This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 41 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 41 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which term means the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, such as light and microwaves? A) Radiation. B) Conduction. C) Heat. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiation. 2. Any ocean animal not attached to the bottom is called ..... A) Zooplankton. B) Plankton. C) Pelagic. D) Eutropic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pelagic. 3. Environmental science is a(n) ..... because it uses knowledge to solve practical problems. A) Earth Science. B) Applied Science. C) Physical Science. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applied Science. 4. Sunlight, water and oxygen are all examples of ..... factors A) Infinitesimal. B) Biotic. C) Unimportant. D) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abiotic. 5. Both the merits & expenses involved in implementing an environmental solution is an example of A) Cost-benefit analysis. B) Market equilibrium. C) Risk assessment. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cost-benefit analysis. 6. As the world population continues to rise, the demand for energy also continues to rise. Which type of fuel does little to pollute Earth's atmosphere? A) Natural Gas. B) Gasoline. C) Nuclear. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear. 7. A ski resort installed a wind turbine similar tothose represented in the diagram to supply some of it's energy needs. This turbine was most likely installed because wind power is ..... A) Renewable and does substantial damage to theatmosphere. B) Renewable and does minimal damage to theatmosphere. C) Nonrenewable and does substantial damage tothe atmosphere. D) Nonrenewable and does minimal damage tothe atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable and does minimal damage to theatmosphere. 8. A network of connected streams and rivers A) River system. B) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) River system. 9. Currently, about 10% of Earth is covered with ice all year-round. If this ice melts, what could happen to Earth's temperature? A) Rise of zombie polar bears. B) Decrease in temperature. C) Rise in sea level. D) Increase in temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase in temperature. 10. Seaweed, fish, algae, sharks being affected by and affecting the ocean temperature, sunlight, and terrain is considered a(n) A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Community. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 11. Select the ethical perspective that best fits the following description:All natural elements are considered, both living and non-living things have value. A) Anthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecocentrism. 12. What is an environmental impact statement? A) Combined effect of all the factors that limit population growth. B) Study of how humans interact with the environment. C) An assessment of the effect that a proposed project or law will have on the environment. D) Method that concentrates on protecting the entire ecosystem tagsSEV4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An assessment of the effect that a proposed project or law will have on the environment. 13. Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest temperature? A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 14. Heterotroph is synonymous with what term? A) Producer. B) Autotroph. C) Omnivore. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumer. 15. In 1859, Charles Darwin described a model of how living things change over time. He described this model and the evidence that supported it in a book called On The Origin of Species. Which scientific term is used to describe a testable model that seeks to explain natural phenomena? A) Hypothesis. B) Observation. C) Data. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theory. 16. Light pollution can be decreased by A) Directing lighting downward. B) Lighting billboards from below. C) Using incandescent light bulbs. D) Increasing the number of lights per block on a city street. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directing lighting downward. 17. What is the main function of a carbohydrate? A) Main source of energy for cells. B) Hydrate the body. C) Repairing tissue. D) Create body structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main source of energy for cells. 18. What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem? A) Population. B) Community. C) Biotic Factors. D) Abiotic Factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biotic Factors. 19. To reduce pollution in the environment, people should ..... materials. A) Pollute. B) Clean. C) Recycle. D) Throw away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycle. 20. TRUE or FALSE:If a prey population decreases, the population of its predator probably will decrease as well. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What is decomposition? A) The state of decay for living matter. B) Earth under the surface. C) A fossil. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The state of decay for living matter. 22. At a refinery, crude oil is ..... A) Boiled to separate out various components. B) Burned to help produce electricity. C) Pumped up from underground deposits. D) Purified to remove pollutants. E) Distributed for use as gasoline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boiled to separate out various components. 23. The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be? A) Tropical. B) Polar. C) Maritime. D) Continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maritime. 24. What exists when quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded? A) Shortage. B) Overflow. C) Mass outrage. D) Surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surplus. 25. Special buses known as TransMilenio operate in A) Cochabamba. B) Curitiba. C) Cuba. D) Bogota. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bogota. 26. There are rarely more than 4 links in a food chain because A) Only 10% of the energy gets passed to the next trophic level. B) There are less tertiary consumers than primary consumers. C) Another link would be 5. D) Not many things eat secondary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only 10% of the energy gets passed to the next trophic level. 27. The 3 basic rules of an integrated pest management program are:work with a PCO; deny pests access; and A) Deny pests food, water, and a nesting or hiding place. B) Document all infestations with the local regulatory authority. C) Prepare a chemical application schedule and post it publicly. D) Notify the EPA that pesticides are being used in the operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deny pests food, water, and a nesting or hiding place. 28. Hydraulic fracturing causes concern not only for contamination of ground water but for ..... A) Causing earthquakes. B) Causing global warming. C) Damaging tree roots. D) Causing tsunamis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Causing earthquakes. 29. Ecosystem services are benefits to A) The biosphere. B) Communities. C) Humans. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humans. 30. Energy sources that are still in development A) Hydroelectric energy. B) Energy conservation. C) Alternative energy. D) Biomass fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alternative energy. 31. Which term is used to refer to the many feeding relationships that are possible in an ecosystem? A) Energy transfer. B) Food web. C) Food chain. D) Energy pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food web. 32. Organisms that form a mat of soil and roots that help add organic matter to prairie soils. A) Vertical Feeding Pattern. B) Runner. C) Sod-forming grasses. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sod-forming grasses. 33. What are the 3 classifications of a desert A) Tropical, Temperate, Cold. B) Hot, sunny, winter. C) Tropical Rain forest, fall, spring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical, Temperate, Cold. 34. Populations with a "shallow" gene pool which lack genetic diversity are more likely to be at risk from A) Habitat loss. B) Predators. C) Natural disasters. D) Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disease. 35. What do the following resources have in common:fresh water, forest products, agricultural crops A) They are renewable resources that could run out if we aren't careful. B) They stink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are renewable resources that could run out if we aren't careful. 36. Organisms that cannot manufacture the nutrients they need, thus they depend on other organisms for nutrition. A) Autotrophs. B) Heterotrophs. C) Consumer. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heterotrophs. 37. Which statement is relevant evidence? A) There are 1, 530 Lake Erie Water snakes found in Ohio. B) Many older women drink tea. C) I think these plants are strongest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are 1, 530 Lake Erie Water snakes found in Ohio. 38. The diagram shows a model that Peter made of the carbon cycle. CO₂ cycle. Which mistake did Peter make in the model? A) Plants do not lose carbon through respiration. B) The burning of fossil fuel does not release carbon. C) Organisms that decay do not deposit carbon in the soil. D) Animals do not breathe carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animals do not breathe carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 39. Which of these Environmental Founders is credited with bringing the Preservationists and Conservationists together with a "duel approach" ? A) Theodore Roosevelt. B) Aldo Leopold. C) John Muir. D) Rachel Carson. E) George Perkins Marsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aldo Leopold. 40. What is urban sprawl? A) Rapid expansion of farmland. B) Moving from a farm to a city. C) Rapid expansion of cities and towns. D) Moving from a city to a farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rapid expansion of cities and towns. 41. The variety of organisms in a given area A) Biological richness. B) Biodiversity. C) Ecosystem Richness. D) Bioavailability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 42. Which of the following is renewable? A) Coal. B) Sunlight. C) Plastic. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight. 43. Two bucks fighting over a doe is which kind of relationship? A) Commensalism. B) Mutualism. C) Consumer. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Competition. 44. All of the following affect biodiversity only in certain locations and times, EXCEPT: A) Overharvesting. B) Climate Change. C) Invasive Species. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate Change. 45. This nuclear accident took place in Ukraine. A) Chernobyl. B) Fukushima. C) Three mile Island. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chernobyl. 46. During the evening how does air flow near a beach? A) Straight up at the shoreline. B) Wind is not impacted by day and night. C) From the ocean to the land. D) From the land to the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the ocean to the land. 47. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers. A) Groundwater. B) Permeable. C) Surface Water. D) Impermeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 48. The species which are at the verge of the extinction ..... A) Endemic. B) Extinct. C) Endangered. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endangered. 49. Which of the following types of organisms perform photosynthesis? A) A carnivore. B) An herbivore. C) To tubivore. D) A primary producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A primary producer. 50. In the last several hundred years, human population has ..... dramatically. A) Increased. B) Decreased. C) Stayed the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased. 51. The purpose of a controlled experiment is to allow a scientist to isolate and test- A) Many data. B) A single variable. C) Several variables. D) A conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A single variable. 52. What are push factors? A) The reasons people are forced to leave rural areas and move to cities. B) The reasons people are drawn to cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reasons people are forced to leave rural areas and move to cities. 53. Which of the following is true of land-use plans? A) Developers must prepare detailed reports assessing the environmental impact of their projects. B) The public often has input in land-use plans. C) Projects in environmentally sensitive areas may be hotly debated. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 54. Nuclear Energy is A) Non Renewable. B) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non Renewable. 55. Define sustainability: A) Meeting the needs of the present with compromising the ability of future generations. B) Meeting the needs of the past without compromising the ability of future generations. C) Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations. 56. Is the following concept true or false?-Population is a collection of people residing in a certain territory (commune, district, province, country, continent or the entire earth)" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 57. Name two examples of Renewable energy? A) Coal and Nuclear. B) Oil and Gas. C) Solar Panels and Hydroelectric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar Panels and Hydroelectric. 58. When 2 species benefit from a symbiotic relationship A) Commensalism. B) Herbivory. C) Mutualism. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutualism. 59. Where does a primary producer get its energy? A) Primary consumers. B) Other producers. C) Sunlight. D) Secondary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunlight. 60. A ratio that compares the amount of water vapor the air contains to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature is A) Relative humidity. B) Convection. C) Temperature inversion. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative humidity. ← 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