This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 42 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What kind of change is MOST LIKELY to lead to the extinction of an organism? A) Change in season. B) Change in weather. C) Change in climate. D) Change in color. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change in climate. 2. Acid shock can be treated by A) Pouring sulfuric acid into the affected water. B) Decreasing the pH of the affected water to 2.0. C) Adding powdered aluminum to the affected water. D) Adding powdered lime to the affected water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adding powdered lime to the affected water. 3. Air pollution generated in China affects air quality in WESTERN coastal states in the United States and in British Columbia, Canada A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 4. ..... takes good care of us. A) Enemies. B) Parents. C) Animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parents. 5. Which organism is at the bottom of most aquatic food chains? A) Zooplankton. B) Phytoplankton. C) Fish. D) Barnacles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phytoplankton. 6. What is evolution? A) A change in an individual over time. B) A change in a population over time. C) A change in a biome over time. D) A change in a species over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A change in a population over time. 7. As soil matures, it becomes A) Deeper. B) Sandier. C) Thinner. D) It doesn't change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deeper. 8. Can urbanization be a good thing? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 9. What is happening on this picture with the light? A) Light is being transmitted. B) Light is being absorbed. C) Light is being released. D) Light is being reflected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light is being absorbed. 10. The impact made by various changes in the earth's atmosphere including cloud cover, precipitation, temperature change and tdes is A) Exosphere. B) Weather. C) Wind. D) Thermospere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 11. True or false:line graphs are the most common in science. A) True. B) False-bar graphs are the most common in science. C) False-circle graphs are the most common in science. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Plants play a crucial role in the carbon cycle because they A) Allow carbon to enter an ecosystem through photosynthesis. B) Are chemically converted into fossil fuels when burned. C) Have special bacteria that live in their root systems. D) Do not release carbon dioxide during cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allow carbon to enter an ecosystem through photosynthesis. 13. Where does the energy of most ecosystems come from? A) Sun. B) Geothermal pockets. C) Wind. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 14. The variable that the scientist manipulates A) Independent. B) Dependent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent. 15. The main human activity that adds to an individual's carbon footprint. A) Usage of alternative energies (wind, solar, etc). B) Respiration and growth. C) Photosynthesis by plants. D) Usage of fossil fuels for energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Usage of fossil fuels for energy. 16. As altitude or latitude increase, temperature..... A) Rises. B) Drops. C) Drops, then rises. D) Stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drops. 17. Which is NOT a step in the scientific method? A) Form a hypothesis. B) Form a theory. C) Make observation. D) Collect data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Form a theory. 18. The interface between the land and a river or a stream is ....., also known as a buffer zone. A) Watershed. B) Drainage Divide. C) Riparian Zone. D) Estuary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Riparian Zone. 19. You should summarize your results in a few sentences? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which answer best describes a producer in an ecosystem? A) A living organism. B) A living organism that produces its own food. C) A living organism that produces its own food and is food for other living organisms. D) A living organism that produces and consumes other living organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A living organism that produces its own food and is food for other living organisms. 21. What are the two main parts of an ecosystem? A) Animals and plants. B) Biotic & abiotic features. C) Habitats and niches. D) Producers and consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic & abiotic features. 22. Which is a biotic factor that affects the size of a population in the specific ecosystem? A) The average temperature of the ecosystem. B) The number and kinds of soil minerals in the ecosystem. C) The number and kinds of predators in the ecosystem. D) The concentration of oxygen in the ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The number and kinds of predators in the ecosystem. 23. A way the factory could help conserve the river water as a natural resource is to ..... A) Filter the water before dumping into the river. B) Remove all of the animals from the area for their protection. C) Set up nets down river to remove contaminated fish. D) Post signs of "No swimming in the river". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Filter the water before dumping into the river. 24. Which statement describes the general movement of air masses? A) They move from areas of high altitude to areas of low altitude. B) They move from areas of low humidity to areas of high humidity. C) They move from areas of low temperature to areas of high temperature. D) They move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They move from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. 25. What is the BEST description of this picture that represents what we learned in class A) Decomposing lichen. B) Super heros. C) Making firewood. D) Cool coaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decomposing lichen. 26. Racoons will catch and eat fish. They will also eat berries and roots. They are A) Herbivores. B) Scavengers. C) Omnivores. D) Autotrophs. E) Carnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivores. 27. A study of how people make decisions about resources by weighing costs and benefits A) Environmental Science. B) Economics. C) Chemistry. D) Physiology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economics. 28. Which is the process of the ground absorbing water called? A) Precipitation. B) Infiltration. C) Condensation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infiltration. 29. What is the name for the blanket of air (mixture of gases) surrounding the Earth? A) Cyanobacteria. B) Ozone. C) Clouds. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atmosphere. 30. A collection of ideas and beliefs that sound like science but not supported by evidence, such as astrology, is known as ..... A) Theory. B) Law. C) Pseudoscience. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pseudoscience. 31. The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up A) Thermosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 32. Scientific ..... are simpler versions of a complex reality. A) Theories. B) Laws. C) Observations. D) Models. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Models. 33. In an undeveloped country, the rural areas will often be off the grid, with no access to consistent electricity. For a household living in this situation, A) Natural gas. B) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar power. 34. An important effect of the agricultural revolution was A) Soil erosion. B) Habitat destruction. C) Plant and animal domestication. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. Which of the following makes it difficult to reduce population growth? A) High literacy rates result in women wanting to have more children. B) Population sizes will not decline until some people start having to do without food and other necessities of life. C) Many people live in cities, where large families are an advantage. D) Many people have low literacy and limited access to healthcare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many people have low literacy and limited access to healthcare. 36. Minerals are things found in the earth that are not in plants or animals. A) True. B) Maybe. C) False. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas? A) Ozone. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Asbestos. D) Radon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radon. 38. Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint? A) Eating less meat and processed foods. B) Walking or biking to school. C) Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. D) Driving a large car around for fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Driving a large car around for fun. 39. In photosynthesis, C6H12O6 is A) Not a useful product. B) A useful gas. C) Is a useful reactant. D) A useful product. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A useful product. 40. Which of the following is a fossil fuel? A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Solar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 41. A consumer that eats both animals and producers. A) Carnivores. B) Omnivores. C) Herbivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivores. 42. Which of the following is a natural cause of species extinction? A) Robot uprising. B) Climate change, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks. C) Alien invasion. D) Zombie apocalypse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks. 43. What is meant by overgrazing? A) When the cows eat too much and get sick. B) When a section of land is used for an extended period of time without sufficient recovery periods. C) When too much grass is planted. D) When a section of land is not used for an extended period of time and becomes overgrown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a section of land is used for an extended period of time without sufficient recovery periods. 44. How much of the planet is covered by water? A) 90%. B) 50%. C) 20%. D) 70%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 70%. 45. Resources that cannot be replaced within the human time scale A) Sunlight. B) Wind. C) Nonrenewable resource. D) Renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonrenewable resource. 46. Which of the following describes results from an investigation that meets the criteria to be considered science? A) The results must never change. B) The result must be subjective and fair. C) The results must contain a bias toward technology. D) The results must be based on empirical evidence and data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The results must be based on empirical evidence and data. 47. Remote sensing has been used to investigate which of the following? A) Glacial retreat. B) Forest fire spread. C) Sea-level rise. D) All of these have been observed through remote sensing of Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these have been observed through remote sensing of Earth. 48. ..... are materials and energy resources found in nature that humans need to survive. A) Natural resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) Renewable resources. D) Predictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resources. 49. Complete the sentence. A substance that is more basic has a ..... pH than a substance that is acidic. A) Lower. B) Higher. C) The same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higher. 50. Terrestrial biomes are defined by ..... and ..... variables. A) Temperature; precipitation. B) Temperature; animals. C) Animals; plants. D) Precipitation; plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature; precipitation. 51. Works by dissolving pollutants in water A) Electrostatic precipitator. B) Scrubber. C) Electroionic cleaner. D) Air handler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scrubber. 52. What is the name of the gas that is released when fossil fuels are burned and contributes to global warming? A) Hydrogen. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. 53. At each stage of the trophic levels, how much energy is lost? A) 99%. B) 10%. C) 90%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 90%. 54. Which of the following organisms are producers? A) Consumers and phytoplankton. B) Plants and consumers. C) Plants and phytoplankton. D) Phytoplankton and chlorophyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants and phytoplankton. 55. One disadvantage to using coal to produce electricity is that coal- A) Forms in a short amount of time. B) Is abundant over a wide area. C) Is not environmentally friendly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is not environmentally friendly. 56. Abiotic or Biotic:Water A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abiotic. 57. Trees do not produce food year round A) Rain. B) Coniferous. C) Deciduous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciduous. 58. Occur in the high mountainous regions of northern Luzon and Mindoro A) Pine forest. B) Midmountain and mossy forest. C) Dipterocarp forest. D) Molave forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pine forest. 59. Plants need three things to grow. A) Roots, Air, CO2. B) Air, Water, Sunlight. C) Light, O2, Minerals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air, Water, Sunlight. 60. Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.What did the Romans build as a step toward environmental management? The Romans built ..... to carry water from abundant water areas to areas with high chances of drought. 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