This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences โ Quiz 2 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In what ways does climate change naturally? A) Concentrations of Carbon dioxide gas rise and fall. B) Volcanoes. C) Asteroids and meteorites. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. What type of growth is shown in the graph above? A) Logistic Growth. B) Limited Growth. C) Carrying Capacity Growth. D) Exponential Growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exponential Growth. 3. These organisms reproduce late in life, have few offspring, and care for their young. A) K Strategists. B) R Strategists. C) J Strategists. D) S Strategists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) K Strategists. 4. Which of the following includes all of the water on or near Earth's surface? A) Atmosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrosphere. 5. If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest? A) It will go into the soil. B) It will go into the atmosphere. C) It will runoff into nearby streams and rivers. D) It will be destroyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It will go into the atmosphere. 6. Which forests receives the most rainfall annually? A) Broadleaf. B) Whiteland. C) Blackland. D) Pine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pine. 7. A prediction about what will happen with the experiment A) Hypothesis. B) Materials. C) Variables. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 8. What is climate? A) A long period of time. B) Average atmospheric conditions of a place over a long period of time, usually 30 years. C) Atmospheric conditions of a place at a particular point in time. D) Current weather outlook of a place. E) An old, old wooden ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Average atmospheric conditions of a place over a long period of time, usually 30 years. 9. This consumer eats only meat/flesh A) Decoposer. B) Omnivore. C) Carnivore. D) Herbivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carnivore. 10. If a food chain includes:sun ..... grass ..... deer-coyote Which organism would be missing? A) Primary consumer. B) Tertiary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tertiary consumer. 11. Is plastic a renewable resource? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. ..... resources take a long time to replenish so they are used more quickly than they are replenished. A) Theoretical. B) Sustainable. C) Renewable. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonrenewable. 13. All of the following can happen when tectonic plates move except A) Volcanoes erupt. B) Mountains form. C) Earthquakes to occur. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurricanes. 14. Measuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ..... data. A) Quantitative. B) Qualitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative. 15. Which of the following would be a potential cause of sick-building syndrome? A) Acid precipitation. B) Smog. C) Fungi. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fungi. 16. ..... is the condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinite. A) Sustainability. B) Homeostasis. C) Deniability. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainability. 17. The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or waste material into the environment A) Extinction. B) Biosphere. C) Pollution. D) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 18. Who often works in government agencies, advising land owners and managing game populations on public lands? A) Urban Forester. B) Game Warden. C) Wildlife Biologist. D) Wildlife Manager. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wildlife Manager. 19. Process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink. A) Radiation. B) Convection. C) Condensation. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection. 20. Which of the following correctly pairs a renewable energy source with it's pollution/emission? A) Liquid biofuels:methane. B) Wind:carbon dioxide. C) Hydroelectricity:toxic metals. D) Coal:sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liquid biofuels:methane. 21. In predation, the ..... is eaten and the ..... does the eating. A) Consumer, producer. B) Predator, prey. C) Scavenger, prey. D) Prey, predator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prey, predator. 22. Nuclear Power is- A) Non-renewable. B) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable. 23. The original source of energy for a food web is ..... A) Plants. B) Producers. C) Decomposers. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 24. An example of extinction is A) Destruction of native habitats. B) Improper waste disposal. C) Deforestation. D) The last Baiji dolphin died in the wild. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The last Baiji dolphin died in the wild. 25. Acid Rain has multiple negative effects on the environment, but what does it do that effects our clean air? A) Creates erosion. B) Melts Statues. C) Kills plants. D) Harm animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kills plants. 26. Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is very effective in trapping heat near the surface of the Earth. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource A) Adaptation. B) Predation. C) Symbiosis. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competition. 28. Any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) A) Permenable. B) Pathogen. C) Potable. D) Porous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathogen. 29. Earth is a ..... system. A) Open. B) Closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed. 30. Crude oil is mostly made of which substance? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Greenhouse gas. C) Carbohydrates. D) Hydrocarbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrocarbons. 31. Which layer of the atmosphere helps us by burning up incoming meteors? A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesosphere. 32. Why are certification and labeling of environmentally-friendly products important? A) To provide consumers with reliable information and encourage sustainable practices. B) To confuse consumers and make it difficult for them to make informed choices. C) To increase the cost of environmentally-friendly products. D) To discourage sustainable practices and promote harmful products. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide consumers with reliable information and encourage sustainable practices. 33. Which monomer is the basic building block of a lipid? A) Amino acid. B) Nucleotide. C) Fatty acid. D) Monosaccharide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fatty acid. 34. Sustainable Mining means A) Maximum resource recovery without wasting. B) (a) Removal/ Reduction of footprints. C) Elimination/ Reduction of negative environmental impacts. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 35. When predator numbers decrease, prey numbers ..... because fewer of them are being consumed. A) Increase. B) Divide in half. C) Decrease. D) Stay the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase. 36. You loved your environmental science class so much that you're looking to transfer into a college program to prepare for work in an environmental field. You find a college program whose degree requires classes in biology, chemistry, oceanography, environmental politics, history of environmental thought and economics. This program most likely offers a degree in: A) Environmental Studies ๐. B) Environmentalism ๐ชง. C) Environmental Science ๐งช. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Studies ๐. 37. What is the role of environmental science in careers related to public health? A) It has no relation to public health. B) It only affects careers in pharmaceuticals. C) It helps analyze and mitigate environmental factors that impact human health. D) It is only relevant to veterinary medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps analyze and mitigate environmental factors that impact human health. 38. An example of a sustainable city is ..... A) Mexico. B) The Savior. C) Dubai. D) Houston. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dubai. 39. Who advises private forest land owners? A) Soil Scientist. B) Soil Conservationist. C) Forestry Consultant. D) Forester. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forestry Consultant. 40. In what way have humans significantly contributed to the increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? A) Cellular respiration (breathing). B) Burning Fossil Fuels. C) Forest Fires. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning Fossil Fuels. 41. Which of the following is TRUE about the naming of Hurricanes? A) The hurricane naming system was developed in the 1800s. B) Hurricanes are named only once the reach category 2 status. C) Only women's names are used in the naming of hurricanes. D) Meteorologists retire the names of hurricanes that cause massive destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meteorologists retire the names of hurricanes that cause massive destruction. 42. Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 A) RA 10121. B) RA 10175. C) RA 10173. D) RA 10101. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RA 10121. 43. The National Green Tribunal Act was passed in the year ..... A) 2010. B) 2005. C) 1993. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2010. 44. When soil runs off of farm fields, what does it carry with it into waterways, such as rivers? A) Fertilizers, containing nitrogen and phosphorus. B) Pesticides, which kill insects on farms. C) Herbicides, which kill weeds on farms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 45. Which is the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. It addresses the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice? A) Environmental science. B) Environmentalism. C) Sustainable Development Goal. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable Development Goal. 46. Talisai and pandan trees grows in this area A) Dipterocarp forest. B) Beach forest. C) Mangrove forest. D) Molave forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beach forest. 47. A(n) ..... is the environment where an organism lives. A) EPA. B) Ecosystem. C) Diversity. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 48. What statement describes the motion of earth around the sun? A) The speed of Earth is constant regardless of it distance from the sun. B) The speed of Earth is constant because the distance remains the same between Earth and the sun. C) Speed increases the farther Earth is from the sun and decreases the closer it is to the sun. D) Speed increases the closer Earth is to the sun and decreases the farther it is from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speed increases the closer Earth is to the sun and decreases the farther it is from the sun. 49. What is the name for cooler air blowing from the land to the sea? A) Sea Breeze. B) Land Breeze. C) Mountain Breeze. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land Breeze. 50. .... is when water gets absorbed from the surface by the sun. A) Precipitation. B) Condensation. C) Evaporation. D) Percolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporation. 51. The water cycle is powered by the A) Plate tectonics. B) Moon. C) Precipitation. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 52. A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested generally written as an if ..... then statement A) Data. B) Theory. C) Fact. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 53. One of the following is an international resources: A) Rivers. B) Minerals. C) Coal mines. D) Sun light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun light. 54. What is the molecule called that mitochondria produce when they respire glucose? A) ATP. B) DNA. C) ADP. D) 80p. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ATP. 55. What is the largest cause of land pollution? A) Animal waste. B) Plants decomposing. C) Human actions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human actions. 56. Substance made up of chemically combined elements A) Element. B) Atom. C) Compound. D) Electron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound. 57. Resources that can theoretically last forever are called ..... resources. A) Industrial. B) Biodiverse. C) Renewable. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 58. Which of the following products contains harmful CFC's? A) Refrigerator. B) Spray paint cans. C) Aerosol hairspray cans. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 59. Which of the following does NOT describe an effect of the Industrial Revolution? A) Fossil fuels became important energy sources. B) The amount of land and labor needed to produce food increased. C) Artificial substances replace some animal and plant product. D) Machines replaced human muscle and animal power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of land and labor needed to produce food increased. 60. What gas is increasing in large amounts due to human activities? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Diesel. D) BP. 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