Environmental Geology MCQs
Environmental Geology MCQs
Answer these 20+ Environmental Geology MCQs and see how sharp is your knowledge of Environmental Geology.
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1: Rainforest deforestation is contributing to _______.
A. A decline in global biodiversity
B. A rise in global biodiversity
C. A neither rise nor decline in global biodiversity
D. None of the above
2: Rainforests are not generally considered a source of _______.
A. Foods
B. Spices
C. Medicines
D. None of the above
3: Rainshadow deserts are common in ________.
A. The dry valleys of eastern California and Nevada
B. The moist valleys of western California and Nevada
C. The dry valleys of western California and Nevada
D. None of the above
4: The __________ travel(s) from the subtropical high to the equator.
A. Westerlies
B. Polar easterlies
C. Trade winds
D. Subpolar low
E. Intertropical convergence zone
5: Tropical rainforests are not located in _______.
A. England
B. Australia
C. America
D. All of the above
6: The atmosphere has the greatest ________ of the earth's hydrologic compartments.
A. Water volume
B. Turnover rate and smallest water volume
C. Discharge rate and water content
D. Residence time for water
E. All of these choices are correct
7: A major barrier preventing more widespread use of biodiesel is ________.
A. Their economy can be disrupted by the events and decisions made in fuel exporting nations
B. Power plants contribute to acid deposition
C. Political and economic inertia and current lack of abundant fueling stations
D. Eliminate farmland, wildlife habitats, and sometimes even villages in regions that are flooded
8: Only about 2.5% of all the water on our planet is freshwater. however, ________.
A. Most of this is in polar ice caps, glaciers, and underground aquifers and is not easily accessed for human use
B. High oxygen concentrations
C. Low nutrient levels
D. None of these
9: Stability prevails when the environmental lapse rate is ________.
A. Absolute instability
B. Adiabatic cooling
C. A decrease in temperature
D. Less than the wet adiabatic rate
10: About 80% of the ocean's water exists in the ________.
A. Surface zone
B. Thermocline
C. Euphotic zone
D. Pycnocline
E. Deep zone
11: Of the following atmospheric gases, only _________ is an important greenhouse gas.
A. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
B. Oxygen (O2)
C. Water vapor (H2O)
D. Nitrogen (N2)
12: Of the following, ________ are documented negative impacts of dams.
A. It has been used widely in NASA's spaceflight programs.
B. Alteration of river sediment deposition
C. The source of energy used to produce the hydrogen
D. Produce biofuels from grasses instead of corn
13: The first college to get all of its energy from renewable resources was________________.
A. Concordia University.
B. Neutralizing
C. Absorb neutrons
D. John Stuart Mill
14: The run-of-river approach to hydropower describes ________.
A. Impounding water in reservoirs behind concrete dams
B. The purchase of state-run dams by major corporations
C. Dams that are reliable but unsustainable
D. The most expensive type of dams to build and maintain
E. Diversion of a portion of a river's flow through pipes
15: Ultimately, all biofuels are ________, because they are the result of ________.
A. Geological; sedimentation
B. Solar; photosynthesis
C. Inefficient; decomposition by microorganisms
D. Synthetic; chemical manipulation of hydrocarbons
E. Polymers; biological metabolic processes
16: Sinkholes can occur when ________.
A. Too much weight above an aquifer causes it to cave in
B. The water level in an aquifer rises, pushing through to the surface
C. The water in an artesian aquifer is under sufficient pressure that it breaks through to the surface
D. Excessive water use lowers a water table and weakens the substrate
E. Nonconsumptive use lowers an aquife
17: Bagasse and sugar cane-based ethanol are major items in the energy resources of ________.
A. Tuvalu
B. Brazil
C. China
D. Mexico
E. The Maldives
18: ________ strongly influences the amount of energy generated from hydropower.
A. The temperature of reservoir water
B. Latitude
C. The phase of the moon
D. The volume of water released and the height of the fall
19: All fossil fuels, including coal, are considered an indirect form of ____________ energy.
A. Solar
B. Wind
C. Mechanical
D. All of these
20: The gaia hypothesis is an example of _______.
A. Positive feedback.
B. Negative feedback.
C. Glacial episodes.
D. System overload.
21: According to the epa, the us produces _____ tons of solid waste per year.
A. 9 million
B. 70 million
C. 11 billion
D. 123 billion
E. 800 million
22: From the 1960s to the present, the trend has been that ________ over time.
A. Less waste was sent to landfills
B. More overall waste was produced
C. Less waste was recovered for recycling
D. Less overall waste was produced
E. There have been equal ratios of land disposal, combustion, and recovery
23: Minimizing biohazardous contamination focuses on controlling _____.
A. Aerosols
B. Laser
C. Electrosurgery
D. Chemical
24: Changing your toilet can reduce water pollution because _______.
A. The sewage is partially treated in the toilet before entering the sewer system
B. Chemicals added by new toilets neutralize the pathogens in the water
C. More efficient plumbing uses more water and creates larger volumes of waste
D. More efficient plumbing uses less water and creates smaller volumes of waste
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