This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 53 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Biodiversity affects the sustainability of an ecosystem by A) Always increasing competition for limited resources within the ecosystem. B) Preventing the ecosystem from surviving many changes. C) Always decreasing competition for limited resources within the ecosystem. D) Allowing the ecosystem to survive many changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allowing the ecosystem to survive many changes. 2. ..... is the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. A) Hydrosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Cryosphere. E) Lithosphere or Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. 3. Approximately 87% of the world's commercial energy comes from fossil fuels. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always A) Treat your hands with skin lotion. B) Wipe your hands on a towel. C) Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. D) Wipe your hands on your clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. 5. Polar stratospheric clouds are high-altitude clouds made of A) Ozone and CFCs. B) Ozone and molecular chlorine. C) Water and nitric acid. D) Water and sulfuric acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water and nitric acid. 6. The El Nino Southern Oscillation Cycle describes the movement of a large area of warm water back and forth across which ocean? A) Artic. B) Atlantic. C) Pacific. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pacific. 7. What is a possible result of an increased amount of CO2 in the atmosphere? A) Increased precipitation. B) Decreased photosynthesis. C) Increase in global temperatures. D) Increase in the formation of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase in global temperatures. 8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WILDFIRES? A) CLIMATE CHANGE HAS NI EFFECT ON THE AMOUNT OF WORLDWIDE WILDFIRES. B) INCREASED CLIMATE CHANGE WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WILDFIRES WITH MORE OF WORLDS ACREAGE BURNED. C) BOTH AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN CLIMATE CHANGE WILL RESULT IN WILDFIRES. D) CLIMATE CHANGE HAS NO EFFECT ON WORLDWIDE WILDFIRES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCREASED CLIMATE CHANGE WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WILDFIRES WITH MORE OF WORLDS ACREAGE BURNED. 9. Changes liquid and frozen water into water vapor gas which floats up into the skies to become clouds A) Condensation. B) Runoff. C) Precipitation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evaporation. 10. What is primary succession? A) When organisms start living in an area again after a natural disaster. B) When organisms leave an area because of a natural disaster. C) When one plant or animal takes over a specific habitat. D) When organisms begin living on an area that used to be bare rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When organisms begin living on an area that used to be bare rock. 11. What are all of the climate zones that result from the unequal heating of Earth? A) Tropical and polar. B) Temperate and polar. C) Temperate and tropical. D) Tropical, temperate, and polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical, temperate, and polar. 12. Which of the following includes all the water on or near the Earth's surface A) Hydrosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrosphere. 13. How much does the average American live on per day? A) $ 14. B) $ 12. C) $ 8. D) $ 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 14. 14. Human waste is often dumped in the ocean. Microbial organisms in marine ecosystems can break down organic waste into less harmful components. This is an example of A) A cultural service. B) A regulating service. C) An ecosystem provision. D) An intrinsic value. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A regulating service. 15. Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure? A) Hygrometer. B) Barometer. C) Anemometer. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barometer. 16. The study of Earth's water resources A) Geology. B) Hydrology. C) Paleontology. D) Climatology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrology. 17. The series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geologic processes A) Erosion. B) Convection. C) Weathering. D) Rock Cycle. E) Geological Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rock Cycle. 18. When research results are submitted to a journal for publication. Other scientists who specialize in the subject area are asked to provide comments and critiques, and judge whether the work merits publication. This process is known as A) Theory. B) Experiment. C) Peer Review. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peer Review. 19. The high sulfur content of the coal burned in South African power plants means that the ..... A) Power plants contribute to acidic deposition. B) Coal is very expensive, forcing most poor people to go without electricity. C) Power plants burn cleanly, with little pollution. D) Coal is very inexpensive, leading to an improved economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power plants contribute to acidic deposition. 20. The only way of knowing exact amount of organisms in a given area ..... A) Sampling. B) Direct Observation. C) Indirect Observation. D) Mark and Recapture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Observation. 21. What are the impacts of mineral resource exploitation activities? A) Causes environmental pollution. B) Degradation of land and forest resources. C) Affects human health. D) All three effects above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All three effects above. 22. In our "cans lab", what did the heating lamp represent? A) The Earth's Core. B) The open ocean. C) Mother Nature. D) The Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sun. 23. A pathogen scientists test for in water monitoring to see if water is safe is ..... A) Chemicals. B) Coliform bacteria. C) Chlorine. D) PH. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coliform bacteria. 24. Fixed (unchangeable ideas) A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pseudoscience. 25. Ques. No 2. The study of organisms in relation to their environment is termed as ..... A) Environment study. B) Tastemaker. C) Ecology. D) Atmosphere study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 26. Deforestation means A) Large scale planting of trees. B) Large scale cutting down of trees. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large scale cutting down of trees. 27. Which of the following is NOT a subtype of biodiversity? A) Biome. B) Ecosystem. C) Genetic. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biome. 28. ..... are bodies of freshwater that are surrounded by land. A) Forests. B) Estuaries. C) Lakes/Ponds. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lakes/Ponds. 29. What function does carbon dioxide play in Earth's atmosphere? A) It provides gas for humans to breathe. B) It provides liquids for animals to drink. C) It keeps Earth warm through the greenhouse effect. D) It provides a high level of protection from the sun's radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It keeps Earth warm through the greenhouse effect. 30. Which of the following is not a threat to coral reefs? A) Silt runoff. B) Growth of algae. C) Zooplankton. D) Excessive nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zooplankton. 31. Which product comes from the natural environment? A) Cooking oil. B) Medicines. C) Fuel. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 32. Which biome is the MOST sustainable? A) Tropical Savanna. B) Temperate Deciduous Forest. C) Tropical Rainforest. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical Rainforest. 33. All living things us nitrogen to (a) . A) Eat. B) A make proteins. C) Make sugar. D) Reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A make proteins. 34. All the living and nonliving things with which an organism interacts is ..... A) Environmental ethics. B) Environmental Science. C) Environment. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment. 35. The area of water that is drained by a river is known as a A) Delta. B) Flood plain. C) Watershed. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watershed. 36. The tropical zones have stable year-round temperatures because of their A) Abundant rainfall. B) Long growing season. C) Nearness to the equator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nearness to the equator. 37. The ..... environment is where the land is next to the sea. A) Rainforest. B) Coastal. C) Desert. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coastal. 38. In the water cycle, cloud formation is part of which process? * A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Transpiration. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 39. Transfer of heat between substances that are in direct contact. A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduction. 40. An example of Environmental sustainability is A) Deforestation. B) Recycling. C) Environmental degradation. D) Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycling. 41. A ..... is something that scientists use to represent an object or process A) Model. B) Mass. C) Matter. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Model. 42. Why is it important that scientists publish the results of their experiments? A) People love to read scientific papers, and the scientists will have a best-selling novel. B) To have others check their work. C) To show how smart they are. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To have others check their work. 43. What does an "upside down" population pyramid indicate? A) Lots of middle age people. B) Lots of elderly/older people. C) Lots of children. D) Lots of teens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lots of elderly/older people. 44. Charles Darwin is the father of ..... A) Revolution. B) Evolution. C) Genetics. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evolution. 45. ..... is the transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves. A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Aviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 46. A survivorship curve shows A) The growth of a population. B) The most likely number of offspring for a species. C) The typical causes of death for most members of a population. D) The proportion of individuals that survive to each age level. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The proportion of individuals that survive to each age level. 47. How does sedimentary rock usually form? A) Vertically. B) Diagonally. C) Folding. D) Horizontally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horizontally. 48. Forest ecosystems usually have a great biodiversity because they provide many ..... for organisms. A) Biodiversity. B) Habitats. C) Clear-cutting. D) Sustainable. E) Timber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitats. 49. Frequently atoms connect with each other. What do we call the connections? A) Bonds. B) Fusions. C) Connections. D) Joinings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bonds. 50. TRUE or FALSE:Every organism has a variety of adaptations that enable it to live in any kind of environment. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 51. Erosion is the action of water or wind that removes soil, rock and then transports it to another location. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. What has been the main form of environmental policy in the past? A) Command-and-Control. B) Tax Breaks. C) Cap-and-Trade. D) Green Taxes. E) Subsidies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Command-and-Control. 53. In some areas, foresters plant one tree for every tree they cut. This activity is an example of ..... A) A sustainable approach to a renewable resource. B) An unsustainable approach to a renewable resource. C) A sustainable approach to a nonrenewable resource. D) An unsustainable approach to a nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sustainable approach to a renewable resource. 54. ..... :trees which are eliminated from an area after a catastrophic event; the removal of any bent, broken or leaning trees caused by this event. A) Forest Management. B) Salvage cuts. C) Intermediate cutting. D) Pre-commercial thinning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salvage cuts. 55. Which of the following solutions about river pollution is the best for an environmentalist? A) A. Prevent the excessive dumping of chemicals and waste into streams and allow them to recover naturally. B) Enact and enforce laws and regulations on collection and dumping of waste materials. C) Encourage the residents/citizens to practice self-disciplin. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Prevent the excessive dumping of chemicals and waste into streams and allow them to recover naturally. 56. An elephant eats only plants. Which type of consumer is an elephant? A) A Herbivore. B) A Producer. C) A Consumer. D) A Decomposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Herbivore. 57. The ocean regulates (a) in Earth's atmosphere. A) Cloud cover. B) Air pressure. C) Humidity. D) A temperature. E) Wind speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A temperature. 58. Name the following ionic compound:BeCl2 A) Beryllium II chloride. B) Beryllium chlorine. C) Beryllium dichloride. D) Beryllium chloride. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beryllium chloride. 59. There is going to be a picture of a cell and you are going to have to know the parts. This is true. I promise. A) True. B) False. C) It's probably false. D) Mr. Culp is annoying, and a liar, so this is false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. Where does biomass fuel come from? A) Petroleum. B) Wood, wood waste, straw, manure, sugar cane. C) Wind power. D) Underground mines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wood, wood waste, straw, manure, sugar cane. ← 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