This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 73 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from human actions A) Environmental Science. B) Environmental Policy. C) Environmental Ethics. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmentalism. 2. Overall, our t-shirts seemed to be manufactured in countries with which type of gross domestic product (GDP)? A) Negative GDP. B) Very high GDP. C) Low GDP. D) No GDP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low GDP. 3. Match the definition: This is a community of living organisms (plants, animals, microbes) and nonliving things (rocks, soil, etc.). A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Biosphere. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 4. What is an advantage of using natural gas as an alternative form of energy? A) More needs to be burned because it is less concentrated. B) There is a limited supply. C) It tends to be more expensive compared to other fossil fuels. D) It releases lower emissions compared to other fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It releases lower emissions compared to other fossil fuels. 5. Energy produced from material that comes from living organisms is known as A) Geothermal energy. B) Biomass energy. C) Electrical energy. D) Wood energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass energy. 6. After a primary succession, when all organisms in an ecosystem are destroyed or removed, the first species to colonize the fresh ecosystem is referred to as what? A) The Keystone Species. B) The Pilgrim Species. C) The Homesteader Species. D) Pioneer Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pioneer Species. 7. To regulate restriction or prohibited the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use, and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures, unreasonable risk to human health. A) Climate Change Act of 2009. B) Philippine Toxic Substances, Hazardous, and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990. C) National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philippine Toxic Substances, Hazardous, and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990. 8. Which terms best describe autotrophs? A) Plants; producers. B) Animals; producers. C) Plants; consumers. D) Animals; consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants; producers. 9. The area inside the city is called ..... A) Urban. B) Suburban. C) Rural. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urban. 10. A calculation of the amount of land and resources needed to support one person in a certain country. A) Ecological footprint. B) Newsprint. C) Biodiversity. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecological footprint. 11. This is the study of the interaction of humans and the natural environment. A) Ecology. B) Environmental Science. C) Anthropology. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Science. 12. The main reason for the worldwide slowdown in the construction of nuclear power plants is that A) We have run out of uranium fuel. B) The electricity from nuclear power is generally more expensive to produce than electricity from other sources. C) Nuclear reactors are inherently unsafe. D) Nuclear reactors release large quantities of greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear reactors are inherently unsafe. 13. Loss of wetlands causes local humidity to ..... which can reduce the wetland's extent. A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Stay the same. D) Vary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease. 14. Land that supplies water to a river system. A) Wetlands. B) Watershed. C) Estuary. D) River system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watershed. 15. About 500 years ago, the world's population started A) Decreasing. B) To reach carrying capacity. C) Growing more rapidly. D) To level off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growing more rapidly. 16. A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called A) Renewable. B) Ecological. C) Non-renewable. D) Sustainable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-renewable. 17. What is abiotic components? A) Living things. B) Objects. C) Non - living things. D) Element. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non - living things. 18. Environmental science is most accurately viewed as a science A) Incorporating economics, social sciences, geography, and policy. B) Incorporating all the sciences, politics, economics, and social sciences. C) Incorporating world politics, decision making, and the environment. D) Designed to solve environmental problems using current technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorporating all the sciences, politics, economics, and social sciences. 19. A geothermal power plant can be used to generate electrical energy A) Anywhere in the US. B) In areas where reservoirs of water are heated inside Earth. C) In areas where the ground stays warm throughout the year. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In areas where reservoirs of water are heated inside Earth. 20. Having the rate of use be equal to the rate of replenishment for resources now and into the future is called being..... A) Sustainability. B) Ecological footprint. C) Natural resources. D) Environmentalism. 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