This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 110 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 110 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where the plates are sliding against one another without spreading apart or going over or under each other. A) Convergent Fault Line. B) Earthquake. C) Transform Fault Line. D) After Shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform Fault Line. 2. What term would describe all of the organisms that live in a pond? A) A biome. B) A community. C) A population. D) An ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A community. 3. Which of the following is the best indicator that an internet site is reliable? A) The author links to his or her favorite internet sites. B) The author of the site tells you the information is reliable. C) The author states in bold letters that the site was proofread by a librarian. D) D. The author of the site provides contact information and his or her qualifications. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. The author of the site provides contact information and his or her qualifications. 4. Which of the following list the layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to Earth to furthest? A) Mesosphere, ozone layer, stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere. B) Troposphere, ozone layer, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. C) Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, troposphere. D) Stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, ozone layer, thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere, ozone layer, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. 5. Which is not a density independent factor? A) Parasitism. B) Climate change. C) Clear cutting forests. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasitism. 6. Why did air pollution become so much worse in the 1800's? A) Nuclear energy was developed. B) Home-based manufacturing shifted to large-scale factory production. C) People were using oil to heat their homes. D) Motor vehicles were created. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Home-based manufacturing shifted to large-scale factory production. 7. What type of energy is being produced when a dam is placed across a river and water is released to turn a turbine that produces electricity? A) Wind. B) Geothermal. C) Solar. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydroelectric. 8. My father's brother is my ..... A) Uncle. B) Paternal uncle. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 9. True or False:Non-renewable resources can be replenished within our lifetime? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 10. All of the living things on the Earth A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) The continents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 11. Which of the following processes causes fossils to form? A) Deposition. B) Dissolving. C) Erosion. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deposition. 12. Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource? A) They take millions of years to replace. B) They can be used over and over again. C) They are used to heat and light homes. D) They cause air and water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They take millions of years to replace. 13. Promoting Sustainable Forest Management in the Philippines A) Executive Order 318. B) RA 9147. C) RA 7586. D) PD 705. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Executive Order 318. 14. Fossil fuels are overused by many factories. They might be used up in the near future. A) Used up in the near future, fossil fuels are overused by many factories. B) Overused by many factories, fossil fuels might be used up in the near future. C) Despite being overused by many factories, fossil fuels might be used up in the near future. D) Due to being used up in the near future, fossil fuels are overused by many factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overused by many factories, fossil fuels might be used up in the near future. 15. Rising CO2 levels has lead to a rise in average global temperatures. Based on this information, how is CO2 impacting the sea levels? A) Sea levels are not impacted by CO2. B) Sea levels move in a cycle due to CO2 levels. C) Sea levels rise as arctic ice melts. D) Sea levels lower as ice forms at the poles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sea levels rise as arctic ice melts. 16. Buses, subway, and light rail are all examples of ..... A) Public transportation. B) Zoning restrictions. C) Rural development. D) GIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public transportation. 17. Buffer strips & riparian zones along waterways are beneficial to those waterways because: A) They trap and hold soil nutrients. B) They filter possible contaminents. C) They hold soil and prevent erosion. D) They provide shade. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 18. Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what? A) Herbivores. B) Omnivores. C) Insectivores. D) Carnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivores. 19. In the levels of ecological organization, all of the Bull Frogs in a pond would be an example of a ..... A) Community. B) Biome. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 20. Cannot be broken down by natural processes A) Renewable. B) Biodegradable. C) Nonbiodegradable. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonbiodegradable. 21. A final and stable community is called a/an A) Suburb. B) Climax. C) City. D) Secondary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax. 22. Everything that affects an organism during it's life collectively is known as it's ..... A) Ecology. B) Life cycle. C) Environment. D) Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment. 23. Which of the following Earth information is stored in the environment? A) Environmental directives. B) Biodiversity. C) Natural resources. D) Fossils. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental directives. 24. A plant need support to grow is called as ..... A) Creeper. B) Herb. C) Tree. D) Climber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climber. 25. What term means the transfer of thermal energy in a fluid by the movement of warmer and cooler fluids? A) Radiation. B) Heat. C) Conduction. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convection. 26. A way to answer questions about the natural world. This is a good definition for what? A) Philosophy. B) Religion. C) Data. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science. 27. The living components of an ecosystem is called ..... A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic. 28. Why don't we have golden rice in the U.S.? A) Because rice is not the main staple of our diet. B) Because many products, like cereal, pasta, and milk, are fortified with vitamin A. C) Because vitamin A and iron deficiency are not issues here. D) All of these are reasons we don't see golden rice in our markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are reasons we don't see golden rice in our markets. 29. NO.5 Which of the following is a reason of noise pollution? A) Industrial waste. B) Industrial machines. C) Domestic sewerage. D) Emission of gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial machines. 30. Earthquakes can happen along A) All boundaries. B) Divergent and transform boundaries. C) Convergent and divergent boundaries. D) Transform and Convergent boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All boundaries. 31. NEPA required that this be completed before the approval of a project be granted. The impact of the project on the environment must be first evaluated. A) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). B) Clean Water Statement. C) Homestead Statement. D) Silent Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 32. The thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean is called Earth's ..... A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Core. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 33. What is the primary cause of global climate change? A) Deforestation. B) Orbital variations of Earth. C) Increased greenhouse gas emissions. D) Decreased solar radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased greenhouse gas emissions. 34. Which statement about the littoral zone in a lake or pond is true? A) It is far from the shore. B) It is rich in invertebrates. C) It has deep water. D) There are no rooted aquatic plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is rich in invertebrates. 35. Movement promoting the fair treatment of ALL people with regards to the environment. A) Environmental equity. B) Environmental justice. C) Environmental equality. D) Environmental globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental justice. 36. Which of the following would be a way to reduce air pollution? A) Leaving your computer on all the time. B) Carpooling to and from school or work. C) Burning all your trash and recycling paper products. D) Keeping the AC running at your house while you are gone on vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpooling to and from school or work. 37. Minerals are ..... A) Nonrenewable. B) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable. 38. During which period(s) did cities grow, quality of life improve and a shift in energy usage to fossil fuels occured? A) During the Renaissance. B) During the agricultural Revolution. C) During the hunter-gatherer period. D) During the Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) During the Industrial Revolution. 39. Which of the following is a threat to ocean ecosystems? A) Nutrient runoff. B) Entanglement of marine mammals in nets. C) Sewage. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 40. How well an organism can handle changes to its environment A) Coevolution. B) Predation. C) Tolerance. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tolerance. 41. ..... electricity using deposits of water in the Earth's crust are heated within the Earth. A) Geothermal power plants generate. B) Ocean thermal energy conversion generates. C) Nuclear power plants generate. D) Fuel cells generate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal power plants generate. 42. Which of these are contaminants in the ocean? A) Viruses in raw sewage and from sewage treatment plants. B) Toxic chemicals, garbage, sewage, and waste oil from cruise ships. C) Crude and refined petroleum. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 43. Living part of the environment A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. C) Limiting factor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic. 44. The initial amount of low-quality energy available from an energy resource is its net energy yield. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. 35% of electricity production in the US is from ..... A) Solar. B) Hydropower. C) Coal. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural gas. 46. Water flowing along Earth's surface is known as A) Top Water. B) Groundwater. C) Deflated Clouds. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runoff. 47. Burning fossil fuels creates air pollution. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. What is water not released into waterways and used for irrigation or to cool power plants called? A) Reclaimed water. B) Drinking water. C) Wastewater. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reclaimed water. 49. United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and Western Europe make up: A) 83% of world's population. B) Third World Countries. C) 17% of world's population. D) Middle Class Countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17% of world's population. 50. ..... are changes in the population in response to its environment. A) Genetic Variations. B) Mutations. C) Adaptations. D) Isolations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adaptations. 51. The original element that undergoes radioactive decay is known as the ..... A) Daughter element. B) Parent element. C) Carbon-14. D) Half-life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parent element. 52. Which of the following is a synonym for the word degradation. A) Gradation. B) Ruin. C) Health. D) Evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ruin. 53. What is NOT an effect humans are having on animals in ocean ecosystems A) Increasing habitats. B) Over fishing areas. C) Trapping Marine life in nets. D) Polluting their water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing habitats. 54. Which of the following phrase is correct ..... ? A) Methane is not a greenhouse gas. B) Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas. 55. Examples of ways that you can produce less waste include A) Using canvas shopping bags. B) Composting. C) Using rechargeable batteries. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 56. What is the branch of philosophy that considers the moral obligations of humans towards the environment? A) Environmental Ethics. B) Environmental Issues. C) Environmental Law. D) Environmental Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Ethics. 57. Oceans, rain, and glaciers belong to this sphere. A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrosphere. 58. What will happen to the populations of seals, polar bears and penguins if the ice caps melt? A) Populations will increase. B) Nothing will happen to the populations. C) Populations will decrease. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Populations will decrease. 59. The concept of 'Ecological Footprint' is best described as: A) The amount of land needed to sustain an individual's lifestyle. B) The impact of a person or community on the environment. C) The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by an individual. D) All of these are correct. tagsEN.ESS3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of land needed to sustain an individual's lifestyle. 60. The portion of the Earth's atmosphere closest to us is known as the? A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. ← 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