This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 179 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 179 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bacteria primarily carry out ..... A) Phosphorication. B) The carbon cycle. C) Nitrogen fixation. D) Denitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen fixation. 2. We are separate from and in charge of nature A) Nonrenewable resource. B) Anthropocentric. C) Planetary management worldview. D) Sustainable world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropocentric. 3. What is the effect of the Earth's tilt on our weather? A) No effect. B) This tilting is what gives us the four seasons of the year-spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter. Since the axis is tilted, different parts of the globe are oriented towards the Sun at different times of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This tilting is what gives us the four seasons of the year-spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter. Since the axis is tilted, different parts of the globe are oriented towards the Sun at different times of the year. 4. Never drink filtered water. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 5. The following are the primary air pollutants except: A) Carbon monoxide. B) Nitrogen oxides. C) Ground level zone form. D) Volatile organic compounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volatile organic compounds. 6. Enviromentalism is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect the environment A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 7. What are tectonic plates and how do they move? A) Tectonic plates are a type of dinnerware and move when people walk on them. B) Tectonic plates are made of solid gold and move due to the Earth's rotation. C) Tectonic plates are a type of musical instrument and move when played by the wind. D) Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move due to convection currents in the mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move due to convection currents in the mantle. 8. A snake eats a mouse that eats a wheat plant. The snake would be considered A) Secondary consumer. B) Primary consumer. C) Tertiary consumer. D) Primary producer. E) Apex predator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary consumer. 9. This biome tends to have animals that are small and can burrow underground. A) Grasslands. B) Chaparral. C) Desert. D) Taiga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 10. Secondary consumers eat A) Secondary consumer. B) Primary producer. C) Quaternary consumer. D) Primary consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary consumer. 11. Renewable resources ..... A) Are never going to run out. B) Are used more frequently than non renewables. C) Are not replaceable. D) Going to run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are never going to run out. 12. Coral reefs are intricately shaped rocklike structures that are formed as a result of A) . volcanic activity that is common in tropical marine environments. B) The gradual accumulation and fusion of skeletons of bony fish. C) The secretion of calcium carbonate by tiny marine animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The secretion of calcium carbonate by tiny marine animals. 13. Air pollution can be reduced by creating ..... that require or encourage industries to lower their emission levels. A) Laws. B) Instructions. C) Directions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laws. 14. Which natural disaster is NOT caused by plate tectonics? A) Tsunamis. B) Earthquakes. C) Volcanoes. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurricanes. 15. What is an advantage of using indicator species as a method of determining pollution? A) Cheap. B) Easy to do. C) Does not require specialist equipment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. Heat from the sun travels to Earth by ..... A) Convection. B) Radiation. C) Conduction. D) Insulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiation. 17. Which of the following correctly describes how the Sun produces energy? A) One hydrogen atom and one lithium atom fuse into one helium atom. B) One hydrogen atom and four helium atoms fuse into one lithium atom. C) Two helium atoms fuse into one hydrogen atom. D) Four hydrogen atoms fuse into one helium atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Four hydrogen atoms fuse into one helium atom. 18. An algal bloom is the rapid growth of a population of A) Fungi. B) Protozoans. C) Algae. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Algae. 19. Invites criticism A) Pseudoscience. B) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science. 20. When the acidity of soil increases, A) The pH reaches levels as high as 7.0 to 9.0. B) Some nutrients are dissolved and washed away. C) The number of bacteria increases as well. D) It causes skin irritation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some nutrients are dissolved and washed away. 21. What does the scientific community want to move towards more widespread use of alternate energy sources? A) Fossil Fuels have limited amounts that won't regenerate in a human lifetime. B) Alternate energy resources triple pollution rates. C) Scientists own the alternate energy sources they create. D) Fossil fuels are owned only be the elite, so only they make money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil Fuels have limited amounts that won't regenerate in a human lifetime. 22. The local authorities were blamed ..... ignored the pollution issues in the area A) Before having. B) On having. C) For having. D) About having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For having. 23. The following Function belongs to which Macromolecule? '' Forms muscles, skin, & organs and enzymes" A) Nucleic Acid. B) Carbohydrates. C) Proteins. D) Lipids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proteins. 24. Western coral snakes have a striped color pattern and are poisonous. Arizona mountain king snakes look like western coral snakes but are not poisonous.The color pattern of the Arizona mountain king snake is an example of ..... A) Mimicry. B) Competition. C) Camouflage. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mimicry. 25. When it comes to energy use, data centers ..... A) Are energy efficient, wasting just 10% of the energy they consume. B) Conserve energy by shutting down servers overnight. C) Are turning to cogeneration to improve their energy efficiency. D) Conserve energy by rarely running servers at maximum capacity. E) Use huge amounts of energy to prevent servers from overheating. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Use huge amounts of energy to prevent servers from overheating. 26. When should a hypothesis be formed for an experiment? A) After recording data. B) Before an experiment. C) During an experiment. D) 2 weeks into an experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before an experiment. 27. Is the following statement true or false? "Ecosystem diversity is the diversity of animal and plant species found in a certain area in a certain region." A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sai. 28. Ecosystems are made up of living things (biotic factors) and non-living things (abiotic factors). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. What human activity leads to the destruction of habitats for marine and coastal organisms? A) Land reclamation and dredging. B) Planting mangrove trees. C) Sustainable fishing practices. D) Coral reef restoration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land reclamation and dredging. 30. Which is the hottest part of the Earth? A) The core. B) The crust. C) The Asthenosphere. D) The mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The core. 31. The energy needs of the United States in the 1990s have A) Risen dramatically. B) Risen slightly. C) Fallen dramatically. D) Fallen slightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Risen slightly. 32. Naturally occurring differences in a species. A) Diversity. B) Variation. C) Adaptation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variation. 33. How can you use to measure distance? A) Ruler. B) Graduated Cylinder. C) Triple Beam Balance. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ruler. 34. Wind turbines and windmills are used to capture the energy from ..... A) High and low pressure systems. B) The sun. C) Tornadoes. D) The wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wind. 35. Which list contains only biotic factors of an ecosystem? A) Deer, microorganisms, and roses. B) Rocks, water, and sand. C) Rainbow trout, water, and microorganisms. D) Oak trees, dirt, and grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deer, microorganisms, and roses. 36. Heat being transferred by electromagnetic waves is called A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 37. Uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for 200 years or more A) Old-growth Forest. B) Buffer zone. C) Fishery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old-growth Forest. 38. The most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere is A) Hydrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 39. What is a wilderness area? A) A place where humans aren't allowed. B) A place where predators aren't allowed. C) A place where human activity that alters the area is not allowed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A place where human activity that alters the area is not allowed. 40. What school do you attend? A) Carrollton High School. B) Central High School. C) Villa Rica High. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrollton High School. 41. A rabbit is a herbivore that eats plants. Rabbits are considered A) Apex predators. B) Primary consumers. C) Primary producers. D) Secondary consumers. E) Tertiary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary consumers. 42. Values the well-being of entire species, communities, or ecosystems over the welfare of a given individual A) Anthropocentrism. B) Enthropocentrism. C) Biocentrism. D) Ecocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecocentrism. 43. What is the first species to move into an area? A) Endemic species. B) Invasive species. C) Pioneer species. D) Keystone species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pioneer species. 44. ..... biomes have the lowest primary production. A) Cold and dry. B) Warm and wet. C) Warm and dry. D) Cold and wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold and dry. 45. A river that naturally filters drinking water would be considered what type of ecosystem service? A) Provisioning. B) Regulating. C) Supporting. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulating. 46. Nuclear disintegration releases energy from the nucleus as ..... A) Neutron acceleration. B) Proton acceleration. C) Radiation. D) Half-life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 47. Natural resources are classified as either renewable or nonrenewable. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 48. ..... The probability that a condition or action will lead to an injury, damage, or loss. A) Risk. B) Playability. C) Probability. D) Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Risk. 49. What process is the main contributor to the acid rain problem? A) Car exhaust. B) Burning coal and oil. C) Burning wood. D) Air conditioners. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning coal and oil. 50. Which of the following is not one of the compositional layers of the Earth? A) Mesosphere. B) Inner core. C) Mantle. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 51. Which sequence shows a correct pathway for the flow of energy in a food chain? A) Fungi, beetle, algae, mouse. B) Bacteria, grass, fox, owl. C) Algae, snake, duck, deer. D) Grass, grasshopper, frog, snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grass, grasshopper, frog, snake. 52. What makes global winds curve rather than move in straight lines? A) Differences in latitudes. B) The spinning of Earth. C) Changes in temperature. D) Changes in air pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spinning of Earth. 53. A primary pollutant A) Ground-level ozone. B) Soot form smoke. C) Ozone. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soot form smoke. 54. A formal way for the researcher to get feedback (comments and criticism) from the scientific community A) Replication. B) Peer Review. C) Ethics. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peer Review. 55. The ozone layer is destroyed by a group of chemicals called A) CH4. B) UVs. C) GHGs. D) CFCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CFCs. 56. What are the 3 main categories into which environmental problems can be grouped? A) Resource depletion, pollution, and loss of biodiversity. B) Natural resource, nonrenewable resource, and renewable resource. C) Biodegradable, nondegradable, and accumulation. D) Industrial Revolution, Agricultural Revolution, and Hunter-gatherers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resource depletion, pollution, and loss of biodiversity. 57. Thermal inversions A) Result in increased levels of acid deposition. B) Increase the rate of smog formation. C) Reduce the negative effects of VOCs. D) Are caused by high levels of precipitation. E) Trap high concentrations of pollution at ground level. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Trap high concentrations of pollution at ground level. 58. This consists of a series of steps used by scientists to identify and answer questions. A) Scientific method. B) Predictions. C) Statistical populations. D) Graphical model. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific method. 59. The study of human population dynamics and statistics A) Geography. B) Anthropology. C) Sociology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sociology. 60. Which of these was established in 1970? A) The Environmental Protection Agency. B) The World Health Organization. C) The first national bank. D) Agenda 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Environmental Protection Agency. ← 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