This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 31 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which spheres are most affected when snow melts into the ground creating mud? A) Hydrosphere and atmosphere. B) Biosphere and geosphere. C) Geosphere and hydrosphere. D) Atmosphere and biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geosphere and hydrosphere. 2. What does conserving resources mean? A) Use as much of the resources as you can. B) Only use the resources at school. C) Protecting the resource so it does not run out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protecting the resource so it does not run out. 3. WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT REFERS TO AS "GREED GAME POLITICAL POPULISM" BY THE ENVIRONMENTALIST A) Narmada Bachao Andolan. B) Save forest movement. C) Bishnoi Movement. D) SILENT VALLEY MOVEMENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Save forest movement. 4. SOIL LAYERS ARE CALLED ..... A) MATERIALS. B) ORGANIC. C) HUMUS. D) HORIZONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) HORIZONS. 5. Science begins with what? A) An idea. B) An observation. C) Nothing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An observation. 6. Where do organisms obtain the energy they need? A) Hydrosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 7. The solid layer of rock beneath soil and other loose materials A) A horizon. B) Bedrock. C) Water table. D) Horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bedrock. 8. Only about ..... of the energy that an organism consumes is stored and transferred when that organism is eaten. A) 10%. B) 25%. C) 3%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 9. Which type of succession would occur after a volcanic eruption, destroying all soil? A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Succession. 10. A resource that can restore or renew itself (unless badly mismanaged) or can be used over and over is called a: A) Non-renewable resource. B) Perpetual resource. C) Indestructible resource. D) Renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable resource. 11. The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary A) Reform. B) Transform. C) Divergent. D) Convergent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divergent. 12. Transformation of water from liquid to gas. A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Sublimation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 13. Select true or false:The main ingredient of natural gas is Water A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 14. It refers to the inundation of land by river water A) Flood. B) River. C) Slide. D) Rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flood. 15. If porosity is low then permeability is ..... A) Low. B) High. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low. 16. What term describes scientists gathering information from observing a plant grow over a certain amount of time? A) Variables. B) Inferences. C) Hypothesis. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data. 17. What addresses the conflicts associated with protecting our shared resources? A) Tragedy of the Commons. B) Law of Supply and Demand. C) Cost-benefit analysis. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy of the Commons. 18. How many sense organs do you have? A) Five. B) Three. C) Four. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five. 19. High levels of biodiversity tend to A) Make an ecosystem less resilient. B) Increase the stability of an ecosystem. C) Decrease an ecosystem's resistance. D) Have little or no effect on ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase the stability of an ecosystem. 20. What is plate tectonics? A) Plate tectonics is the study of the Earth's atmosphere. B) Plate tectonics is the process of erosion and weathering of rocks. C) Plate tectonics is the theory that explains the formation of mountains and valleys. D) Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere. 21. ....., ecologists have shown that all forms of life on earth are interconnected, so it follows that all human activity has an effect on the natural environment. A) But. B) However. C) Moreover. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moreover. 22. Which of the following is not true about temperate deciduous forests? A) Trees grow lush green leaves in the spring, but lose their leaves in late summer. B) The soil is rich, and plants cover much of the forest floor. C) Animals such as squirrels, bears, and deer find food in the form of nuts, berries, and leaves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees grow lush green leaves in the spring, but lose their leaves in late summer. 23. What are the first FOUR steps of the Scientific Method? A) Research, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment. B) Research, Question, Experiment, Hypothesis. C) Hypothesis, Research, Question, Experiment. D) Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment. 24. Contains the gases that organisms need, such as oxygen; keeps Earth warm enough to support life. A) Lithosphere. . B) Biosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atmosphere. 25. Plants make food with the help of water. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 26. As the human population grows, what happens to the demand for natural resources? A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Remains the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. 27. The tendency of water to defy gravity and move up a small tube is called ..... A) Surface tension. B) Capillary action. C) High specific heat. D) Universal solvent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capillary action. 28. Which of the following is a recycled material that can be used to make paper? A) Glass. B) Plastic. C) Old newspapers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old newspapers. 29. In a scientific investigation, the size of the sample population should be large enough to A) Reflect the probability of an unwanted outcome. B) Give an accurate estimate of the whole population. C) Closely resemble the system they represent. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closely resemble the system they represent. 30. Development in which businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway, with no main community, is called A) Sparse street development. B) Scattered, or leapfrog, development. C) Uncentered commercial strip development. D) Low-density, single use residential development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncentered commercial strip development. 31. An ecological footprint is a measure of the demand made by one person or group on global natural resources and includes ..... A) All the above. B) Materials collected. C) Resources consumed. D) Disposal & waste generated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All the above. 32. Substances that form as the result of a chemical reaction A) Coefficients. B) Subscripts. C) Products. D) Reactants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Products. 33. Which of the following in an ecosystem is ABIOTIC? A) Frog. B) Scorpion. C) Snake. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sunlight. 34. Along with population growth, which of the following is a major root of the environmental problems caused by humans? A) Our sustainable development practices. B) Or reforestation projects. C) Over exploitation and consumption of resources. D) Our renewable energy initiatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over exploitation and consumption of resources. 35. Most of the acid precipitation that falls in southeastern Canada results from pollution produced in the midwestern and eastern states. Which of the following is NOT one of those states? A) Illinois. B) Minnesota. C) West Virginia. D) Missouri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minnesota. 36. Who converts solar energy to chemical energy? A) Plants. B) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants. 37. Grasses dominate..... A) Marshes. B) Swamps. C) Estuaries. D) Barrier islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marshes. 38. Which is not an element of biodiversity? A) Species diversity. B) Habitat diversity. C) Genetic diversity. D) Ecosystem diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat diversity. 39. Type of worldview that says all species are valued. A) Earth-centered. B) Life-centered. C) Human-centered. D) Animal-centered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life-centered. 40. The Clean Air Act and The Clean Water Act are laws created by the: A) Local government. B) State government. C) Industies in the private sector. D) Federal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federal government. 41. Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have more life-both producers and consumers? A) Aphotic zone. B) Photic zone. C) Benthic zone. D) All have roughly the same amounts of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photic zone. 42. Example for physical property A) Burns in air. B) Rust. C) Odor. D) Reacts with water to create hydrogen gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odor. 43. Who does research on habitat and wildlife and advises government agencies in establishing fish/game laws and habitat improvement programs? Requires minimum of bachelor's degree (4 yr) A) Wildlife Manager. B) Wildlife Biologist. C) Urban Forester. D) Game Warden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wildlife Biologist. 44. Which of the following uses mechanical energy? A) Wind power. B) Solar power. C) Hydro power. D) Wind and hydro power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind and hydro power. 45. What treatment can you use if you have a minor sprain? A) Rest. B) Ice. C) Compression. D) Elevation. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 46. Known as the "Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act" A) Executive Order 318. B) RA 9147. C) PD 705. D) RA 7586. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RA 9147. 47. The author of "Silent Spring, " a book that helped launch the modern environmental movement by raising awareness of the dangers of pesticides, particularly DDT A) E.O. Wilson. B) Rachel Carson. C) Aldo Leopold. D) Gifford Pinchot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rachel Carson. 48. Which of the following is not a damaging effect of ultraviolet light on the amphibian population? A) Death of eggs. B) Education of populations. C) Interference with photosynthesis. D) Genetic mutations among survivors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interference with photosynthesis. 49. ..... species are those that are introduced to an ecosystem. A) Non-native. B) Endemic. C) Indicator. D) Resistant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-native. 50. What is by far the leading cause of water pollution? A) Unlined landfills. B) Organic wastes. C) Untreated sewage waste. D) Agricultural activities. E) Oil and natural gas production and development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agricultural activities. 51. The planet Earth is a A) Closed system. B) Single biome. C) Open system. D) Thingy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closed system. 52. Which process is NOT a way that carbon enters the atmosphere? A) Fossil fuel burning. B) Cellular respiration. C) Volcanic eruptions. D) Plant transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plant transpiration. 53. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the nitrogen cycle? A) Animals get nitrogen by eating plants or other animals. B) Plants generate nitrogen in their roots. C) Nitrogen moves back and forth between the atmosphere and living things. D) Decomposers break down waste to yield ammonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants generate nitrogen in their roots. 54. Ground-level ozone A) Pollution control. B) Secondary pollutant. C) Primary pollutant. D) Acid precipitation. E) Indoor air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary pollutant. 55. We all born as ..... A) Babies. B) Adults. C) Young. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Babies. 56. Located in northern arctic regions, winter is too cold and dry to permit the growth of trees. A) Tundra. B) Savannah. C) Chaparral. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tundra. 57. Larger watersheds generally have less runoff than the smaller watersheds. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 58. In ....., energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves. A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) Induction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiation. 59. Humans are generally A) Carnivores. B) Omnivores. C) Herbivores. D) Quadribores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivores. 60. Which is NOT considered part of an environment? A) Energy. B) Soil. C) Climate. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy. ← 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