This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The landscape of the tundra is characterized by having no trees. Why do you think there are no trees or other large plants in the tundra? A) Because of the permanently frozen ground, cold temperatures & short growing season. B) Because it is too hot for part of the year. C) Because it gets far too much precipitation. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of the permanently frozen ground, cold temperatures & short growing season. 2. It is the study of the Earth's atmosphere and climate A) Oceanography. B) Zoology. C) Astronomy. D) Climatology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climatology. 3. What explains the change in the Biston betularia moth's population color during the Industrial Revolution? A) Habitat fragmentation. B) Increased pollution, resulting in a change in the color of trees. C) Genetic disorder. D) Increased predation caused by invasive species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased pollution, resulting in a change in the color of trees. 4. An example of an abiotic factor in a marine ecosystem is A) Nutrients in the water. B) A seal. C) Coral. D) Bacteria in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nutrients in the water. 5. An organism's ..... describes not only the environment where it lives, but how it interacts with biotic and abiotic factors in the environment. A) Community. B) Biome. C) Tolerance. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Niche. 6. What does acid rain do to the human body? A) Acid rain harms the human body. while it's raining, it is suggested that you carry an umbrella with you. B) Acid rain harms the human body. if touched, it is preferred to see a doctor almost immediately. C) Acid rain doesn't harm the human body. the same pollutants that cause the rain can cause respiratory problems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid rain doesn't harm the human body. the same pollutants that cause the rain can cause respiratory problems. 7. You have to understand the goals of media to be able to judge their A) Credibility. B) Creations. C) Realism. D) Skeptical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Credibility. 8. Water that contains waste from industries or homes A) Eutrophication. B) Wastewater. C) Water pollution. D) Biomagnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wastewater. 9. Which is NOT used used in determining whether a country is considered developed or developing? A) Political System. B) Literacy rate. C) GDP. D) Health Care System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political System. 10. Examples of renewable resources include: A) Solar energy, water, wood, soil, air. B) Water, fossil fuels, wood, iron, soil. C) Iron, salt, clay, fossil fuels, copper. D) Water, fossil fuels, wood, iron, soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy, water, wood, soil, air. 11. Environmental effects of an individual or population in terms of total amount of land and water required to provide raw materials, as well as dispose of wastes, for all populations. A) Ecological Footprint. B) Environmentalism. C) Environmental Science. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecological Footprint. 12. Look up pictures of the Aurora Borealis on google. The Aurora Borealis occurs in the A) Thermosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Troposhere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermosphere. 13. Sunlight is an inexhaustible resources: A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 14. The cost of the action against the benefits one expects from it. A) Risk assessment. B) Cost-benefit analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cost-benefit analysis. 15. What is the largest reservoir of carbon? A) Carbon found within limestone rocks. B) Carbohydrates stored in plants. C) Carbon in the atmosphere in the form of a carbon dioxide. D) Carbohydrates stored in animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon found within limestone rocks. 16. Which of the following could NOT be measured scientifically? A) Which flower is prettiest. B) Which flower more people prefer. C) The effects of limited sunlight on the flowers. D) Which flower needs the most light to grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which flower is prettiest. 17. Fossil Fuels are an example of which type of resource? A) Renewable. B) Non Renewable. C) Recycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non Renewable. 18. Currently, ..... people are moving to urban areas. A) More. B) Fewer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 19. Describe the scarcity of water in some places when almost three-fourths of the Earth is covered by water. A) Most of Earth's water is frozen at the poles. B) Most of Earth's water is underground. C) Most of Earth's water is salty water. D) Most of Earth's water is in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most of Earth's water is salty water. 20. This layer of the Earth is made up of the Continental and Oceanic ..... A) Mesosphere. B) Crust. C) Core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust. 21. Which of the following can be defined as:a change in conditions that causes the Pacific Ocean to be warmer, leading to worldwide changes in weather A) The boy. B) The girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl. 22. In which layer of the atmosphere are polar stratospheric clouds found? A) Atmosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 23. Which of the following could cause secondary succession? A) Acid rain. B) Ice age. C) Forest wildfire. D) Gas leak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forest wildfire. 24. Which of the following is an appropriate unit of primary productivity A) Kg/m2. B) Kj/ma/yr. C) KJ/m2. D) Kg/m/day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kj/ma/yr. 25. What is considered to be in the middle of the pH scale A) Acidic. B) Indicator. C) Basic. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neutral. 26. Without the ..... there would be no life on the earth. A) River. B) Road. C) Atmosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. 27. A tree adds a new layer of wood every year called a tree ring. Scientists examine these rings to learn about ..... A) How long the tree will live. B) Past climate conditions. C) The hardness of the wood. D) The classification of the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past climate conditions. 28. Infectious diseases are diseases caused by an organism such as a virus or a bacterium, which is called a A) Pathogen. B) Toxicant. C) Pandemic. D) Carcinogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathogen. 29. When the immigration is less than the emigration rate the population is A) Consistent. B) Staying the same. C) Growing. D) Declining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declining. 30. Most of Earth's freshwater is located in ..... A) Ice caps, glaciers, and icebergs. B) The ocean. C) Groundwater. D) Lakes, rivers, streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice caps, glaciers, and icebergs. 31. In nature you will find that if one factor is changed or removed ..... A) The other factors are not affected in any way. B) Only the biotic factors are affected. C) Only abiotic factors are affected. D) All factors in an ecosystem are affected when one thing is increased or decreased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All factors in an ecosystem are affected when one thing is increased or decreased. 32. Heat that is added or subtracted during a change of state is ..... A) Latent. B) Hidden. C) Latin. D) Sensible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latent. 33. Which of the following is the solid layer of the biosphere? A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geosphere. 34. Which of the following describes soil and temperature in an ecosystem? A) Unnecessary factors. B) Abiotic factors. C) Biotic factors. D) Selection factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abiotic factors. 35. Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource? A) Mining copper. B) Building wooden furniture. C) Filling a car with gasoline. D) Burning coal in a power plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building wooden furniture. 36. Which type of plant adds nitrogen from the air into soil? A) Tomatoes. B) Legumes. C) Carrots. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legumes. 37. The most "outer" section of a tree cookie is called the? A) Outer Bark. B) Inner Bark. C) Heartwood. D) Pith. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outer Bark. 38. These types of statements can be tested, replicated, and verified by other scientists. A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 39. The boiling point of water is ..... degrees C A) 0. B) 200. C) 150. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100. 40. The negatively charged particle of an atom. A) Proton. B) Quarks. C) Electron. D) Neutron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electron. 41. A problem caused by the overuse of fertilizers that results in algal blooms like this is known as A) Ocean acidification. B) Eutrophication. C) Deforestation. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 42. Which statement best represents a hypothesis? A) Environmental conditions effect plant growth. B) Two sets of plants are given different amounts of light and water. C) Place each plant at least 10 cm away from their light source. D) Will a plant grow better in the light or in the dark?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental conditions effect plant growth. 43. Is the Earth closer to the Sun in the Summer? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 44. What is one action that can be used to reduce Acid Rain? A) Use less metals. B) Cut down more trees. C) Use more fossil fuels. D) Recycle more. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recycle more. 45. Who was the author of the Tragedy of the Commons (1986)? A) Garrett Hardin. B) Henry David Thoreau. C) Aldo Leopold. D) Rachel Carson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garrett Hardin. 46. Which of these is not an example of a commons? A) The ocean. B) Privately owned farms. C) Aquifers. D) Highways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Privately owned farms. 47. Let's dive into a chilly challenge! ❄️ A4.1Imagine you're a scientist on a mission to make ice less icy. Which magical ingredient would you choose to lower the freezing temperature of water, making your winter wonderland a bit less frosty? A) Salt. B) Silicon. C) Magnesium. D) Sugar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt. 48. WHAT LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAS A HOLE IN IT? A) STRATOSPHERE. B) MESOSPHERE. C) OZONE LAYER. D) TROPOSPHERE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) OZONE LAYER. 49. A food chain is shown.Which statement describes what will happen if allthe frogs die? A) The snake population will stay the same. B) The hawk population will increase. C) The grasshopper population will increase. D) The grass population will stay the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The grasshopper population will increase. 50. Using a resource in way so that it is available in the future A) Sustainability. B) Resource Availability. C) Environmental Science. D) Ecological Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainability. 51. Choose the abiotic factor. A) Dog. B) Sunflower. C) Cat. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Table. 52. Historically high birth rates in the US from 1946-1964. A) Postwar prosperity. B) Consumerism. C) Pop culture. D) Baby boom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baby boom. 53. Which model correctly shows energy flow in a food chain? A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 54. Which mining method contributes to excessive erosion, increased sediment, water pollution, and air pollution? A) Placer mining. B) Mountaintop removal. C) Undersea mining. D) Solution mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountaintop removal. 55. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:Renewable energy comes from natural resources that are naturally replenished, such as ....., wind and waves A) Sunlight. B) Oil. C) Uranium. D) Water. E) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 56. Which of the following pollutants is the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States? A) Lead. B) Radon. C) Copper. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radon. 57. What type of relationship is a clown fish and a sea anemone? (The clownfish cleans the sea anemone, the sea anemone provides the clownfish a home). A) Mutualistic. B) Predation. C) Commensalistic. D) Parasitic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mutualistic. 58. Which step in the environmental decision-making model should include reading newspapers and listening to well-informed people on all dies of an issue? A) Evaluating all the information. B) Gathering information. C) Considering values. D) Exploring consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gathering information. 59. Act to protect and promote the welfare of all animals in the Philippines A) RA 8749. B) RA 9729. C) RA 8485. D) RA 6969. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RA 8485. 60. Select true or false:We use electricity to power lots of things, such as lights, televisions and computers. A) True. B) False. 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