This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 103 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 103 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A resident of ..... is likely to leave the largest ecological footprint. A) The United States. B) India. C) Indonesia. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The United States. 2. What is one of the goals of New York City's sustainability plan? A) Increase energy use. B) Improve mass transit. C) Limit access to parks. D) Expand the city's boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improve mass transit. 3. Which of the following is likely to be researched by an environmental scientist? A) The velocity of a cheetah. B) The anatomy of a platypus. C) The chemical composition of a compound. D) The effect of oil spills on marine animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The effect of oil spills on marine animals. 4. Which reservoir contains the most carbon? A) Fossil Fuels. B) Atmosphere. C) Vegetation. D) Deep oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deep oceans. 5. Eathquakes are common at what kind of interface? A) Where oceanic crust meets continental crust. B) Where continental crust meets continental crust. C) Where oceanic crust meets oceanic crust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where oceanic crust meets continental crust. 6. What is causing the current mass extinction? A) Primary succession. B) Asteroids. C) Humans. D) Wonder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humans. 7. The measure of the energy released by an earthquake is called A) Energy capacity. B) Dominant. C) Fault. D) Magnitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magnitude. 8. As Earth revolves around the Sun, the number of daylight hours varies from placeto place. In which location would the number of daylight hours remain constant? A) ) Equator. B) ) Prime Meridian. C) ) Antarctica. D) ) North Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ) Equator. 9. How do invasive plants damage the environment? A) Compete with native species. B) Change plant community. C) Alter diversity. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 10. A selective harvest plan guides a landowner who A) Wants to keep their forest as a natural area. B) Wants to cut some of their trees every few years as they mature. C) Wants to improve the quality of their woodland. D) Wants to make a forest where there currently isn't one. E) Wants to make sure that their forest is protected from fire, insects, grazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wants to cut some of their trees every few years as they mature. 11. What is a lake created by a dam called? A) Pond. B) Lake. C) Reservoir. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reservoir. 12. One of the effects of global warming on human health is A) An increase in allergic reactions to pollen. B) An increase in viral infections. C) A decrease in heat related deaths. D) A decrease in the number of mosquitoes and mosquito related diseases like malaria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increase in allergic reactions to pollen. 13. "If I water the flower more often, it will grow taller." What is the independent variable? A) How often you water the flower. B) How tall the flower grows. C) The type of soil. D) How much sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How often you water the flower. 14. What is the term for a stable community that completes the succession process? A) Ecosystem. B) Climax community. C) Lichens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax community. 15. Epidemiologists study what type of hazards? A) Financial hazards. B) Emotional hazards. C) Chemical hazards. D) Biological hazards. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological hazards. 16. Local governments do not regulate A) The filing of environmental impact statements tagsSEV4SEV5. B) Sewage treatment. C) Recycling. D) Water quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The filing of environmental impact statements tagsSEV4SEV5. 17. Most of the oil used in the United States is used for A) Industry. B) Transportation. C) Electric power. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transportation. 18. What are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods? A) Foods with higher quantities. B) Organisms with more fur. C) Foods or organiisms with DNA modified in a way that doesn't occur naturally. D) Food and organisms that have been injected with hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foods or organiisms with DNA modified in a way that doesn't occur naturally. 19. Which of the following would be the best way for a farmer to reduce water loss from evaporation and thus conserve water? A) Dig deeper wells. B) Install low-flow toilets. C) Install a drip irrigation system. D) Recycle cooling water and wastewater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Install a drip irrigation system. 20. An example of something that is biodegradable is A) A leaf in a compost pile. B) A plastic milk jug in a landfill. C) A polystyrene burger container in a trash can. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A leaf in a compost pile. 21. Turbidity describes A) The pH levels of water. B) How clear the water is, high turbidity means the water is very cloudy and light does not travel far. C) How clear the water is, high turbidity means the water is very clear and light travels to the bottome easily. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How clear the water is, high turbidity means the water is very cloudy and light does not travel far. 22. What does soil mean? A) A type of edible material. B) Something that plants do not need to grow. C) The material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow. 23. The framework of organic molecules essential to all organisms is composed mainly of carbon atoms. Which processes are involved in the cycling of carbon within an environment? A) Photosynthesis and respiration. B) Evaporation and condensation. C) Transcription and translation. D) Diffusion and transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis and respiration. 24. GMOs are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested. A) Fact. B) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 25. Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics? A) Fossils. B) Mountains. C) Glaciers. D) Sand Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sand Erosion. 26. Has permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic A) Alpine tundra. B) Northface tundra. C) Savanna. D) Polar tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polar tundra. 27. During the past 100 years, the growth in human populations in the urban areas of industrialized nations has greatly contributed to all BUT one of these environmental problems. That is A) Water contamination. B) Species extinction. C) Increased carbon dioxide emissions. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water contamination. 28. In aquatic ecosystems, net primary productivity is related to A) Whether the water is fresh water or saltwater. B) The speed at which the water moves. C) Available sunlight and nutrients. D) Waves and tides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Available sunlight and nutrients. 29. The ..... discussed and pointed out that if a resource is unregulated, individuals will consume it at a selfish rate. A) Anthropocentric Writings. B) Tragedy of the Commons. C) Agricultural Revolution. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the Commons. 30. Erosion is most likely when the soil is A) Bare and exposed to wind and rain. B) Covered with grass. C) Plowed along the contour of the land. D) Covered with forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bare and exposed to wind and rain. 31. Which is the main objective of Environmental conservation? A) To save mankind. B) To satisfied human needs. C) To protect environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 32. High female literacy rate is usually associated with ..... countries. A) Developed. B) Developing. C) 3rd world. D) Smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developed. 33. Cebu Brown-dove Phapitreron frontalis is declared as a distinct of brown dove species and endemic to Cebu Island in 2014. CRITICALLY endangered endemic bird. It is locally called? A) Tagamaya. B) Korokotok. C) Basement. D) Take care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take care. 34. What is a population in an ecosystem? A) Groups of all different species. B) Groups of producers. C) Groups of two species. D) Groups of one particular species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Groups of one particular species. 35. The type of bond where valence electrons are TRANSFERRED is called: A) Isotope. B) Hydrogen. C) Ionic. D) Covalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ionic. 36. When toxic chemicals end up on the land or in water, they can be absorbed by producers. When these chemicals are passed through the trophic levels of a food chain, the chemicals become more concentrated. This describes which of the following? A) Invasive Species. B) Eutrophication. C) Urban Sprawl. D) Biomagnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biomagnification. 37. Most of Earth's water (about 97 percent) is ..... A) Freshwater in lakes and rivers. B) In the clouds. C) Salt water in the oceans and lakes. D) In the form of snow or ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salt water in the oceans and lakes. 38. Animals must adapt to crashing waves and exposure to air A) Benthic. B) Neritic. C) Oceanic. D) Intertidal area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intertidal area. 39. A ..... environment can get a lot of wind. A) Solar. B) Desert. C) Coastal. D) Hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coastal. 40. When it rains or snows, most water that doesn't evaporate soaks into the ground. This is called- A) Freshwater. B) Habitat. C) Groundwater. D) Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 41. Energy we get from burning living things s called ..... A) Biomass Fuel. B) Hydrogen Power. C) Hydroelectricity. D) Wind Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass Fuel. 42. Why were wolves introduced back to yellow stone national park? A) To protect wolves. B) To control deer and elk. C) To make a zoo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To control deer and elk. 43. ..... sources of energy can NOT be regenerated by nature in ones lifetime. A) Non-renewable. B) Kinetic energy. C) Renewable. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable. 44. Non renewable energy is A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Solar. D) Tide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 45. Which of the following is not characteristic of salt marshes and mangrove swamps? A) Both provide habitats for wildlife. B) Both are dominated by marsh grasses. C) Both are found along coastal areas. D) Both are threatened by development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both are dominated by marsh grasses. 46. Most of our electricity (in the US) comes from ..... A) Burning gasoline. B) Burning coal and Natural Gas. C) Burning Nitrogen. D) Burning Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning coal and Natural Gas. 47. Where do most Americans live? A) In urban areas. B) On producing farms. C) In rural areas. D) There is an equal distribution of people across the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In urban areas. 48. Species that is found in only one area. Such species are especially vulnerable to extinction. A) Endemic Species. B) Exotic Species. C) Pioneer Species. D) Indicator Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endemic Species. 49. The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ..... A) Humidity. B) Relative humidity. C) Dew point. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humidity. 50. When both graphs show the same information, but one is altered to mislead the public, it is called A) Bias in numbers and statistics. B) Bias by omission. C) Bias by emphasis. D) Bias by repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias in numbers and statistics. 51. What two words should be in your hypothesis? A) I think. B) If then . C) It will. D) No idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If then . 52. A deep sleep that allows some animals to survive through the winter A) Hibernation. B) Mimicry. C) Social Interaction. D) Camouflage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hibernation. 53. Precipitation is considered to be acidic if the pH ..... A) Is less than 5.6. B) Is greater than 5.6. C) Cannot be measured. D) Is greater than the pH of clear rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is less than 5.6. 54. The organisms that occupy the first trophic level near hydrothermal vents are: A) Fungi. B) Quadribores. C) Decomposers. D) Chemoautorophs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemoautorophs. 55. Found above the treeline of mountains A) Northface tundra. B) Alpine tundra. C) Desert. D) Arctic tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alpine tundra. 56. Waste that comes from the production of consumer goods, mining, agriculture, and petroleum extraction and refining is A) Hazardous waste. B) Industrial waste. C) Municipal waste. D) Compost waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial waste. 57. Animals such as bears that consume both plants and other animals are referred to as A) Carnivores. B) Herbivores. C) Omnivores. D) Cannibals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivores. 58. A theory and law are interchangeable-* a theory can become a law and law a theory. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. The pulling away of two pieces of crust is what type of boundary? A) Divergent Boundary. B) Convergent Boundary. C) Transform Boundary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent Boundary. 60. Bacteria that convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into a form that plants can use. A) Succession. B) Ecotone. C) Water cycle. D) Nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen-fixing bacteria. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books