. A good experiment always has a control group and ..... variable(s). A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental 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