This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 182 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 182 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A(n) ..... is a computerized method for storing, manipulating, and viewing data about land features and uses. A) Greenway. B) UGB. C) Infrastructure. D) GIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GIS. 2. What do we call materials and energy sources found in nature that humans need to survive? A) Water. B) Natural resources. C) Food. D) Sustainable practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resources. 3. Which is not going to help reduce our carbon footprint? A) Recycling. B) Eating local food. C) Planting trees. D) Driving to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Driving to school. 4. Set emission standards for cars, and limits for release of air pollutants A) Endangered Species Act. B) Clean Air Act. C) Safe Drinking Water Act. D) Love Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean Air Act. 5. Which fact BEST supports the importance of sunlight to life on Earth? A) Few organisms live in the high peaks of the Himalayas. B) Few organisms live in the center of the continent of Antarctica. C) Few organisms live in the hottest parts of the Sahara. D) Few organisms live in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Few organisms live in the center of the continent of Antarctica. 6. What percent of energy moves on to each trophic level in a food chain? A) 1%. B) .01%. C) 100%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10%. 7. Composed of all of the water on or near the earth A) Biosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrosphere. 8. Large piles of excess rock from mines A) Dumps. B) Flux. C) Slag. D) Rooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dumps. 9. Permanently dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone A) Photic zone. B) Aphotic zone. C) Surface zone. D) Intertidal zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aphotic zone. 10. Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 11. Topsoil is often considered to be found in what two soil horizons? A) O and A. B) O and B. C) A and B. D) A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) O and A. 12. Proteins can serve as enzymes which speed up reactions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. A broad explanation of many observations in science A) Law. B) Hypothesis. C) Theory. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 14. Full form of ATM is ..... A) Automatic Teller Machine. B) Automated Teller Machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Automated Teller Machine. 15. Is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge. A) Guessing. B) Understanding. C) Inference. D) Conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inference. 16. Is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water. A) Pathogens. B) Desalination. C) Aquifer. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water pollution. 17. You are walking through a forest that gets large amounts of rain, experiences high humidity, and has moderate temperatures year-round. Where might you be located? A) Somewhere near the equator. B) Somewhere near the Arctic Circle. C) The Pacific Northwest. D) In a forest with the greatest species diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somewhere near the equator. 18. Moving from liquid water (ex. rivers, lakes, oceans) to gaseous water (water vapor) in the atmosphere A) Transpiration. B) Translocation. C) Evaporation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporation. 19. Human activity is adding additional greenhouse gases to the amount that are in the atmosphere naturally A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 20. Why do coniferous forests have poor soil? A) Worms and beetles do not like cedar. B) Little rain falls. C) No leaves fall to the ground and compost. D) Sunlight is blocked by leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No leaves fall to the ground and compost. 21. A long period of dry season will lead to ..... A) Tsunami. B) Earthquake. C) Drought. D) Landslide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drought. 22. Energy we get from earth's interior heat A) Hydroelectricity. B) Geothermal. C) Solar Energy. D) Wind Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal. 23. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. A) Symbiosis. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 24. ..... are known deposits from which materials can be extracted profitably with existing technology. A) Resource. B) Natural resources. C) Nonrenewable resources. D) Reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reserves. 25. Herbivores are also called ..... A) Primary consumers. B) Secondary consumers. C) Producers. D) Tertiary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary consumers. 26. Which of the following is NOT a reason why the atmosphere is important? A) It is made of many layers. B) It provides gases living things need. C) It provides warm temperatures. D) It protects us from UV rays and meteors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is made of many layers. 27. Energy is stored A) Photosynthesis. B) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 28. A species whose population has decreased to a point that it may die out A) Extinct species. B) Mass extinction. C) Threatened species. D) Endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endangered species. 29. The deepest hole that has been drilled how deep? A) 22 miles. B) 1 mile. C) 20 miles. D) 7.5 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7.5 miles. 30. A chlorofluorocarbon molecule contains from 1 to 4 chlorine atoms. About how many ozone molecules can 1 chlorine atom destroy? A) 40, 000. B) 1. C) 4. D) 10, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10, 000. 31. The biggest environmental problem caused by the industrial revolution is A) Species extinction. B) Soil erosion. C) Air pollution. D) Resource depletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air pollution. 32. Which of these is an observable impact of global climate change? A) Glaciers are shrinking. B) Growing seasons are becoming longer in some areas. C) The range of insects is increasing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 33. Most of the water in the atmosphere evaporated from which of the following? A) Glaciers. B) Lakes and rivers. C) Oceans. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceans. 34. The process of breaking down food for energy is ..... A) Consuming Carbs. B) Carbon Cycle. C) Breaking Down Fats. D) Cellular Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cellular Respiration. 35. Information gathered by using the senses A) Data. B) Experiment. C) Prediction. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Observation. 36. Non-native species A) Exotic species. B) Endangered species. C) Keystone species. D) Native species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exotic species. 37. It is the study of chemicals and their interactions. A) Hydrology. B) Chemistry. C) Biology. D) Respiratory System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemistry. 38. A dramatic change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates ..... A) Demographic transition. B) Age structure. C) Logistic growth. D) Exponential growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demographic transition. 39. Which term best describes the number and variety of organisms in a given area during a specific period of time? A) Succession. B) Biodiversity. C) Sustainability. D) Limiting factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 40. Loss of biodiversity occurs when A) To much people living in one area. B) Human activity is leading to the loss of animal species and habitat. C) Human increase the use of natural resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human activity is leading to the loss of animal species and habitat. 41. Which statement about the relationship between economics and the environment is true? A) Internal and external environmental costs are usually considered equally. B) Long-term effects often receive more weight than short-term effects. C) Harm to the environment can harm economies. D) The relationship usually receives serious consideration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harm to the environment can harm economies. 42. Which of these explain how a natural phenomenon works or happens? A) Law. B) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 43. What is the purpose of reducing fossil fuel use and increasing renewable energy? A) To increase air pollution. B) To reduce emissions from vehicles. C) To promote the use of lead-free fuels. D) To manage and control atmospheric pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To manage and control atmospheric pollution. 44. Because of the Endangered Species Act, the sale of protected animals or plants is A) Punishable by a substantial fine. B) Subject to approval by a Species Review Board. C) Limited to quotas set for each species. D) Allowed for threatened but not endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Punishable by a substantial fine. 45. Materials and energy sources found in nature. A) Natural Resources. B) Sustainable. C) Environmental Science. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resources. 46. Addition of excessive amounts of heat to a body of water, such as in runoff from industrial cooling systems A) Thermal pollution. B) Point pollution. C) Point pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermal pollution. 47. This is a testable explanation for an observation. A) Scientific law. B) Theory. C) Prediction. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 48. Development of a new species A) Natural Selection. B) Speciation. C) Artificial Selection. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speciation. 49. Which policy requires government agencies to evaluate the impacts of a project on the environment before proceeding with a design? A) Clean Water Act. B) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). C) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). D) Clean Air Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 50. What is an advantage of solar cells? A) Some designs have high net energy yield. B) No electricity storage systems or backups are needed. C) The costs are low for older systems and dropping rapidly. D) Solar-cell power plants do not disrupt desert ecosystems. E) There are little or no direct emissions of CO2 and other air pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) There are little or no direct emissions of CO2 and other air pollutants. 51. How does urbanization affect the water cycle? A) Greater frequency of flooding. B) Greater erosion of waterways. C) Greater evaporation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 52. Which soil horizon is minimized in areas of high heat where organic matter is rapidly decomposed, like in the tropics? A) The O horizon. B) The R Horizon. C) The E horizon. D) The B horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The O horizon. 53. Cold ocean currents generally come from A) Either Pole. B) The South Pole. C) The Equator. D) The North Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either Pole. 54. A gradual process of change and replacement in a community. A) Climax Community. B) Ecological Succession. C) Evolution. D) Food Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological Succession. 55. Structures given a LEED platinum ranking are: A) Inefficient and need to be renovated and upgraded to meet green standards. B) Especially high in heavy metal content. C) Exemplary in sustainable design, especially energy efficiency. D) Constructed to function sustainability without electricity from fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exemplary in sustainable design, especially energy efficiency. 56. Strong circulating winds over Antarctica A) Phytoplankton. B) Ozone layer. C) Polar vortex. D) Cfc's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar vortex. 57. Which comparison of ecosystems is true? A) Tundras are warmer than grasslands. B) Grasslands get more rain than deserts. C) Deserts have more plants than rain forests. D) Rain forest are rockier than tundras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grasslands get more rain than deserts. 58. Wetlands are typically covered with water for only part of the year. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Are formed when two or more atoms are chemically bind to one another. A) Colloids. B) Mixture. C) Element. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 60. Identify a factor that can impact the input, output, storage or redistribution of energy on Earth A) Atmospheric circulation. B) Ocean circulation. C) Volcanic activity. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. ← 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