This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 209 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 209 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How much is precipitation anticipated to increase over this century? A) It is anticipated to decrease due to climate change. B) By 1 to 2%. C) By 3 to 5%. D) There will be no change in precipitation over this century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By 3 to 5%. 2. Sources of environmental pollution are divided into how many main groups? A) 2 groups. B) 5 groups. C) 4 groups. D) 3 groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 groups. 3. Why is deforestation happening? A) To clear land for agricultural use and for lumber, or to build things. B) To create canals and tunnels. C) To provide irrigation systems to farms. D) Because people prefer clear land over forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To clear land for agricultural use and for lumber, or to build things. 4. Air is denser near the Earth's surface because of ..... A) Temperature. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gravity. 5. For evolution to occur in a population, individuals with a trait that is "naturally selected for" must A) Reproduce. B) Live a long time. C) Coevolve. D) Leave the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reproduce. 6. For an idea to be evaluated by science, it must A) Be an opinion rooted in personal preference. B) To be able to be tested against collected evidence. C) Be able to be absolutely proven to be true. D) Deal with both the natural and supernatural worlds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be able to be tested against collected evidence. 7. The boundary where 2 plates slide past one another A) Divergent plate boundary. B) Convergent plate boundary. C) Transform plate boundary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform plate boundary. 8. True or False? When you save energy, you also save water because power plants use a lot of water to produce electricity. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What term is defined by the following:the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. A) Biology. B) Ecosystems. C) Ecology. D) Earth Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 10. Cm of precipitation A) Deciduous. B) Coniferous. C) Rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coniferous. 11. Precipitation is a part of the A) Water cycle. B) Carbon cycle. C) Nitrogen cycle. D) Trophic level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 12. ..... is a facility where they receive, sort, process, and store compostable and recyclable materials. A) MATERIALS COLLECTION FACILTY. B) MATERIALS DESTROYING FACILITY. C) MATERIALS PROTECTION FACILITY. D) MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY. 13. Which is NOT true about food webs? A) Food webs show the transfer of energy among organisms. B) Food webs more accurate than food chains. C) Food webs are simpler than food chains. D) Food webs contain decomposers and scavengers throughout. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food webs are simpler than food chains. 14. In which year the term 'Sustainable Development' came into existence? A) 1969. B) 2003. C) 1995. D) 1980. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1980. 15. Which biome is highlighted on this map? A) Savanna. B) Temperate forest. C) Taiga. D) Tropical rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taiga. 16. Which organism has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem? A) Native species. B) Keystone species. C) Indicator species. D) Endemic species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keystone species. 17. The layer where meteors burn up in. A) Stratosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Exospshere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 18. What two processes fuel the carbon cycle? A) Cellular respiration and photosynthesis. B) Transpiration and transport. C) Cellular respiration and transpiration. D) Photosynthesis and transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cellular respiration and photosynthesis. 19. A ..... is a group of people who live together and are related to one another. A) Neighbours. B) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 20. The current Climate Change we are experiencing is the first time the Earth has experience such variation. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 21. The measure of the amount of salts dissolved in a liquid is ..... A) Diffusion. B) Salinity. C) Acidity. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salinity. 22. Which of the following ecological problems is NOT the result of burning fossil fuels? A) Climate change. B) Ozone depletion. C) Acid rain. D) Greenhouse effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone depletion. 23. A fishbowl is an example of ..... A) An open system. B) An isolated system. C) A natural ecosystem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An isolated system. 24. Which kingdom is complex, multi-cellular, eukaryotic, organisms that do NOT perform photosynthesis and absorb nutrients after breaking them down? A) Plant. B) Eubacteria. C) Animal. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fungi. 25. Food which we get from plants are called A) Plant products. B) Animal products. C) Either a or b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant products. 26. The size of an earthquake is determined by how much ..... is released. A) Sulfur. B) Vibration. C) Oxygen. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy. 27. Which of the following would most likely occur if a population exceeded the carry capacity of the environment? A) Birth rate would be equal to the death rate. B) The death rate would increase. C) Immigration would increase. tagsSEV5. D) The birth rate would likely increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The death rate would increase. 28. Which of these situations is a potential result of climate change? A) Fewer storms will cause more erosion. B) Daylight hours will decrease, causing bears to hibernate longer. C) Glaciers will become smaller, causing sea levels to rise. D) Increased radioactivity will cause damage to cells of living organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glaciers will become smaller, causing sea levels to rise. 29. The variable a scientist manipulates in an experiment is called the A) Dependent variable. B) Observation variable. C) Independent variable. D) Controlled variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent variable. 30. Select an example of a non-renewable resource A) Water. B) Trees. C) Soil. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels. 31. Sulfuric Acid's chemical formula is H2SO4. That is two hydrogen atoms, one sulfur atom, and four oxygen atoms. What is sulfuric acid? A) Molecule. B) Compound. C) Both a molecule and a compound. D) Neither a molecule nor a compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a molecule and a compound. 32. The amount of land and water needed to support an individual. A) Nomadic. B) Time. C) Nonrenewable resources. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological footprint. 33. Hunter gatherers is: A) Group of people. B) Revolution. C) Environmental problem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Group of people. 34. In what decade is oil rare A) 90's. B) 20's. C) 40's. D) 60's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 60's. 35. Why don't we use vegetable oils or other biofuels for our transportation needs A) Would require too much land to produce enough to meet demand. B) The viscosity isn't appropriate for current engines. C) They build up in engines long term and cause problems. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 36. A substance that has a pH below 7.0 is considered to be: A) Conbustible. B) Alkaline. C) Acidic. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acidic. 37. Which of the following does not address how oceans affect climatic conditions on land? A) Water cools Earth because it reflects the most sunlight. B) Oceans are the source of most water that falls as precipitation. C) Coastal areas have more moderate climates than inland areas. D) Ocean currents redistribute warm and cold masses of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cools Earth because it reflects the most sunlight. 38. Matter can recycle through the biosphere because A) Matter does not change into new compounds. B) Matter is assembled into chemical compounds. C) Biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it. D) Biological systems use only carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it. 39. What would be in the atmosphere? A) Plants. B) Lakes. C) Rivers. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clouds. 40. The first organism to colonize a new area A) Pioneer Species. B) Primary Succession. C) Secondary Succession Species. D) Climax Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pioneer Species. 41. Which of the following resources are always renewable? A) Natural gas. B) Fresh water. C) The sun. D) Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 42. In general, Red soil has the least nutrients. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. A colorless, odorless gas A) Ground-level ozone. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Nitrogen oxides. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon monoxide. 44. What is a biogeochemical cycle? A) The movement of matter through all four of the spheres. B) The movement of matter through the biosphere and geosphere only. C) The movement of matter through the atmosphere and hydrosphere only. D) A cycle where carbon starts in plants and comes back to plants. (Only carbon). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movement of matter through all four of the spheres. 45. What would happen to an ECOSYSTEM if a KEYSTONE SPECIES DISAPPEARED? A) It would COLLAPSE or not be able to survive. B) It would help SUSTAIN the ecosystem. C) The FOOD WEB would stay the same. D) MIGRATORY species would arrive and take over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It would COLLAPSE or not be able to survive. 46. Acid Precipitation causes what kind of environmental damage? A) Degradation of granite and marble structures. B) Reduction in the ability of some plants to absorb nutrients. C) Lowering the survival rate of fish and fish eggs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 47. Gases (e.g. CO2, methane) in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat near the surface (causes climate change) A) Market Failure. B) Non-Market Values. C) Aesthetic Value. D) Corporate. E) Greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Greenhouse gases. 48. What percentage of electricity does Brazil get from hydroelectric plants? A) 85%. B) 10%. C) 75%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 85%. 49. Name of extremely effective fire extinguishing agent is A) Hello. B) Halogens. C) Nitrogen. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hello. 50. Which describes "Private Lands" A) Owned by the Government. B) Owned by an individual or a corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owned by an individual or a corporation. 51. The solar energy can make ..... electricity. A) Dangerous. B) Harmful. C) Clean. D) Dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clean. 52. Bad or Hazardous ozone is found in the ..... A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 53. The use of satellites or air-based sensor technologies to observe and classify Earth changes and surface features is known as remote sensing. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 54. Which of these is a "common" resource shared by all people? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Aluminum. D) Water. E) Diamonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 55. Which of the following correctly describes the type of graph to be used? A) Bar graphs show change over time. B) Line graphs show parts of a whole. C) Circle (pie) graphs show change over time. D) Bar graphs show comparisons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bar graphs show comparisons. 56. Anthropogenic Ethics deals with A) The value animals place on plants. B) Species interactions in nature. C) The value humans place on nature. D) The value of animals in nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The value humans place on nature. 57. Single-celled organisms that live near theocean's surface A) Polar vortex. B) Phytoplankton. C) Cfc's. D) Ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phytoplankton. 58. This is essential for the survival of fish and other aquatic organisms A) Suspended algae. B) Nitrates. C) Dissolved nitrogen. D) Dissolved oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dissolved oxygen. 59. Which statement is not true about ecosystem? A) Ecosystem provides habitat to wild animal and plants. B) Supports various food webs and food chains. C) Recycling nutrients between biotic and abiotic factors. D) All statements are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All statements are true. 60. In a process called transpiration, plants get rid of excess water through pores in the leaves called stomata. This excess water is then released into the atmosphere as part of the water cycle. Which of the following terms best describes how the released water enters the atmosphere? A) Condensation. B) Capillary action. C) Precipitation. D) Evaporation. 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