Environmental Science MCQs

Question 1

What is "Black Lung"?

Accepted Answer

Occupational Hazard to the miners

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Occupational Hazard to navigators

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Occupational Hazard to pesticide applicators

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None of these

Question 2

A permeable rock that contains hydrocarbon fluids and gases is called a/an

Accepted Answer

Oil reservoir

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Oil trap

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Source bed

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None of these

Question 3

In an oil trap formed by an anticline, __________ accumulates on top, __________ in the middle, and __________ at the bottom.

Accepted Answer

natural gas, oil, groundwater

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ground water, oil, natural gas

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oil, groundwater, natural gas

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oil, natural gas, ground water

Question 4

Macroconsumers include

Accepted Answer

All the above

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

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Omnivores

Question 5

Thermal belts are usually found

Accepted Answer

On hillsides

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On valley floors

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On mountain tops

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None of the above

Question 6

The term "normal" refers to weather data averaged over:

Accepted Answer

Thirty years

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At least a day

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Several months

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One year

Question 7

At any given time, ______ of the earth is illuminated by the sun.

Accepted Answer

One-half

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One-fourth

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One-third

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Two-thirds

Question 8

Trophic levels are formed by

Accepted Answer

Organisms linked in food chain

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Only plants

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only animals

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Only carnivorous

Question 9

The drug morphine is extracted from _______ plant.

Accepted Answer

Opium Poppy

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Cocoa

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Belladonna

Answer

Tannin