This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 151 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 151 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False. In the global wind patterns, warm air rises at the poles. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. What is one of the biggest producer of methane? A) Car and factory fumes. B) Dead bodies. C) Cow manure. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cow manure. 3. The ..... is the sphere inhabited by life. A) Hydrosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 4. Human activity can increase carbon ( CO2 ) levels in the atmosphere through A) Planting more trees. B) Burning fossil fuels. C) Photosynthesis. D) Adding nitrogen to fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning fossil fuels. 5. Scientists believe the Universe began in a large explosion called A) The Big Bang. B) The Extravagant Explosion. C) The Ferocious Fireball. D) The Immense Ignition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Big Bang. 6. Arid and semiarid lands are prone to desertification because A) The Sahara is expanding. B) Gigantic dust storms blow sand from China into North America. C) The precipitation cannot meet the growing human demand for water. D) 10 percent of productivity is lost to erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The precipitation cannot meet the growing human demand for water. 7. You can live somewhat sustainably anywhere you are. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. New crust is created at this type of boundary. A) Divergent. B) Convergent, Subduction Zone. C) Transform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent. 9. Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue? A) It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature. B) It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses. C) It leads to more factories. D) It causes a major decrease in people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature. 10. The Milky Way galaxy looks like a band of light across the sky. Which observation would provide the BEST view of this band of light without a telescope? A) Observing only during a lunar or solar eclipse. B) Observing on any dark, clear night. C) Observing on any sunny, clear day. D) Observing only near the north or south pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observing on any dark, clear night. 11. When media creates a distorted view of the event by sensationalizing what is happening it is bias by A) Omission. B) Headlines. C) Use of language. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Headlines. 12. The process by which sediments move from one place to another from wind or rain is called ..... A) Deposition. B) Erosion. C) Weathering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 13. In which group are there animals that can fly, run or swim? A) Mammals. B) Reptiles. C) Birds. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birds. 14. You observe a leaf that has a number of leaflets arranged in two rows facing each other along the midrib. You would describe this as a ..... leaf A) Single leaf. B) Compound leaf. C) Multiple leaf. D) Simple leaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound leaf. 15. Which of the following is NOT a claim? A) California is the best state in the USA. B) Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance. C) The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4. D) Christmas is the best holiday of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4. 16. Which of the following is the best example of prey? A) Wolf. B) Worm. C) Polar Bear. D) Shark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worm. 17. Which contributes to the formation of hurricanes during the late summer? A) The interaction between ocean water salinity and warm air masses. B) The interaction between ocean water currents and polar air masses. C) The interaction between ocean water temperatures and warm air masses. D) The interaction between ocean water salinity and ocean water density. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The interaction between ocean water temperatures and warm air masses. 18. Acid rain is caused due to the atmospheric release of gases- A) Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen oxides. B) Sulphur dioxide, Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen oxides. 19. Scientists have found fossils of tropical plants in Antarctica. How could tropical plants have grown in Antarctica? A) At one time, Earth's entire surface was a tropical rain forest. B) At one time, Antarctica was located closer to the equator. C) The rotation of Earth has increased, causing cooling of the atmosphere. D) Catastrophic volcanic eruptions melted the ice and exposed the soil to sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At one time, Antarctica was located closer to the equator. 20. This layer is the farthest layer from the Earth. A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermosphere. 21. The phosphorus cycle is the only cycle that doesn't involve movement of nutrients into the A) The atmosphere. B) The water. C) Plants/animals. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The atmosphere. 22. What are materials and energy found naturally that we can use to survive? Both renewable and non-renewable A) Natural resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Non-Renewable resources. D) Greenhouse effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resources. 23. What would happen to the carbon dioxide levels on Earth if all photosynthetic organisms suddenly died? A) There would be an increase in the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. B) There would be a decrease in the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There would be an increase in the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. 24. Is greater for cold air, causing cold air to push warm air up A) Altitude. B) Latitude. C) Density. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Density. 25. What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem? A) Biomass. B) Biodiversity. C) Biome. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 26. Why is there a high amount of rain at the equator? A) High winds lead to storm and rain. B) Large amounts of water evaporating lead to high humidity. C) Warm air rises and condenses leading to rain. D) As air rise it becomes warmer and loses mositure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm air rises and condenses leading to rain. 27. Though extinction is a natural process, it has become a problem because A) Environmentalists have brought it to our attention. B) Unknown organisms are going extinct. C) The rate of extinction has increased dramatically. D) The types of organisms becoming extinct are popular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rate of extinction has increased dramatically. 28. What type of organism has the biggest species diversity? A) Mammals. B) Reptiles. C) Insects. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insects. 29. Any factor in the environment that limits the size of a population A) Limiting factor. B) Habitat. C) Biotic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting factor. 30. Determine the type of reasoning:Every president of the United States has been male. The next two presidents will be male. A) Inductive. B) Deductive. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inductive. 31. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) n the diagram of a food web and on your knowledge of biology. What is the original source of energy for this food web? A) The Sun. B) Chemical reactions of bacteria. C) Enzymatic reactions. D) Chemical bonds in sugar molecules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Sun. 32. The decision-making model can be used to make A) No decisions. B) All decisions. C) Some decisions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All decisions. 33. Name the layers of the atmosphere in order A) Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere. B) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. C) Stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, troposphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. 34. Which of the following consists of a group of individuals of different species that live an interact with each other? A) Ecosystem. B) Community. C) Organism. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community. 35. Almost all weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere A) Stratosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 36. The highest population an environment can support is called A) A limiting factor. B) Exponential growth. C) Carrying capacity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrying capacity. 37. Energy Pyramid is always ..... A) Inverted. B) Upright. C) Inverted or Upright. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upright. 38. Why is Earth's atmosphere most concentrated at its surface? A) Global winds move air molecules closer to the surface. B) Gravity pushes the air molecules away from the surface. C) Global winds move air molecules away from the surface. D) Gravity pulls the air molecules closer to the surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gravity pulls the air molecules closer to the surface. 39. All eons are made up of eras. Arrange the three eras of the Phanerozoic eon from youngest to oldest. A) 1. Paleozoic- "old life" 2. Mesozoic- "middle life"3. Cenozoic- "recent life". B) 1. Mesozoic- "middle life"2. Paleozoic- "old life"3. Cenozoic- "recent life". C) 1. Mesozoic- "middle life"2. Cenozoic- "recent life" 3. Paleozoic- "old life". D) 1. Cenozoic- "recent life" 2. Mesozoic- "middle life"3. Paleozoic- "old life". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. Cenozoic- "recent life" 2. Mesozoic- "middle life"3. Paleozoic- "old life". 40. Which of the following are human activities that affect the enviroment A) Pollution. B) Resource depletion. C) Loss of biodiversity. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 41. Plants absorbing groundwater and pumping it into the atmosphere is called A) Transpiration. B) Sublimation. C) Evaporation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transpiration. 42. Which is the Earth's densest atmospheric layer A) Stratosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 43. Process of breaking down food to yield energy. A) Precipitation. B) Cellular respiration. C) Detritivore. D) Water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cellular respiration. 44. The temperature at which condensation occurs is A) Condensation nuclei. B) Condensation. C) Evaporation. D) Dew point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dew point. 45. Which of the following effects a population differently when there are different numbers of individuals in a given area? A) Species Evenness Factors. B) Species Richness Factors. C) Density Dependent Factors. D) Density Independent Factors. E) None of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Density Dependent Factors. 46. The study of air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community and it's study of impact on humans on the environment. A) Ecology. B) Environmental science. C) Biology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental science. 47. The machine used to turn wind energy into electricity is A) A plexon. B) A kite. C) A pulley. D) A wind turbine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A wind turbine. 48. ..... indicates the temperatures at which minerals melt or crystallize. A) Bowen's Reaction Series. B) Partial Melting Series. C) Fractional Crystallization Series. D) Mineral Melting Series. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bowen's Reaction Series. 49. Earth is tilted at A) 23.5 Degrees. B) 66.3 Degrees. C) 90 Degrees. D) 0 Degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 23.5 Degrees. 50. Ecological footprints are the amount of area needed to support two people A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 51. Which of the following is not involved in the study of environmental science? A) Onomatology. B) Earth science. C) Social science. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatology. 52. An aurora is mostly seen in ..... A) High altitude regions. B) High-latitude regions. C) Deciduous Forest. D) Tropical regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High-latitude regions. 53. There are more tertiary consumers than there are ..... A) Primary consumers. B) Secondary consumers. C) Quaternary consumers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quaternary consumers. 54. How do nitrogen-fixing bacteria help cycle nitrogen through ecosystems? A) They change nitrogen into forms usable by plants. B) They convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar. C) They release the chemical energy in nitrogen for respiration. D) They convert sunlight into chemical energy stored in nitroge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They change nitrogen into forms usable by plants. 55. The biosphere on Earth includes which of the following? A) All life on Earth. B) All landforms on Earth. C) All of the water on Earth. D) The air on Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All life on Earth. 56. Converting atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form by bacteria or lightning is known as ..... A) Denitrification. B) Assimilation. C) Nitrogen fixation. D) Ammonification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen fixation. 57. What is a way to add nitrogen to the soil without adding fertilizer? A) Plow the field and bring nutrients up to the top from lower levels. B) Use a legume, such as soybeans (because the bacteria in their roots fix nitrogen) to increase soil nitrogen content. C) Spread animal waste on fields. D) All of these would add nitrogen without adding fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these would add nitrogen without adding fertilizer. 58. Which biomolecule helps form body structures like muscles? A) Lipids. B) Protein. C) Nucleic Acid. D) Carbohydrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protein. 59. Earth is what kind of system? A) Closed. B) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closed. 60. Environmentalism is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment A) False. B) True. 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