This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 201 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 201 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The area of land that is drained by a river systemgroundwaterwater that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers A) Watershed. B) Groundwater. C) Surface water. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watershed. 2. On a climatogram the LINE part of the graph represents ..... and the BAR part of the graph represents ..... A) Temperature of a particular area, rainfall/precipitation of that same area. B) Temperature of one area, precipitation of a different area. C) Precipitation of one area, temperature of that same area. D) Months of rain, months of cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature of a particular area, rainfall/precipitation of that same area. 3. How does eating less meat help the environment? A) It keeps the pigs from getting lonely. B) It lowers Greenhouse gas emissions by lowering demand for meat. C) Cows are tasty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It lowers Greenhouse gas emissions by lowering demand for meat. 4. As part of the ....., plants use carbon dioxide and give off oxygen into the atmosphere. A) Water cycle. B) Nitrogen cycle. C) Carbon-oxygen cycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon-oxygen cycle. 5. Where rivers flow into the ocean, mixing freshwater with saltwater, brackish ecosystems occur which are called A) Flood plains. B) Limnetic zones. C) Estuaries. D) Bogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estuaries. 6. Accurate measurements A) Pseudoscience. B) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science. 7. Which of the following is not a reason why rain forests are cleared? A) To find new species. B) To export wood. C) To make farm land. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find new species. 8. Sundar Lal Bahuguna is associated with A) SARDAR SAROVAR AANDOLAN. B) Chipko movement. C) APPIKO MOVEMENT. D) Narmada Bachao Andolan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chipko movement. 9. Which of the following is NOT an example of a sustainable resource? A) Soil. B) Fresh water. C) Timber. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 10. Developed countries have: A) Greater personal wealth. B) Higher health standards. C) No poverty. D) Rapid population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greater personal wealth. 11. Is the systematic process for learning about the world and testing our understanding about it A) Science. B) Environmental Science. C) Observational Science. D) Descriptive Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 12. I am a huge bird. My eyes are bigger than my brain. I am an ..... A) Peacock. B) Penguin. C) Ostrich. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ostrich. 13. Tragedy of the Commons results in what type of ownership? A) Public. B) Private. C) Semi private. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public. 14. Sicyopus cebuensis is declared as extinct by DENR (2015), was first documented in Naga, River in 1998 by Chen and Shao. Type of Goby fish that is considered to be one of the smallest in the world. The fish thrive in? A) Salt water. B) Fresh water. C) None of the above. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fresh water. 15. What is the biocapacity for the United States? A) -4.5 gha. B) 4.5 gha. C) 7.3 gha. D) -6.7 gha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -4.5 gha. 16. A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of A) Photovoltaic Cells. B) Parabolic collector. C) Active solar. D) Passive solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Passive solar. 17. Oil and natural gas result from the decay of ..... that accumulated on the ocean floor. A) Animals. B) Plants. C) Bacteria. D) Tiny marine organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tiny marine organisms. 18. Which sense organ helps us to smell flowers? A) Ears. B) Nose. C) Skin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nose. 19. Why are autotrophs the base of all food chains and energy pyramids? A) They are the most efficient consumers so most of their energy can be passed on. B) They recycle energy in the soil and make it available for primary consumers. C) They make energy that consumers can use from light, water, and carbon dioxide. D) They are not always the base of food chains and energy pyramids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They make energy that consumers can use from light, water, and carbon dioxide. 20. What element is often used as a power source of nuclear energy? A) Carbon. B) Sulfur. C) Uranium. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uranium. 21. Which type of coal is formed from exposure to the lowest temperatures and pressures? A) Anthracite. B) Lignite. C) Bituminous. D) Peat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lignite. 22. Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of a hypothesis? A) Must be made with background knowledge. B) Must be testable. C) Must organizes the IV and DV. D) Must always be correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must always be correct. 23. When you examine a scientific value in making an environmental decision, you A) Consider what is right or wrong. B) Consider what will maintain human health. C) Use your understanding of the natural world. D) Think about what will promote learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consider what is right or wrong. 24. Vegetation slowly returns after a woodland was destroyed by fire. This is an example of A) Secondary succession. B) Carbon cycle. C) Primary succession. D) Climax community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary succession. 25. A Living thing in the environment that belongs to a species. A) Ecology. B) Population. C) Organism. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organism. 26. Result in stabilization of a system A) Positive feedback loops. . B) Negative feedback loops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative feedback loops. 27. Which of the below is an example of renewable energy? A) Oil. B) Coal. C) Solar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 28. Sea stars live in saltwater ecosystems. Some species live in shallow tidal pools, while others live in the deepest parts of the oceans. This is a description of the ..... of sea stars. A) Habitat. B) Community. C) Niche. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitat. 29. The law that describes the relationship between an item's availability and its value is ..... A) The cost/benefit analysis law. B) The risk assessment law. C) The law of supply and demand. D) The law of biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The law of supply and demand. 30. Has frozen soil called permafrost A) Taiga. B) Desert. C) Tropical Rainforest. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tundra. 31. Name the part that help you breathe ..... A) Nose. B) Mouth. C) Ear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nose. 32. UV rays stand for A) Ultra violet light. B) Ultra violent radiation. C) Ultra violet rides. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ultra violent radiation. 33. One of the most important characteristics of a hypothesis is that it is: A) Testable. B) Complex. C) Correct. D) Non-specific. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Testable. 34. Scientific theories do not change once they have been written down. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. The following are advantages of which type of energy? Emits no CO2 Offers independence from imported oil High energy density, ample supply A) Natural Gas. B) Petroleum. C) Coal. D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear Energy. 36. What is the majority of food made from? A) Corn. B) Grain. C) Sugars. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corn. 37. Ecology is the study of both types of interactions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Where are denitrifying bacteria found? A) In the soil. B) In the atmosphere. C) In dead things. D) Root nodules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the soil. 39. Global populations contribute to which of the following? A) Pollution and sickness. B) Farming. C) Environmental Science. D) Animal population levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution and sickness. 40. The pieces that compose the lithosphere A) Tectonic plates. B) Radiation. C) Mantle. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tectonic plates. 41. The manipulated variable in an experiment A) Constant variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Independent variable. D) Control variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent variable. 42. What is the Earth's densest layer? A) Mantle. B) Core. C) Crust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Core. 43. Fertilizers have the potential to interfere with the balance of an ecosystem because A) Any unused fertilizer can end up in our drinking water. B) Too much can cause plants to be poisoned. C) Many fertilizers become gasses that pollute the air. D) They cause rapid plant growth which can overtake cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any unused fertilizer can end up in our drinking water. 44. The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment is ..... A) Ecology. B) Biology. C) Evolution. D) Microbiology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 45. Examples of conventional type of renewable resources may be A) Plants. B) Wild life. C) Aquaculture. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 46. Scientists often use ..... to generate predictions when they cannot observe a phenomenon directly. A) Independent variables. B) Models. C) Controlled variables. D) Hypotheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Models. 47. Air Temperature is measured with a ..... A) Precipitation. B) Barometer. C) Wind vane. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermometer. 48. Susan said, "If I fertilize my geranium plants, then they will blossom." Which step of the scientific method is this? A) Forming a hypothesis. B) Conducting an experiment. C) Stating the problem. D) Drawing a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forming a hypothesis. 49. The process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses A) Experiment. B) Observation. C) Wisdom. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observation. 50. Smelting is a process used during A) Ore extraction. B) Grinding ore. C) Froth flotation. D) Metal processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metal processing. 51. Which are the three DRY climate biomes? A) Desert, Savanna, and Temperate Grassland. B) Artic Tundra, Alpine Tundra, & Coniferous Forest. C) Tropical Rainforest, Temperate Deciduous Forest, & Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert, Savanna, and Temperate Grassland. 52. Do plant cells have both, chloroplasts and mitochondria? A) Yes, they have both. B) Yes, but only in different cells. C) No, they only have chloroplasts. D) No, they only have mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, they have both. 53. Ozone is a type of toxic chemical A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 54. What is an infrared radiation? A) Energy observed by the Earth's atmosphere. B) An invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than violet light. C) Wavelengths that are longer than red light. D) Energy from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wavelengths that are longer than red light. 55. In some years, the month of February has 29 days instead of 28 days. Why is it necessary to sometimes add a day to the calendar? A) It takes Earth about 365.24 days to revolve around the Sun. B) The speed at which Earth orbits the Sun varies. C) The Moon can complete more than one full cycle in some months. D) It takes the Moon about 27 days to revolve around Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It takes Earth about 365.24 days to revolve around the Sun. 56. Why do people in suburban areas have worse health than those in urban areas? A) They are less active. B) There is more pollution in groundwater. C) They do not see as many people. D) There is more air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are less active. 57. Species likely to become endangered if protective measures are not taken immediately A) Protected species. B) Threatened species. C) Endangered species. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threatened species. 58. ..... :collecting of trees after they have matured. A) Intermediate cutting. B) Pulpwood cuts. C) Salvage cuts. D) Harvest cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harvest cutting. 59. An observation is NOT based on our 5 senses. A) True. B) False. 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