This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 199 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 199 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When excess nitrogen builds up and causes excessive growth and lack of oxygen for living things, it is called ..... A) Nitrification. B) Eutrophication. C) Denitrification. D) The carbon cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 2. The Harrison's decided to cut down the trees and the brushes that were obstructing their view. This left an open area with no vegetation between the house and the lake. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Sediment. B) Nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sediment. 3. All material in the universe that has mass and occupies space is called A) Atoms. B) Elements. C) Matter. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Matter. 4. Fenced in field for grazing of livestock A) Pasture. B) Lake. C) City. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pasture. 5. What major event to regulate air pollution occurred in 1989? A) Congress passes the Clean Air Act. B) Major car companies funded a $ 40 million research study to reduce emissions. C) More than 20 nations sign an agreement to limit CFC production. D) US passes legislation to curb sources of air pollution and set standards for air quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Major car companies funded a $ 40 million research study to reduce emissions. 6. Having few young with a lot of parental care A) R-selected Species. B) Keystone Species. C) Specialists. D) K-selected Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) K-selected Species. 7. Small, negatively charged subatomic particles that flay around the nucleus are called A) Protons. B) Dust. C) Neutrons. D) Electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electrons. 8. What do animals conserve by hibernating? A) Longer life span. B) Energy. C) Leaves more animals to hunt. D) Allows oxygen to accumulate in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy. 9. How can humans best help an endangered species avoid extinction? A) They can put the animals in a zoo. B) They can protect the animal's habitat. C) They can take the animal to new habitats. D) They can feed the animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can protect the animal's habitat. 10. All of the organisms that live together in a place and their physical environment A) Abiotic factor. B) Biosphere. C) Ecology. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem. 11. What is an advantage of nuclear energy? A) It is the safest way to make energy. B) No pollution. C) Radioactive waste. D) We will never run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No pollution. 12. Because of environmental degradation in which people are continually wasting, depleting, and degrading much of Earth's natural resources, we say that humans are living ..... A) Unsustainably. B) Sustainably. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unsustainably. 13. Which of the following might depend on a rabbit for its energy? A) Horse. B) Cow. C) Grasshopper. D) Wolf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wolf. 14. When will he finish? His talk is ..... A) Being bored. B) Bored. C) Boring. D) Bore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boring. 15. The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food, clothing, housing, and transportation A) Natural Resource. B) Agriculture. C) Pollution. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 16. In ecology, what does the term succession describe? A) The process of breaking down food to yield energy. B) Each step in the transfer of energy through an ecosystem. C) When the types of organisms in a community follow a regular pattern of change over time. D) A sequence in which energy is transferred from one organism to the next. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the types of organisms in a community follow a regular pattern of change over time. 17. What percent of our atmosphere is made up of Nitrogen? A) 1. B) 0. C) 78. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 78. 18. Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the independent variable. A) Height of ice cube. B) Size of ice cube. C) Temperature of water. D) Amount of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature of water. 19. Are the tropical areas warming like the polar areas on Earth? A) Yes. B) Not sure. C) Maybe. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No. 20. Which of the following are parts of the Green Belt Movement? A) Educating the community. B) Helping fund forest restoration. C) Providing opportunities for economic growth that also benefit the environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. Species that is NOT native to a particular region. A) Endangered species. B) Indicator species. C) Native species. D) Endemic species. E) Exotic species. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Exotic species. 22. Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move? A) Magnetic Pole Reversal. B) Faults in Mountain Ranges. C) Energy from the Sun. D) Convection currents in the mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convection currents in the mantle. 23. ..... is energy that can be replaced as quickly as it is used. A) Nuclear. B) Kinetic. C) Renewable. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 24. Requires maximum level of contaminants (MCLs) to meet safety regulations for community tap water supplies A) Clean Water Act. B) Montreal Protocol. C) Kyoto Protocol. D) Safe Drinking Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Safe Drinking Water Act. 25. Sun Path Diagram is important A) To understand building. B) To design services of building. C) For orientation of Building. D) To design Furniture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For orientation of Building. 26. A compound made of three oxygen atoms is called A) Ozone. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Acid rain. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. 27. Protists can be similar to ..... A) Fungi. B) Plants. C) Animals. D) Fungi, plants, and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fungi, plants, and animals. 28. Worsening air quality, toxic haze, air pollutants A) Lack of access to safe drinking water. B) Air quality. C) Uneven distribution of food resources. D) Energy Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air quality. 29. Molten rock above the Earth's surface is called ..... A) Magma. B) Lava. C) Goo. D) Really hot goo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lava. 30. A parking lot is build near a stream. Cars in the parking sometimes leak oil and anti-freeze onto the parking lot. What source of pollution is this? A) Nonpoint source. B) Point source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonpoint source. 31. A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can mate with each other to produce offspring A) Species. B) Kingdom. C) Breed. D) Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Species. 32. What process PRODUCES glucose (sugar)? A) Cellular Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) Chemosynthesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 33. What can acid rain corrode (react and dissolve)? A) Statues. B) Houses. C) Trees. D) Grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statues. 34. The number of trophic levels in an energy pyramid is limited due to A) Limited types of organisms. B) Energy loss from one level to the next. C) Limited amount of food. D) Limited energy from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy loss from one level to the next. 35. All of the meerkats that live in the same place at the same time make up a ..... A) Population. B) Biosphere. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 36. The feeding level at the bottom of an energy pyramid contains the A) Apex Predators. B) Producers. C) Herbivores. D) Primary Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producers. 37. The process that occurs when the chemical energy of "food" molecules, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, is released and partially captured in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). A) Osmosis. B) Photosynthesis. C) Diffusion. D) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cellular respiration. 38. What do the following resources have in common:crude oil, natural gas, coal A) They can be renewed but we are using them at a faster rate then they can renew. B) Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can be renewed but we are using them at a faster rate then they can renew. 39. Fossil fuels are composed of A) Metal ores from mines. B) Wood from trees that are more than 100 years old. C) The remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago. D) Oils from crops such as corn and peanuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago. 40. Is the concentration of gases in the atmosphere related to its importance for the sustain of life? Meaning the greater the concentration, the greater the importance of the gas for life. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 41. Which of the following ultraviolet rays is more dangerous? A) UV-B. B) UV-C. C) UV-A. D) UV-D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UV-C. 42. Which of these animals can be found in the desert biome? A) Whales. B) Reindeer. C) Cattle. D) Foxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foxes. 43. Mass extinction is an event in which large percentages of living species become extinct in a relatively short period A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. A high concentration of phosphates and nitrates is found in samples of a pond. Which is most likely the source? A) Lake turnover. B) Eutrophication. C) Runoff form agricultural fields. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff form agricultural fields. 45. A species with a disproportionately large effect on the environment relative to its abundance. A) Indicator species. B) Keystone species. C) Pioneer species. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keystone species. 46. This includes only the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals that make up the land on Earth. A) Geosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geosphere. 47. The first step in finding an ore deposit is A) Smelting. B) Testing the salt content of rocks. C) Finding placer deposits. D) Exploring rock formations for mineralization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exploring rock formations for mineralization. 48. Where are algal blooms located? A) Middle of water layer. B) Benthos. C) On the shore. D) Top of water layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Top of water layer. 49. What is the term for the process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other? A) Predation. B) Parasitism. C) Coevolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coevolution. 50. Department of Energy (DOE)-Creates and maintains policies regarding energy sources, alternative energy, and safety handling energy material, such as ..... material. A) X-ray. B) Nuclear. C) UV. D) Gamma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear. 51. A chemical to disinfect water A) Iron Sulphate. B) Chlorine. C) Copper Sulphate. D) Distilled Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorine. 52. What part of the tree absorbs minerals and nutrients from the soil? A) Roots. B) Leave. C) Trunk. D) Branches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roots. 53. We can buy bread and biscuits from this shop? A) Stationary. B) Bakery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bakery. 54. According to the law of supply and demand, reduced oil productionleads to. A) Lower demand for oil. B) Lower oil prices. C) Higher prices for oil. D) Exploration of new fuel sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher prices for oil. 55. Sees criticism as conspiracy A) Pseudoscience. B) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pseudoscience. 56. Which of the following organisms does not belong with the rest? A) Moss. B) Algae. C) Wild flower. D) Grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Algae. 57. Who is known as 'Tree Man of India'? A) Marimuthu Yoganathan. B) S. P. Godrej. C) Jadav Payeng. D) Rajendra Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marimuthu Yoganathan. 58. Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, the older the rocks get A) The harder the rocks get. B) The younger the rocks get. C) The older the rocks get. D) The smellier the rocks get. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The older the rocks get. 59. Which of the following describes the aphotic zone in an aquatic ecosystem? A) The very bottom of a body of water. B) The zone where no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur. C) The shallow, near-shore zone. D) The uppermost layer where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The zone where no sunlight penetrates and photosynthesis cannot occur. 60. Where does seafloor spreading take place? A) Convergent boundaries. B) Mid-ocean ridges. C) Transform boundary. D) The continentals shelves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mid-ocean ridges. ← 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