This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 55 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which variable is the one that you measure? A) Dependent Variable. B) Negative Control. C) Positive Control. D) Independent Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent Variable. 2. Undesired change in air, soil, or water A) Biodegradable. B) Pollution. C) Nonrenewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 3. For energy, a carnivore consumes..... A) Plants. B) Other animals. C) Both. D) Leaf litter, dead organisms and waste matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Other animals. 4. The layer of gases that surround us make up the A) Hydrosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. 5. According to the author which of the following is a reason why in winter there is more carbon-monoxide in the atmosphere? A) Central heating means there are fewer fires nowadays. B) Carbon monoxide is not absorbed so fast. C) Fewer factories are working. D) There is a decrease in the amount of traffic on the roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon monoxide is not absorbed so fast. 6. What are the potential hazards associated with volcanic eruptions? A) Lava flows, ashfall, pyroclastic flows, lahars, and volcanic gases. B) Tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards. C) Floods, droughts, and wildfires. D) Earthquakes, tsunamis, and landslides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lava flows, ashfall, pyroclastic flows, lahars, and volcanic gases. 7. Which of the following kingdoms include organisms that can make their own food? A) Protists and plants. B) Plants and animals. C) Fungi and plants. D) Fungi and protists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protists and plants. 8. Years that have been declared as the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD). A) 2000-2009. B) 2005-2014. C) 2014-2021. D) 2006-2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2005-2014. 9. Which of the following is NOT an example of a symbiotic relationship? A) A bacterial infection. B) A mother bear caring for her cub. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A mother bear caring for her cub. 10. 'identifying risk factors and taking action to minimise risk' is an example of which employability skill? A) Self Management. B) Teamwork. C) Planning & Organising. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planning & Organising. 11. Is a deer a biotic or an abiotic factor? A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic. 12. Which statement best describes the effect that an increased amount of atmospheric carbon has on plants? A) Plants will require more sugar to create energy. B) Plants will decrease their rate of transpiration. C) Plants will require less water to be absorbed. D) Plants will increase their rate of photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plants will increase their rate of photosynthesis. 13. What is the process of convection? A) The process of hot material rising and cooler material sinking in circular patterns. B) The process of hot rock solidifying and forming new crust. C) The process of explaining what goes up must come down. D) Strong ocean currents moving tremendous amounts of material. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of hot material rising and cooler material sinking in circular patterns. 14. Why is coal not considered a mineral? A) It is not a solid. B) It is not inorganic. C) It is man-made. D) It is made of carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is not inorganic. 15. Crop yields are predicted to decline by what percentage? (bad question as it doesn't give timeframe but this is how it appears on the test) A) 50%. B) 25%. C) 10%. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10%. 16. Water falls to Earth as rain after water vapor ..... into clouds. A) Accumulates. B) Freezes. C) Condenses. D) Evaporates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condenses. 17. What was the main source of pollution for the Donora Flouride Smog disaster? A) Nitric Oxide. B) Sulfide. C) Coal-burning steel and zinc plant. D) Coal thermal temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal-burning steel and zinc plant. 18. Which human activities can contribute to increased chloride levels in aquatic ecosystems? A) Implementing sustainable farming practices. B) Planting native vegetation. C) Road salt application in winter. D) Reducing industrial pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Road salt application in winter. 19. The moving boundary between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation A) Permeable. B) Impermeable. C) Well. D) Water table. E) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water table. 20. The organic matter in soil includes. A) Minerals. B) Living and decomposing organisms. C) Living organisms only. D) Bedrock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living and decomposing organisms. 21. The spread of low-density development outward from an urban area is called infrastructure. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 22. Which of the following is a biotic factor of the ecosystem that humans interact with on a daily basis? A) Food we eat. B) Water we drink. C) Oxygen we inhale. D) Carbon dioxide we exhale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food we eat. 23. Scientists test predictions by A) Developing hypotheses. B) Gathering evidence. C) Reading scientific literature. D) Making more predictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gathering evidence. 24. Mimicry, migration, hibernation, traveling in herds, hunting in packs A) Biological Adaptation. B) Chemical Adaptation. C) Physical Adaptation. D) Behavior Adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behavior Adaptation. 25. Humans can cause different types of environmental pollution. When household cleaners are dumped down the drain and make their way into the water supply, which type of pollution has taken place? A) Thermal pollution. B) Biological pollution. C) Air pollution. D) Chemical pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemical pollution. 26. This layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer. A) Stratosphere. B) Osphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 27. $\frac{dN}{dt}=r\times N$ $\frac{dN}{dt}$ A) Growth rate. B) Per capita rate of increase. C) Population size. D) The population rate of increase per unit time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growth rate. 28. Weather conditions exist in the ..... A) Stratosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 29. Who enforces the Clean Air Act? A) AIDA. B) WPA. C) EPA. D) TPO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EPA. 30. All of the surroundings that affect living things. A) Natural resources. B) Observation. C) Inference. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environment. 31. What do scientists think is the major causes of climate change? A) Increased levels of carbon dioxide. B) Increased solar energy. C) Rising sea levels. D) Natural variations in climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased levels of carbon dioxide. 32. Most of the energy used in the ..... is used for industrial purposes. A) China. B) United States. C) World. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United States. 33. Nuclear fission is when A) The nucleus of one large atom splits, releasing lots of energy. B) The nuclei of two atoms join to produce lots of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The nucleus of one large atom splits, releasing lots of energy. 34. When a scientist does several trials of an experiment, how much data should they share with other scientists? A) Only the data that supports their hypothesis. B) Only the data that does not support their hypothesis. C) All of the data. D) Only the data you want to share, you don't want anyone stealing your experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the data. 35. Which statement best explains how natural selection occurs? A) When adaptations help an organism reproduce and survive. B) When organisms are geographically isolated. C) When an organism's offspring grow vestigial structures. D) When characteristics from the parent organism are inherited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When adaptations help an organism reproduce and survive. 36. Gigatonnes or Gigaton or GtC A) Unit used to measure the amount of Carbon cycled. B) Unit used to measure the amount of air cycled. C) Unit used to measure the amount of Carbon dioxide cycled. D) Unit used to measure the amount of oxygen cycled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unit used to measure the amount of Carbon cycled. 37. Which of the following does not cycle through the atmosphere. A) Water Cycle. B) Carbon Cycle. C) Phosphorus Cycle. D) Nitrogen Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorus Cycle. 38. These are goals of environmental science except: A) To use natural resources. B) To solve environmental problems. C) To understand environmental phenomena. D) To develop an attitude of concern for the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To use natural resources. 39. What happens as a result of the ocean's absorption of carbon dioxide? A) It causes a cooling effect. B) It speeds up ocean currents. C) It slows down prevailing winds. D) It increases precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It causes a cooling effect. 40. Refers to the salt content of the ocean A) Aquifer. B) Salinity. C) Tributary. D) The Gulf Stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salinity. 41. This type of thought judges actions in terms of their benefit or harm to the integrity of the whole ecological system. A) Biocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Anthropocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecocentrism. 42. Behavior that enables different animal species to feed in the same area without competing. A) Prairie. B) Vertical Feeding Pattern. C) Sod-forming Grasses. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertical Feeding Pattern. 43. Once people started farming, ..... A) They lived farther apart. B) They lived in smaller communities. C) They lived closer together and communities grew. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They lived closer together and communities grew. 44. 6 month growing season A) Deciduous. B) Rain. C) Coniferous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deciduous. 45. What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity? A) The population keeps growing. B) The population starts to die off. C) The carrying capacity just increases. D) The entire species will go extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The population starts to die off. 46. Bonus:Who wrote, The Ecology Song from the Station:Listen To It!? A) Joni Mitchell. B) Michael Jackson. C) Marvin Gaye. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marvin Gaye. 47. Which results from the unequal heating of the ocean water of Earth? A) A constant sea level. B) Changes in tidal patterns. C) Unchanging climate for all regions on Earth. D) Changes in ocean current patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Changes in ocean current patterns. 48. Which type of plate boundary is associated with volcanic activity? A) Transform plate boundary. B) Subduction zone. C) Convergent plate boundary. D) Divergent plate boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convergent plate boundary. 49. As water is changing from a solid to a liquid to a gas, is the substance gaining energy or losing energy? A) Gaining. B) Losing. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gaining. 50. Cool, rigid layer that includes the crust & upper mantle A) Athensosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Paleosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lithosphere. 51. What is the source of all energy in the ecosystem? A) Sun. B) Producers. C) Decomposers. D) Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 52. What is the atmosphere? A) Mr. Weinstein's knowledge level. B) The water beneath the earth's surface. C) Gases that surround the earth. D) The other planets besides Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gases that surround the earth. 53. In what category of waste do paint, household cleaners, medical waste, and solvents belong? A) Hazardous. B) Compost. C) Municipal solid. D) Industrial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hazardous. 54. ..... causes aluminum to leach out of the soil surrounding a lake. A) Radon. B) Ground-level ozone. C) Acid precipitation. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid precipitation. 55. What is the main cause of air pollution? A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Deforestation. C) Excessive use of aerosol sprays. D) Release of harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Release of harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. 56. Regardless of population size or density, these factors affect all populations similarly ..... A) Density-dependent limiting factors. B) Exponential growth. C) Density-independent limiting factors. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Density-independent limiting factors. 57. ..... are resources that continue at the same rate into the foreseeable future. A) Natural resources. B) Independent resources. C) Sustainable resources. D) Dependent resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable resources. 58. Which of the following is not a level of environmental issues? A) Universal. B) Local. C) Regional. D) Global. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Universal. 59. Less industrialized countries in which the average income and standards of living are low A) Cost-benefit analysis. B) Ecological footprint. C) Developing countries. D) Sustainable world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developing countries. 60. Which is NOT an example of a natural resource? A) Coal. B) Timber. C) Plastic. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plastic. ← 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