This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 130 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 130 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the product of Melting? A) Metamorphic rock. B) Igneous Rock. C) Sedimentary rock. D) Sediments. E) Magma. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Magma. 2. A local park in your city is home to several species of birds and insects. It also provides a place for people to exercise and relax. What type of ecosystem service does this park provide? A) Provisioning service. B) Supporting service. C) Cultural service. D) Regulating service. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural service. 3. The majority of the sea ice is located A) Antarctica and Greenland. B) North America. C) Arctic. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arctic. 4. A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's surface. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What is the term for the measure of demands made by one person or group on global natural resources? A) Environmental activism. B) Ecological footprint. C) Tragedy of the Commons. D) Renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological footprint. 6. An atom that has a different number of neutrons than protons is called? A) Ion. B) Isotope. C) Valence electron. D) Different element. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isotope. 7. In an ecosystem, some plants may convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia through a process called A) Transformation. B) Nitrogen fixation. C) Nitrogen mutation. D) Denitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen fixation. 8. Biome with trees that lose their leaves to save water A) TDF. B) Rain forest. C) Tundra. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TDF. 9. Which of the following energy sources has the lowest negative environmental impacts? A) Natural Gas. B) Biomass. C) Solar. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 10. True or false:As populations grow, the tragedy of the commons will become more of a problem. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which of the following is NOT a list of steps in the carbon cycle?a. Combustion, A) Combustion, decomposition, and photosynthesis. B) Combustion, evaporation, and respiration. C) Decomposition, photosynthesis, and sedimentation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Combustion, evaporation, and respiration. 12. Which statement correctly defines wind? A) Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure. B) Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere. C) Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. D) Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. 13. Weeds growing in a recently burned patch of forest represent the first stage in A) Secondary colonization. B) Secondary succession. C) Primary succession. D) Biological magnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary succession. 14. The 2016 International Children's Peace Prize nominee started talking at community events about the importance of protecting Canada's water at just 8 years old and has spoken before the UN General Assembly A) Varshini Prakash. B) Let's Copeny. C) Autumn Peltier. D) Ramona Kaswan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autumn Peltier. 15. A resource that can be used more than once A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. C) Inexhaustible. D) Recycleable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recycleable. 16. Before starting an investigation or lab procedure, you should A) Try an experiment on your own. B) Open all containers and packages. C) Read all directions and make sure you understand them. D) Handle all the equipment to become familiar with it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read all directions and make sure you understand them. 17. The biggest environmental problem is related to the Sun's rays and heating of the Earth. It's called: ..... A) Climatic zones. B) Deforestation. C) Global warming. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global warming. 18. Anything that occurs in nature that humans use or need is called a(n) A) Natural resource. B) Sustainable design. C) Diverse ecosystem. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resource. 19. If we buy from local farmers, we are practicing sustainability at what level? A) National. B) State. C) Local/community. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Local/community. 20. Which type of succession occurs on freshly formed on barren land? A) Secondary Succession. B) Primary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary Succession. 21. Which of these is an effect of air pollution? A) Reduced food sources for humans. B) Increased disease for humans. C) Decrease in global temperatures. D) Respiratory problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Respiratory problems. 22. Which of the following product is not obtained from animals? A) Rubber. B) Leather. C) Wool. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rubber. 23. Which biome would have the highest net primary production? A) Desert. B) Boreal forest. C) Coral reefs. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coral reefs. 24. Below are the things that we need to do when an earthquake hits, except ..... A) Go to an open area if you are outside. B) Protect your head. C) Avoid windows. D) Panic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panic. 25. Removal of which organism would affect all other organisms in the food web? A) Zooplankton. B) Phytoplankton. C) Fish. D) Octopus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phytoplankton. 26. During the Precambrian period, how did the evolution of photosynthesis in cyanobacteria influence the Earth's climate? A) The cyanobacteria did not have a significant impact on the Earth's climate. B) Cyanobacteria absorbed carbon dioxide and released oxygen, causing global warming. C) Cyanobacteria absorbed carbon dioxide and released oxygen, causing global cooling. D) Cyanobacteria produced large amounts of methane, causing global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyanobacteria absorbed carbon dioxide and released oxygen, causing global cooling. 27. Which are species that do not actually live in the habitat? A) Indigenous species. B) Endemic species. C) Exotic species. D) Snakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exotic species. 28. Each step of a food chain is called as A) Trophic level. B) Biological magnification. C) Food web. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trophic level. 29. A chameleon altering its skin to blend in with the tree branch that it lives on is known as a ..... adaptation. A) Behavioral. B) Physical. C) Chemical. D) Ecological. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical. 30. The coniferous forest is South of the tundra biome. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. A. campaign B. balance C. methane D. carbon A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 32. One or more equations that represents the way a system or process works. A) Graphical model. B) Mathematical model. C) Conceptual model. D) Physical model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mathematical model. 33. The oceans make up 70% of Earth's surface. They regulate the overall temperature of the earth by absorbing a great deal of solar energy and heating up slowly. What is true about the oceans' release of heat? A) The oceans release heat rapidly and add to the greenhouse effect. B) The oceans release heat more slowly than the land. C) The oceans release heat more rapidly than the land. D) The oceans release heat at the same rate as the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The oceans release heat more slowly than the land. 34. Which of the following is NOT a gas found in the atmosphere? A) Argon. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Potassium. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potassium. 35. Another term for a consumer: A) Producer. B) Autotroph. C) Protist. D) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heterotroph. 36. Programs that combine what is known about the atmosphere and oceans to simulate, imitate climate processes are called ..... A) Environmental act. B) Climate models. C) Earth models. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate models. 37. A worldview that focuses on all ecological systems and the relationships among them would be considered ..... A) Anthropocentric. B) Biocentric. C) Ecocentric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecocentric. 38. Genetic diversity in a population is important to an ecosystem because A) It allows species to adapt to changes in the environment. B) It prevents invasive species from taking over. C) It prevents poaching. D) It allows native species to become keystone species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allows species to adapt to changes in the environment. 39. What are organisms living on, near, or in the sediment of lakes called? A) Planktonic. B) Limnetic. C) Benthic. D) Nektonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Benthic. 40. Limestone ridges built by tiny animals A) Estuary. B) Swamp. C) Dams. D) Coral reef. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coral reef. 41. When was the first Earth Day? A) May 10th 2020. B) April 22 1970. C) April 3rd 1950. D) January 1st 2023. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) April 22 1970. 42. Which category of ecosystem services includes soil formation and nutrient cycle? A) Cultural services. B) Regulating services. C) Supporting services. D) Provisioning services. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supporting services. 43. What is the process of plants taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen called? A) Breathing. B) Respiration. C) Produce. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. 44. In parasitism, this is the organism that is harmed. A) Host. B) Prey. C) Predator. D) Parasite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Host. 45. What do you call ONE species all living in the same place? A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 46. Characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animal communities A) The obi is. B) Latitude. C) Chaparral. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biome. 47. Marshes, swamps, and bogs are examples of A) Terrestrial biomes. B) Freshwater wetlands. C) Estuaries. D) Ocean zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freshwater wetlands. 48. Another word for a living thing is a: A) Plant. B) Animal. C) Organism. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organism. 49. What is the relationship between the Gulf Stream and the global conveyor belt? A) They are unrelated, since the Gulf Stream is a surface currents and the conveyor belts is a deep-water current. B) The Gulf Stream is the largest part of the global conveyor belt. C) The Gulf Stream is the only part of the global conveyor belt located in the northern hemisphere. D) The Gulf Stream is one segment of the global conveyor belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Gulf Stream is one segment of the global conveyor belt. 50. The more bonds a molecule has, the more ..... A) Energy is stored. B) Water is stored. C) Force is stored. D) Oxygen is stored. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy is stored. 51. The littoral zone of a pond or lake is: A) An area close to shore. B) An area in the open water. C) An area at the bottom of the pond or lake. D) A treeless wetland ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An area close to shore. 52. The periodic table of elements is made up of different ..... ? A) Protons. B) Chemicals. C) Atoms. D) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atoms. 53. Sick-building syndrome is caused by ..... in a building. A) Radon gas. B) Acid rain wearing away the concrete. C) Asbestos. D) Indoor air pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indoor air pollutants. 54. The content of the soil, its depth and texture significantly influence agricultural activity A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 55. ..... is the joining of the nucleus of two atoms. A) Drilling. B) Electricity. C) Fusion. D) Hydropower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fusion. 56. The process that begins when another community has been partially destroyed, but not all living things or organic matter in the soil. A) Climax Community. B) Evolution. C) Secondary Succession. D) Primary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary Succession. 57. This micronutrient is needed for animal muscles and brains to keep functioning. A) Potassium. B) Calcium. C) Iron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potassium. 58. Which of the following is not a method of disposing of hazardous waste? A) Landfills. B) Surface impoundments. C) Deep-well injection. D) Incineration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incineration. 59. What is environmental justice? A) It is the social justice expression of environmental ethics. tagsEN.LS2.7. B) It is not linked to community-based organizations. C) It is related to laws passed by Congress in the early 1900s. D) It is directed only at wild nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the social justice expression of environmental ethics. tagsEN.LS2.7. 60. The following are pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions of which type of energy? Radioactive waste Emissions from uranium mining A) Petroleum. B) Nuclear Energy. C) Natural Gas. D) Coal. 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