This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Plantation forest are not good for the environment A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. This causes the MOST pollution: A) Trains. B) Humans. C) Airplanes. D) Cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humans. 3. Define ecological footprint A) Leaving no trace of you behind when camping. B) Protecting your community from pollution. C) Is dependent on the amount of clothes you have and nothing else. D) The impact of a person on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The impact of a person on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources. 4. A conceptual model that provides systematic process for decision making. A) Decision-making model. B) Graphs. C) Model airplanes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decision-making model. 5. Consumer willingness and ability to buy products A) Demand. B) Policy. C) Lobbying. D) Subsidy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demand. 6. Which of the following is not biotic? A) Moss growing on a tree. B) Moss growing on a dead tree. C) The dead tree. D) All are biotic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are biotic factors. 7. Something in an experiment that does NOT change or is kept from changing is said t be a ..... A) Objective. B) Conclusion. C) Constant. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constant. 8. Where do we save the money? A) Bank. B) School. C) ATM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bank. 9. The ..... is the layer of air, made up of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and Water vapor A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 10. Organisms that make physical changes and help create habitats are known as A) Endangered species. B) Invasive species. C) Foundation species. D) Keystone species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foundation species. 11. The energy in most ecosystems comes from A) Green plants. B) The sun. C) Wind. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 12. Gross primary production A) The amount of carbon fixed during photosynthesis. B) Temperature and heat. C) Biomass of plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of carbon fixed during photosynthesis. 13. Which of the following is NOT a direct result of the Industrial Revolution? A) Over-hunting of large mammals. B) Improvement in the quality of life. C) Growth of cities. D) Shift to the use of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over-hunting of large mammals. 14. Which was the most immediate action taken after publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring? A) DDT was banned in the United States by the Department of Agriculture. B) President Kennedy ordered a panel of scientists to appraise the DDT hazard. C) President Kennedy banned DDT over the objections of experts. D) The chemical industry took the lead in restricting the sale and use of DDT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President Kennedy ordered a panel of scientists to appraise the DDT hazard. 15. Takes millions of years to form. A) Fossil fuels. B) Solar. C) Hydroelectric. D) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuels. 16. What type of graph shows differences between groups? A) Bar graph. B) Line graph. C) Pie chart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bar graph. 17. Is smog more of a local or a global problem A) Local. B) Global. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Local. 18. This system is associated with solid portions of the Earth. It includes rocks, sediments and soils, surface landforms and the processes that shape the surface. A) Hydrosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geosphere. 19. In an experiment, the one variable that the scientist changes is called the A) Dependent variable. B) Experimental variable. C) Controlled variable. D) Independent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent variable. 20. J curve-as population gets larger, it also grows faster. This occurs because there are more individuals reproducing as the population grows and is known as A) Exponential growth. B) Birth rate. C) Logistic growth. D) Stable growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exponential growth. 21. Which layer is responsible for creating Earth's magnetic field? A) Inner core. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outer core. 22. Most of Earths fresh water (~70%) is used for ..... ? A) Agriculture (farming). B) Industry (making products). C) Domestic (at home). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture (farming). 23. How did human population change in the last 200 years? A) Decreased at an accelerated rate. B) Increased at a decelerated rate. C) Decreased at a decelerated rate. D) Increased at an accelerated rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased at an accelerated rate. 24. Which biome is the highest species diversity of all ecosystems? A) Desert. B) Wetlands. C) Tundra. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wetlands. 25. A caterpillar eats the leaves of plants. What type of organism is a caterpillar? A) Primary producer. B) Autotroph. C) Carnivore. D) Herbivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbivore. 26. What is an abiotic factor? A) Something in an ecosystem that eats plants. B) Something in an ecosystem that is living. C) Something in an ecosystem that breaths oxygen. D) Something in an ecosystem that is nonliving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something in an ecosystem that is nonliving. 27. Natural Resources that take a long time to be replenished and we only have a limited amount are considered to be ..... A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable. 28. Very big plant are called A) Herbs. B) Shrubs. C) Plants. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees. 29. Members of a family should not help each other. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Which of the following is not a main use of fuel? A) Transportation. B) Heating and cooling buildings. C) Manufacturing. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooking. 31. Which of the following accurately describes biomes? A) Large communities constituting all regions of the earth. B) Small communities constituting specified regions. C) Vegetation and water. D) Large continents constituting all regions of the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large communities constituting all regions of the earth. 32. Which of the following is a developing nation? A) France. B) Ethiopia. C) The United States. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethiopia. 33. True or False:Surface fires are always dangerous and should be put out as soon as they are detected. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. Which of the following is NOT a reason for carbon dioxide? A) Burning of forest. B) Ozone damage. C) Traffic. D) Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone damage. 35. A group of interbreeding organisms (species) living in the same area A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Organism. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 36. Which of the following is the consequence for biodiversity loss? A) Excessive Mining. B) Habit Alteration or Destruction. C) Global Warming tagsEasy. D) Forest Fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habit Alteration or Destruction. 37. An animal that can tolerate the heat of the desert is: A) Camel. B) Cow. C) Lion. D) Rat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camel. 38. Demographic Transition theory is Developed by A) Warren Thompson. B) Thomson Malthus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warren Thompson. 39. Each step in a food chain A) Tropic level. B) Ecological level. C) Primary Producers. D) Bioaccumulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropic level. 40. In which biome would you find a Baobab tree? A) Rain Forest. B) Mountains. C) Savannas. D) Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Savannas. 41. Sustainable industries make products made from A) Oil. B) Plastic. C) Plants. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants. 42. What is the lithosphere and what is its composition? A) The lithosphere is composed of rocks and minerals. B) The lithosphere is composed of the inner core and the outer core. C) The lithosphere is composed of the crust and the upper part of the mantle. D) The lithosphere is composed of water and air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The lithosphere is composed of the crust and the upper part of the mantle. 43. System that uses solar energy to heat water for household use A) Solar water heating. B) Passive solar heating. C) Solar cells. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar water heating. 44. When resources are limited, populations exhibit logistic growth. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 45. Full form of PETA A) People of Ethical Treatment of Animals. B) People of Endangered Treatment of Animals. C) Population of Endangered species of Animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People of Ethical Treatment of Animals. 46. Terrestrial biomes are defined mainly by their A) Climate & plants. B) Climate & animals. C) Animals & plants. D) Climate only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate & plants. 47. Which of the following is studied in environmental science? A) Interactions between living organisms and their nonliving environment. B) Impact of humans on the environment. C) Interactions between organisms. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 48. Some people argue that because Earth's resources are ultimately limited, nonstop economic growth is A) Not sustainable. B) Highly desirable. C) Inevitable. D) Not a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not sustainable. 49. Abbreviation for carbon monoxide? A) He. B) CO5. C) CO. D) SN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CO. 50. Which scientific discipline is closely related to environmental science and focuses on the interactions between organisms and their environments? A) Sociology. B) Chemistry. C) Economics. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecology. 51. What is one specific effect caused by global warming on the environment? A) Reduction in polar ice. B) Coral reefs being destroyed. C) More extreme storms. D) All of the other answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the other answers. 52. The Tragedy of the Commons refers to Government A) Overuse of privately held resources. B) Overuse of common shared resources. C) Overregulation of resources. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overuse of common shared resources. 53. Covers large areas of the interior of continents, moderate rainfall, but too little for trees. A) Temperate grassland. B) Desert. C) Savannah. D) The obi is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperate grassland. 54. Many things we use on a daily basis, including pencils, ..... and wooden furniture, are made from trees. A) Computers. B) Magic. C) DVDs. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paper. 55. In a food web that consists of grass, mice, deer, coyotes, and hawks, which species is likely to have the greatest biomass? A) Mice. B) Coyotes. C) Hawks. D) Grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grass. 56. Why has acid rain increased in the last 200 years? A) Increased water pollution. B) Depletion of the ozone layer. C) Increased burning of fossil fuels. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased burning of fossil fuels. 57. The mountains of the Sierra Nevada play a role in the formation of desert in eastern California and Nevada. What is this an example of? A) The lithosphere influencing the cryosphere. B) The biosphere influencing the lithosphere. C) The lithosphere influencing the atmosphere and biosphere. D) The atmosphere influencing the lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The lithosphere influencing the atmosphere and biosphere. 58. Layer of atmosphere in which Ozone layer lies is: A) Exosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 59. Ecological footprint A) A philosophy that has led social movement with the consequences Impact of of human activities on the environment. B) Aesthetic and spiritual values formed the core of his philosophy of nature protection. C) Evaluates and illustrates our ecological impacts. D) The idea that economic improvements for the world's poorest populations is possible without devastating the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaluates and illustrates our ecological impacts. 60. Volcanoes are created along A) Divergent and Convergent boundaries. B) Transform and Convergent boundaries. C) Divergent and Transform boundaries. D) The boundary between Illionois and Wisconsin. 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