This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 170 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 170 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Plants are unable to utilize nitrogen gas (N2) in the atmosphere unless it is first converted into ammonium (NH4). Which of these is a process that will do that? A) Assimilation. B) Biotic fixation. C) Denitrification. D) Nitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic fixation. 2. All of the energy available to the consumers in a certain area A) Net Primary Productivity. B) Gross Primary Productivity. C) Resource availability. D) Resource Partitioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Net Primary Productivity. 3. Which of the following consists of a group of individuals of the same species? A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Community. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 4. I am prokaryotic and am found everywhere. What kingdom do I belong to? A) Archaebacteria. B) Eubacteria. C) Protista. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eubacteria. 5. Principles or standards considered to be important A) Experiment. B) Risk. C) Statistics. D) Value. E) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Value. 6. One reason the world is growing so quickly is because ..... A) The world has infinite resources for everyone. B) Birth rate is higher than death rate. C) There are more and more places for people to live. D) Death rate is higher than birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Birth rate is higher than death rate. 7. All of the following are types of pollution except ..... A) Water. B) Air. C) Littering. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recycling. 8. True or False:It costs more to eat healthy than it does to eat badly. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. The air in soil is crucial because A) The insects, bacteria, fungi and other organisms in soil need air for respiration. B) Plant roots need air for respiration. C) Both of these are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these are correct. 10. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of coal? A) Energy produced is inconsistent and unreliable. B) Burning coal produces air pollution. C) Burning coal contributes to climate change. D) Coal is less expensive than renewable energy sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy produced is inconsistent and unreliable. 11. What IS a proxy that scientists use to study past climates? A) Keystone Species Counts. B) Soil Nutrients. C) Tree Rings. D) Ocean pH. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tree Rings. 12. Fertilizer farm runoff A) Non-point source pollution. B) Point Source Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-point source pollution. 13. Create a list of resources involved in the Dead Zone. A) Coal, oil, natural gas. B) Plastic, metal, glass. C) Water, oxygen, carbon dioxide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water, oxygen, carbon dioxide. 14. An organism that eats dead organisms A) Scavenger. B) Producer. C) Consumer. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scavenger. 15. Science or Pseudoscience:Personal bias and the opinion of the scientist. A) Pseudoscience. B) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pseudoscience. 16. ..... The study of how people choose to use resources to produce goods and services and how goods and services are distributed to the public. A) Economics. B) Resources. C) Supply. D) Demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economics. 17. What is the final stage of ecological succession? A) Decomposition phase. B) Starting point. C) Climax community. D) Midway stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax community. 18. BIOdiversity means a variety of ..... A) Life. B) People. C) Places. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 19. Tectonic plates are found on this layer A) Lithosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Core. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere. 20. When is land most at risk for erosion? A) End of spring. B) Middle of summer. C) Beginning of winter. D) Beginning of fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beginning of winter. 21. Which of the following is/are the main factor(s) responsible for the rapid rate deforestation? A) Rapid growth of population in the developing countries. B) Extension of agriculture and grazing lands. C) Rising demand for lumber, timber, paper, fuel-wood and charcoal, and other forest products. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Why is studying environmental science important? A) We can understand our world better. B) We can understand why people commit crimes. C) We can understand how the president is elected. D) We can understand what a verb is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We can understand our world better. 23. Which term refers to resources that can be replaced or replenished in a short period? A) Abundant. B) Renewable. C) Depleted. D) Non-renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable. 24. Wetland that contains nonwoody plants and cattails A) Coral Reefs. B) Estuary. C) Swamp. D) Marsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marsh. 25. Paramecium, Amoeba, and Euglena (the 3 amigos) are organisms found in kingdom ..... A) Bacteria. B) Protista. C) Plantae. D) The animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protista. 26. All the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular area makeup a(n) ..... A) Population. B) Ecosystem. C) Biome. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 27. Which of the following is the diverse study of life and organisms and their personal attributes? A) Earth Science. B) Ornthology. C) Biology. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biology. 28. There are two "revolutions" that changed the human population, and the way resources were used. What was the "revolution" where machines using fossil fuels increased agricultural yields, improved medicine, and provided better sanitation? A) Civil Revolution. B) Spanish-American Revolution. C) Industrial Revolution. D) Agricultural Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial Revolution. 29. What is an adaptation for a tropical rain forest? A) Losing leaves. B) Fur. C) Large leaves. D) Nocturnal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large leaves. 30. The Preservation ethic says that people should put natural resources to use, but that we have a responsibility to manage them wisely A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 31. Replenish means ..... A) Make beautiful again. B) Make more again. C) Make rich again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make more again. 32. It is the study of matter and energy A) Anatomy. B) Chemistry. C) Physics. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physics. 33. Rock that stores groundwater A) Swamps. B) Aquifer. C) Wetland. D) Benthic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquifer. 34. Prevailing winds move A) Warm air away from the poles. B) Cool air toward the poles. C) Warm air toward the equator. D) Warm air away from the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warm air away from the equator. 35. In order for an explanation to be considered scientific, it must be based on ..... A) Evidence. B) An inference. C) Past experience. D) A conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 36. In order to grow a nice, green lawn, LFHS uses a lot of fertilizers. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Toxic. B) Nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient. 37. In what areas of the world do hurricanes form? A) Warm ocean waters. B) Polar ocean waters. C) On lakes and rivers. D) Over the central plains of the U.S. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm ocean waters. 38. Which of the following is a Clean Air Act criteria pollutant? A) Carbon monoxide (CO) and lead (Pb). B) Coarse & fine particulate matter. C) Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) & sulfur dioxide (SO2). D) Ear (aa). E) ALL OF THE ABOVE!. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) ALL OF THE ABOVE!. 39. Tundra biome and the Desert biomes are both very dry, but ..... A) They are also similar in temperature. B) The tundra has a wider temperature range. C) The desert has a wider temperature range. D) The desert is always hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The desert has a wider temperature range. 40. Which of these are derived from the earths organic resources A) Chicken. B) Penicillin. C) Silk. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 41. Making decisions that treat everyone the same. A) Ethics. B) Impartiality. C) Partial. D) Integrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impartiality. 42. What is a benefit of using incinerators? A) Methane gas produced by decomposition can be used like natural gas. B) Reduces the amount of solid waste. C) It is very cheap. D) It is highly regulated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduces the amount of solid waste. 43. Which is the largest freshwater wetland in the U.S.? A) Chattahoochee River. B) Florida Everglades. C) Nile River. D) Okefenokee Swamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Florida Everglades. 44. Exchange of outgoing and incoming radiations that keeps Earth warm is known as: A) Ozone layer depletion. B) Greenhouse effect. C) Radiation effect. D) Infrared effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenhouse effect. 45. Pick the cultural service A) Natural resources. B) Water cycle. C) Plants and animals. D) Recreational services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recreational services. 46. An organism that is crucial to the success and stability of an ecosystem A) Consumer. B) Biomass. C) Primary Producer. D) Keystone Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keystone Species. 47. The air pollution caused by the recent fires would be considered A) Non-degradable. B) Biodegradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodegradable. 48. A long-term change in the temperature range and related environmental variables for regions of Earth A) Environment. B) Climate Change. C) Pollution. D) Consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate Change. 49. An example of a clean energy is ..... A) Biomass. B) Nuclear. C) Oil. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 50. When wastes are continually mismanaged, which of the following would be the result? A) Rise of sea level. B) Ground and surface water purification. C) Exposure to toxins and spread of disease. D) Lesser emission of methane to the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exposure to toxins and spread of disease. 51. The climate in a Tropical Rainforest can be described as ..... A) Cold, Wet and Humid. B) Humid, dry and Hot. C) Humid, wet and Hot. D) Cold, Wet and unstable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humid, wet and Hot. 52. Man-made chemicals that were once used in aerosols and refrigerators are A) CFC's. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Oxygen. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CFC's. 53. What happens to air pressure as you go up in the layers of the atmosphere? A) Decreases. B) Increases. C) Remains the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreases. 54. Which of the following is NOT a factor in creating different fossil fuels? A) Pressure. B) Temperature. C) Decomposed plants and animals. D) Inorganic material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inorganic material. 55. Density independent factors A) Rise and fall with population density. B) Only falls with population density. C) Only rise with population density. D) Unaffected by population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unaffected by population density. 56. Researchers have found that a local squirrel population fluctuates from year to year, increasing one year and decreasing the next. Which of the following factors would cause the squirrel population to grow? A) The birth rate is equal to the death rate. B) The birth rate is greater than the death rate. C) The death rate is higher than the birth rate. D) Emigration is greater than immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The birth rate is greater than the death rate. 57. They renew themselves over a short period of time. A) Environment. B) Renewable Resources. C) Environmentalism. D) Non-Renewable Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable Resources. 58. Low-angle sunlight A) The boy. B) Greenhouse. C) Winter. D) Prevailing winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winter. 59. ..... A good or service is its monetary value. A) Demand. B) Price. C) Cost. D) Value. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Price. 60. In order to grow a nice, green lawn, Kahkwa uses a lot of fertilizers. 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