This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Characterized by high personal wealth, and high levels of consumption A) Pollution. B) Developing country. C) Resource depletion. D) Developed country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resource depletion. 2. Which air pollutant scars the lungs A) Adbestos. B) Radon. C) Fungi. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adbestos. 3. When dos The Industrial Revolution Start? A) 1760. B) 1681. C) 1540. D) 1626. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1760. 4. In which of the following ways can invasive species be harmful to a community? A) It may have no natural predators and overpopulate an area. B) It may compete for resources with native species. C) It may bring unequilibrium to a community by causing an imbalance or disturbance. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 5. "Everything an organism does and when it does it" describes an organism's ..... A) Niche. B) Evolution. C) Fitness. D) Adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Niche. 6. The air you breathe in from the atmosphere is made mostly of A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 7. Tropical climates were mentioned as suitable environments for which of the following animals? A) Cats. B) Snakes. C) Birds. D) Squirrels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birds. 8. Coral polyps secrete skeletons of ..... that slowly accumulate and form coral reefs. A) Salt. B) Oxygen. C) Limestone. D) Algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limestone. 9. What do scientists believe has caused the hole in the ozone of the atmosphere? A) Chlorofluorocarbons used in agriculture. B) Chlorofluorocarbons used in nuclear energy. C) Chlorofluorocarbons used in coolants, cleaning solvents, and propellants in spray cans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorofluorocarbons used in coolants, cleaning solvents, and propellants in spray cans. 10. Which method of tree harvesting would cause fragmentation and a decrease in biodiversity? A) Clear-cutting. B) Shelter-wood cutting. C) Slash and burn clearing. D) Gleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clear-cutting. 11. Many factory farms dump animal waste products into neighboring streams, rivers and lakes. How might this affect the health of the people living in these areas? A) The water will clean the waste products, therefore it does not affect them. B) The smell from the waste products deter people from living in the surrounding area. C) The farmers clean the waste products before it is put into the environment, therefore it will not affect them. D) The waste products enter the drinking water and other parts of the environment, which could cause people in the surrounding areas to become sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The waste products enter the drinking water and other parts of the environment, which could cause people in the surrounding areas to become sick. 12. Uses the sun's energy to heat a building directly A) Passive solar heating. B) Active solar heating. C) Photovoltaic cell. D) Fuel cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive solar heating. 13. What is the last step of the scientific method? A) Communicate results. B) Experiement. C) Observation. D) Ask question s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communicate results. 14. Facts, figures, and other evidence learned through observations A) Data. B) Hypothesis. C) Scientific law. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Data. 15. The "Primary Air Pollutants" are ..... A) Carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen. B) Radon, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and CFC's. C) Photochemical smog, VOC's, PM, and oxides. D) None of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen. 16. An estuary functions as a mineral trap due to A) Its great depth and particularly sticky sediment. B) The mixing action of river water and ocean water. C) Its storing of pesticides from agricultural runoff and ocean water. D) The filtering action of bottom-feeding fish species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mixing action of river water and ocean water. 17. Urban land use does not typically include..... A) Farming. B) Residential. C) Industrial. D) Commercial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming. 18. During summer in the Southern Hemisphere, the Northern Hemisphere experiences A) Summer. B) A tilt towards the sun. C) Winter. D) Excess rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winter. 19. These are disease carrying organisms such as fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes: A) Vectors. B) Virus. C) Toxicology. D) Chemical Hazard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vectors. 20. Ecosystem Services: A) Contribute to keeping ecosystems economically productive. B) Are economically valuable services provided by natural systems. C) Are required to rebalance natural systems that we have disturbed. D) Are focused on providing humans with the essential life services. 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