This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 54 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do you call all of the living things AND all of the nonliving things together in one place? A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Biome. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 2. Sebastian buys 5 bags of candy. On the package, it says that each bag contains 100 pieces of candy. He notices that none of the bags have 100 pieces of candy; instead, they all have either 97 or 98. Which of the following best describes the bags of candy? A) Neither accurate nor precise. B) Both accurate and precise. C) Precise, but not accurate. D) Accurate, but not precise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precise, but not accurate. 3. Large quantities of sand can be added to the beach to stabilize the shoreline. Which describes a disadvantage of this process? A) It cause inland erosion. B) It is a short-term solution. C) It creates a barrier the prevents the tides from occurring along the coastline. D) It creates a wall that disrupts the vegetation along the coastlines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a short-term solution. 4. What provides all energy to ecosystems? A) The producers. B) The tides. C) The Sun. D) The mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Sun. 5. What gas do animals exhale? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 6. Sewage leaking from a pipe. A) Non-point source pollution. B) Point Source Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point Source Pollution. 7. Developed nations make up about ..... percent of the world'spopulation and consume about ..... percent of its resources. A) 75, 20. B) 75, 50. C) 50, 75. D) 20, 75. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20, 75. 8. Your friend tells you she's decided not to use pesticides or synthetic chemicals on her farm; instead she'll rely on composting and biological pest control. She is practicing A) Organic agriculture. B) Sustainable agriculture. C) Industrial agriculture. D) Monoculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organic agriculture. 9. The Environmental Protection Agency was assigned with which task? A) Setting standards and governing the cleanliness of water used by Americans. B) Setting standards and governing the highways and interstates in the United States. C) Setting standards and governing the use of national parks and monuments in the United States. D) Setting standards and governing the civil and commercial air transportation in the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting standards and governing the cleanliness of water used by Americans. 10. The energy released by an earthquake occurs in the form of: A) Volcanic eruptions. B) Faults. C) Seismic waves. D) Magnitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismic waves. 11. It is everything that surrounds us. This includes both living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) things A) Environmental Science. B) Land. C) Environment. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment. 12. The global emissions (by weight) of following primary pollutants from natural sources are maximum in the case of A) Methane. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Nitric oxide. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 13. What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity? A) They are stored. B) They are melted. C) They are burned. D) They are frozen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are burned. 14. Which of the following is NOT a weather system? A) Temperature inversion. B) Frontal systems. C) Hurricane. D) Mid-latitude cyclones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature inversion. 15. Environmental science is only concerned with preserving nature and does not address human well-being or quality of life. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. How did the Aswan Dam affect electricity generation in Egypt? A) Generated higher-quality electricity. B) Disrupted the main source of electricity. C) Made electric power less stable. D) Brought electricity to regions that had never had it before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brought electricity to regions that had never had it before. 17. Hot magma rising and cooling which causes movement of slabs of crust is due to A) Convection currents. B) Convergent radiation. C) Concocted movement. D) Concurrent ridges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection currents. 18. Without the greenhouse effect the Earth would be ..... to support life. A) Too hot. B) Too cold. C) Lacking the oxygen. D) Too wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too cold. 19. What are examples of non-renewable resources? A) Oil, coal and solar energy. B) Gas, coal and water. C) Oil, gas and wind. D) Oil, gas and coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil, gas and coal. 20. How does carbon enter the biotic part of the ecosystem? A) By Decay. B) Cellular Respiration. C) Precipitation. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. 21. What is the relationship between limiting factors and carrying capacity? A) Limiting factors directly affect the carrying capacity of a population. B) Carrying capacity is unrelated to the presence of limiting factors. C) Carrying capacity is determined by random chance. D) Limiting factors have no impact on carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting factors directly affect the carrying capacity of a population. 22. Water freezes at..... degrees C A) 0. B) 150. C) 100. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0. 23. For mining to be profitable, the price of the final product must be A) Guaranteed in the reclamation plan. B) A specific percentage of the reclamation budget. C) Greater than the costs of extraction and refining. D) Dower than the costs of extraction and refining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater than the costs of extraction and refining. 24. What happens to deciduous leaves before winter? A) They grow thicker to keep them warm. B) They change color and fall off. C) They grow fur. D) Nothing they stay the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They change color and fall off. 25. Sustainable agriculture practices include: A) High dependence on chemical pesticides. B) Crop rotation. C) Genetically modifying crops to require more water. D) Clear-cutting forests to expand farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crop rotation. 26. Define market forces A) Economic pressures that set the price/availability of goods. B) A market is a place where you can buy food. C) A market is a place where you can find a job. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic pressures that set the price/availability of goods. 27. What is a NON-NATIVE species? A) A plant or animal that has been moved to a new place where it doesn't belong. B) A plant or animal that is in its right place. C) A kind of plant that no animals eat. D) A kind of plant or animal that doesn't live anywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A plant or animal that has been moved to a new place where it doesn't belong. 28. What is a population pyramid? A) A type of graph showing the number of males and females in different age groups. B) A type of graph showing the number of males in different age groups. C) A type of graph showing the number of females in different age groups. D) A type of graph showing the number of males and females in only one age group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of graph showing the number of males and females in different age groups. 29. A ..... has a closed loop contour lines which increase in elevation as they move toward the center. The smallest loops are at the highest elevation. A) Hill. B) Valley. C) River. D) Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hill. 30. Urbanization is the movement from A) Rural to urban areas. B) Urban to suburban areas. C) Urban to rural areas. D) Suburban to rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rural to urban areas. 31. What is the most likely size predictable for a mussel randomly drawn from this population? A) 15-20 mm. B) 25-30 mm. C) 40-45 mm. D) 30-35 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30-35 mm. 32. Prediction is the same as a hypothesis. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 33. If current trends continue, the modern geologic era, known as the Quaternary period, may see the extinction of A) Almost 20 percent of all species. B) More than half of all species. C) All species on Earth. D) One or two species per century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More than half of all species. 34. What is the Clean Air Act of 1970 aimed at? A) Increasing air pollution and acid deposition. B) Reducing air pollution and acid deposition. C) Promoting the use of lead-free fuels. D) Implementing congestion charges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reducing air pollution and acid deposition. 35. In an ideal setting, what are the benefits of cap and trade? A) Owners make money. B) Owners meet the needs of other factories. C) Owners do not increase pollution levels. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 36. Which is not a cause of environmental problems? A) Isolation from nature. B) Population growth. C) Environmentalism. D) Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmentalism. 37. The number of different species in an ecosystem is called ..... A) Sustainability. B) Speciation. C) Variety. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biodiversity. 38. Why do shorter trees and plants that make up the understory in tropical rain forests have large, flat leaves? A) To shade themselves from excessive sunlight. B) To create habitat for forest insects. C) To offer protection from the rain. D) To allow maximum surface for light absorption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To allow maximum surface for light absorption. 39. Which of the following is known to cause poor air quality? A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thunderstorms. D) Meteorological conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meteorological conditions. 40. Which variable goes on the y-axis? A) Negative Control. B) Independent Variable. C) Positive Control. D) Dependent Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dependent Variable. 41. In the U.S., laws enacted from the 1780s to the late 1800s reflected the perception that: A) The amount of land and natural resources in the west was endless. B) The natural resources of the west could be used up and required legal protection. C) Americans were living amid dirtier air, dirtier water, and more waste and toxic chemicals. D) A sustainable future should be a primary goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of land and natural resources in the west was endless. 42. Lichens, mosses, grasses, and other low-growing plants are common vegetation in this biome due to the permafrost, low rainfall, and very cold temperatures A) Desert. B) Taiga. C) Tundra. D) Grasslands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tundra. 43. The accumulation, sharing of knowledge A) Ethical/moral value. B) Environmental value. C) Recreational value. D) Educational value. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Educational value. 44. Is the following concept true or false? "Reusing solid waste is the process of using technological and technical solutions to recover valuable components from solid waste" A) Sai. B) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sai. 45. Process that causes the characteristics of a population to change without human control is A) Evolution. B) Natural selection. C) Adaptation. D) Resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural selection. 46. What are the differences between developed and developing countries? A) The different types of societies. B) The amount of income. C) Average income, level of industrialization, population growth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Average income, level of industrialization, population growth. 47. What is the definition of CONDUCTION? A) When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically. B) A hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks. C) When heat transfers from objects that are touching. D) When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When heat transfers from objects that are touching. 48. Which of these is not a goal of environmental science? A) Learn how life on earth has lived and thrived for billions of years. B) Understand how humans interact with the environment. C) Understand how animals interact with humans. D) Find ways to deal with environmental problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understand how animals interact with humans. 49. Identify step 1 (in the atmosphere around the clouds) of the Nitrogen Cycle. A) Bacteria. B) Nitrogen gas (N2). C) Nitrification. D) Ammonia (NH3). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen gas (N2). 50. The ..... is the driving force of the earth's surface. A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Stars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 51. What percent of water on Earth is fresh, drinkable, and easily accessible? A) 5%. B) 50%. C) <1%. D) 25%. E) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) <1%. 52. What is the direct cause of rising sea levels? A) Melting Sea Ice. B) Melting Land Ice. C) Climate Change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Melting Land Ice. 53. The pollutant responsible for ozone hole is ..... A) Ill. B) CFC. C) Storm. D) Ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CFC. 54. What is the function of geothermal heat pumps? A) Capture sunlight and convert it into electricity. B) Generate wind energy. C) Reduce energy consumption in buildings. D) Purify water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce energy consumption in buildings. 55. The slope of the land determines the direction and speed of the water flow. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 56. What happens to an ecosystem when an invasive species is introduced compared to when it is removed? A) When introduced-destructive, removed-also harmful. B) When introduced-beneficial, removed-slowly improves back to normal. C) When introduced-destructive, removed-slowly improves back to normal. D) Introduced and removed are both beneficial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When introduced-destructive, removed-slowly improves back to normal. 57. What type of organisms eat both producers and consumers? A) Carnivores. B) Omnivores. C) Decomposer. D) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivores. 58. Organisms that warn of environmental damage A) Indicator Species. B) Native Species. C) Invasive Species. D) Pioneer Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indicator Species. 59. What would happen if a keystone species were removed from an ecosystem? A) The ecosystem would collapse. B) Nothing would change. C) The economy would collapse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ecosystem would collapse. 60. A pharmaceutical company sets the goal to develop and manufacture a new plant-based supplement to help people who work in industrial settings combat symptoms of COPD. Which professional would be the expert needed on the team for plant knowledge? A) Exterminator. B) Botanist. C) Accountant. D) Physicist. 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