This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 132 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 132 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It´s considered acid rain when the pH of water drops below ..... A) 7. B) 6. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 2. A population will most likely stop growing when it reaches its: A) Carrying Capacity. B) Growth limit. C) Exponential limit. D) Metapopulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying Capacity. 3. Why does the European union prohibit the import or growth of genetically modified organisms? A) They fear that the introduced genes may jump to other plant species. B) They fear that some people might have allergic reactions to the proteins produced by GMO's. C) They fear that GMOs may cause some harm to the environment. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 4. A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather ..... A) Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies. B) Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies. C) Warmer Temperatures, Clouds. D) Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and Precipitation. 5. What causes igneous rocks to form? A) Erosion and Weathering. B) Cooling of magma or lava. C) Heat and Pressure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooling of magma or lava. 6. All of the following are examples of the biosphere except A) Air. B) Plants. C) Bacteria. D) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air. 7. ..... cycles connect biological, geological and chemical aspects of organisms in a biosphere A) Ecological. B) Biogeochemical. C) Transpiration. D) Hydrological. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biogeochemical. 8. Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere ..... A) Bacteria. B) Plants. C) Animals. D) Producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 9. Energy produced from moving water A) Energy conservation. B) Hydroelectric energy. C) Alternative energy. D) Biomass fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric energy. 10. A variable that stays the same in an experiment A) Dependent variable. B) Unknown variable. C) Constant variable. D) Independent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constant variable. 11. Orange, Mango, Banana and Grapes are..... A) Fruits. B) Vegetables. C) Leaves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fruits. 12. Greenhouse gases change the composition of this layer? A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. E) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 13. Which trait (characteristic) is common in gases that contribute (give) to Earth's greenhouse effect? A) A tendency to lose electrons. B) A tendency to exist as diatomic molecules. C) The ability to trap heat. D) The ability to bond with multiple other elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ability to trap heat. 14. Which relationship is mutualistic? A) An insect that lives and feeds on the body of an alligator. B) An ant that lives on a plant and defends the plant from other insects. C) A bird that migrates to follow the movements of the butterflies that it eats. D) A deer that eats one kind of plant, which allows another kind of plant to grow in its place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An ant that lives on a plant and defends the plant from other insects. 15. Which variable is changed in an experiment in even, sensible increments? A) Dependent variable. B) Controlled varaible. C) Extraneous variable. D) Independent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent variable. 16. TRUE or FALSE:Organisms that survive have adaptations that enable them to reduce competition. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What is Potable? A) Food that is unsafe to eat. B) Water that is unsafe to drink. C) Water that is safe to drink. D) Water containing elements such as mercury, arsenic, and lead,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water that is safe to drink. 18. The Earth system is characterized by processes that vary on spatialscales from fractions of millimeters to thousands of kilometers and time scales frommilliseconds to billions of years. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. This feature is formed when the roof of an underground cavern collapses. A) Stalagmites. B) Pillar. C) Sink hole. D) Stalactite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sink hole. 20. A food web is more stable that a food chain because a food web ..... A) Transfers all of the producer energy to herbivores. B) Reduces the number of niches in the ecosystem. C) Includes alternative pathways for energy flow. D) Includes more common than producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Includes alternative pathways for energy flow. 21. What's the largest zoological park in terms of area? A) Nandankanan Zoological Park. B) Arignar Anna Zoological Park. C) Alipore National Zoo. D) Darjeeling Himalayan Mountaineering Zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arignar Anna Zoological Park. 22. Detritus food chain starts from A) Dead organic matter. B) Green plants. C) Grass. D) Phytoplankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dead organic matter. 23. Ozone depletion occurs because of these chemicals. A) Sulfur dioxide. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Nitrogen gas. D) Chlorofluorocarbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chlorofluorocarbons. 24. Which soil particle is largest in diameter? A) Clay. B) Silt. C) Sand. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 25. The one threat to ecosystems shared by most biomes is presented by ..... A) Producers. B) Humans. C) Other biomes. D) Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humans. 26. What does pH measure? A) The amount of hydrogen (H+) ions. B) The amount of hydroxide (OH-) ions. C) Amount of water. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of hydrogen (H+) ions. 27. What is the largest ocean? A) Pacific. B) Southern. C) Atlantic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pacific. 28. After the last Ice Ages, some glaciers began to melt. As they melted, pioneer plants began to grow. Eventually this led to grasslands and forests. What is the name of this process? A) Resource depletion. B) Habitat destruction. C) Primary succession. D) Genetic mutation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary succession. 29. Seasons are caused by A) Earth's Rotation & Tilt. B) The Moon's Revolution & Tilt. C) Earth's Revolution & Tilt. D) The Moon's Rotation & Tilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth's Revolution & Tilt. 30. In science class, Jade has to complete a project showing organisms in a terrestrial biome that is described as having long, cold winters, short summers, and permanently frozen subsoil. Which of the following are organisms that Jade might include in her project? A) Pine trees. B) Orchids. C) Turkey. D) Caribou. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caribou. 31. A major scientific concern over nuclear energy is how to ..... A) Deal with the large amounts of fossil fuels required. B) Store the waste products safely. C) Prevent the depletion of the ozone layer. D) Reduce the high levels of carbon dioxide emitted into the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Store the waste products safely. 32. This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it? A) Igneous Rock. B) Metamorphic Rock. C) Sedimentary Rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igneous Rock. 33. The influence of the Moon on the tides on Earth is greater than that of the Sun.Which BEST explains this? A) ) The Moon is more similar in composition to Earth than the Sun. B) ) The Moon has a smaller mass than Earth and the Sun. C) ) The Moon has a higher density than the Sun. D) ) The Moon is closer to Earth than the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ) The Moon is closer to Earth than the Sun. 34. Normally, air becomes ..... as you move higher in the atmosphere A) Pressurized. B) Colder. C) Warm. D) Densed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colder. 35. The combination of the nuclei of small atoms to form a largernucleus; releases energy A) Nuclear fusion. B) Petroleum. C) Oil reserves. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fusion. 36. Power plants create electricity by A) Rubbing copper against substances that conduct electricity. B) Only burning fossil fuels. C) Creating steam which turns turbines that power a generator. D) Converting oil directly into electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creating steam which turns turbines that power a generator. 37. A net zero energy building is most likely to have which of the following? A) Single pane windows. B) Poor insulation. C) Little heat loss. D) Windows facing away from the sun. E) High electric bills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Little heat loss. 38. Which of the following best describes science? A) Scientific ideas are supported and accepted. B) Scientific ideas are proven and accepted. C) Scientific ideas are supported and believed. D) Scientific ideas are proven and believed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific ideas are supported and accepted. 39. If an animal is amphibious, it means it can live on land and in the water. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 40. Smog is a form of air pollution that ..... visibility A) Reduces. B) Increases. C) Stays the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduces. 41. What is a man-made hole drilled below water table? A) Natural spring. B) Lake. C) Wetlands. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well. 42. International law where countries agree to cut back on carbon emissions to curb climate change A) Stockholm Agreement. B) Kyoto Protocol. C) CITES. D) Montreal Protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kyoto Protocol. 43. The amount of salt in a quantity of water is called ..... A) Evaporation. B) Richter Scale. C) Salinity. D) Mohs Scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salinity. 44. When energy changes forms some of it is lost usually as heat A) Law of conservation of energy. B) The Second Law of Thermodynamics. C) CERCLA. D) Law of conservation of mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Second Law of Thermodynamics. 45. An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a A) Carnivore. B) Omnivore. C) Herbivore. D) Autotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivore. 46. What is one way a person can help to conserve or save energy? A) Brush teeth with hot water. B) Cut off lights when they exit a room. C) Drive a big car with no passengers. D) Ride a tricycle to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut off lights when they exit a room. 47. Which of the following determines whether a resource is a renewable or nonrenewable resource? A) The cost for obtaining and using the resource. B) The effect of the resource on the environment. C) Whether the resource is used to generate energy or is made into products. D) The rate at which the resource can be replaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The rate at which the resource can be replaced. 48. How much of our planet is estimated to be covered with water? A) 97%. B) 75%. C) 68%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 75%. 49. About how many known species are in the world? A) 1, 400. B) 5, 600, 000. C) 140, 000. D) 1.4 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.4 million. 50. Species that is NOT native to a specific location AND has a tendency to spread/damage the environment: A) Endemic species. B) Native species. C) Exotic species. D) Invasive species. E) Extinct species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Invasive species. 51. What is one of the goals of soil conservation? A) Reduce erosion. B) Reduce pesticide usage. C) Increase herbicide usage. D) Increase nutrient depletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce erosion. 52. Helped establish the national parks system: A) John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt. B) The Endangered Species Act. C) Sustainability. D) Environment. E) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt. 53. Which biome covers approximately 70% of the Earth's surface? A) Coral reef. B) Rivers. C) Ocean. D) Deciduous forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean. 54. Which of the following is an example of secondary succession? A) Growth of plants after a forest is destroyed by fire. B) Breaking down of bare rock by fungi and mosses. C) Appearance of weeds in cracks in a concrete surface. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growth of plants after a forest is destroyed by fire. 55. The series of processes by which nitrogen and its compounds are interconverted in the environment and organisms A) Phosphorus cycle. B) Nitrogen cycle. C) Denitrification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen cycle. 56. How many people lack clean water A) 1, 000 million. B) 1 billion. C) 3 billion. D) 783 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 783 million. 57. Seismic waves:earthquake:: A) Electromagnetic radiation:sun. B) Temperature:gas. C) Weather:air. D) Greenhouse effect:atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electromagnetic radiation:sun. 58. The species that plays the biggest role in the habitat is? A) Smaller species. B) Larger species. C) Keystone Species. D) Evolving species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keystone Species. 59. It took from the beginning of mankind to around 1800 for the human population to reach ..... A) 1 billion. B) 1 million. C) 2 billion. D) 2 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 billion. 60. After pesticides have been applied, food-contact surfaces should be A) Used only after a 20-minute wait. B) Checked with a sanitizer test kit. C) Washed, rinsed and sanitized. D) Replaced with new equipment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Washed, rinsed and sanitized. ← 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