This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 59 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Among the biotic components of the ecosystem, plants belong to this group A) Omnivores. B) Decomposers. C) Producers. D) Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producers. 2. What % of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the level above? A) 10%. B) 100%. C) 90%. D) 0%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 3. When trees receive ..... of rain they grow and leave wide growth rings A) 72%. B) Lots. C) 50%. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lots. 4. One of the major advantages of ..... is its versatility of uses. A) Uranium. B) Fossil fuels. C) Tidal power. D) Ocean thermal energy conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels. 5. Which one of the following would limit a population and determine its carry capacity? A) A disease. B) The food supply. C) Competition with another species for resources. D) All of these would limit a population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these would limit a population. 6. Source of energy for fossil fuels. A) Sun. B) Water. C) Swamp. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 7. Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by.5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter. Which sentence is the evidence? A) Air is matter. B) We found that the weight of the ball increases by.5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. C) This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We found that the weight of the ball increases by.5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. 8. Convert the following units:1 mile is equal to $2.6km^2$ A) $13km^2$. B) $.khqqum^a$. C) $130km^2$. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $13km^2$. 9. ..... get their energy from eating other organisms. A) Consumers. B) Herbivores. C) Producers. D) Carnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumers. 10. Which of the following does not describe the temperate forest biome? A) Four seasons. B) Lots of rain. C) Freezing temperatures year round. D) Deep and rich soil. E) Lots of trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Freezing temperatures year round. 11. Which particle is neutral in charge? A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 12. Which of the following activities is not a recommended conservation practice? A) Planting more trees. B) Reducing deforestation. C) Using biodegradable fertilizers and pesticides. D) Promoting land reclamation and dredging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promoting land reclamation and dredging. 13. THe salt water portion of the earth comprises what %? A) 85. B) 97.5. C) 15. D) 97. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 97.5. 14. Energy associated with motion is called potential energy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. A testable explanation/idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question A) Prediction. B) Inference. C) Observation. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 16. When it rains, ..... dissolves out of rocks so it can be used by plants, which then are eaten by animals. A) Carbon. B) Phosphorus. C) Nitrogen. D) Boron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phosphorus. 17. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into: A) Electricty. B) Heat. C) Motion. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electricty. 18. An increase in nitrates in aquatic ecosystems is bad because it causes algae blooms and can lead to the death of aquatic animals. What is this called? A) Condensation. B) Oligitrophication. C) Eutrophication. D) Benthrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eutrophication. 19. This aquatic environment is home to diverse living organisms and very efficient in nutrients because of detritus materials A) Estuaries. B) Mangroves. C) Bogs. D) Fens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mangroves. 20. Which is NOT true about animal species? A) Animals of the same species can interbreed and reproduce. B) Endangered species are in immediate jeopardy of extinction. C) Individual species are well documented on a central registry. D) Some species have been protected through trade restrictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual species are well documented on a central registry. 21. All of the following were impacts of the industrial revolution EXCEPT for ..... A) People moving from rural to urban areas. B) Population boom due to the increase economic activity. C) Very little impact to the environment due to the concentrations of people in urban centers. D) The mass production of products in very little time by using power and machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very little impact to the environment due to the concentrations of people in urban centers. 22. Describe how changes in the amount of ice covering Earth's surface can affect Earth's temperature. A) More ice, more absorption, cooler temperature. B) More ice, less reflection, cooler temperature. C) More ice, less absorption, warmer temperature. D) More ice, more reflection, cooler temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More ice, more reflection, cooler temperature. 23. The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it A) Porosity. B) Pathogen. C) Permeability. D) Potable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permeability. 24. Which of the following has led to the unsustainable use of natural resources? A) Human Population Growth. B) Disease. C) Fast Food. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human Population Growth. 25. Water should be boiled before drinking it. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Plants and bark are winter food for which of the following animals? A) Elk. B) Jays. C) Squirrels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elk. 27. Forms images of surface A) Light microscope. B) Electron microscope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electron microscope. 28. Factors that must remain the same for all setups in an experiment A) Independent Variables. B) Hypotheses. C) Dependent Variables. D) Constants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constants. 29. Which is NOT a problem associated with an overpopulated country? A) Overcrowded cities. B) Lack of workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lack of workers. 30. The secondary succession is A) Lichens and mosses arrive on bare rock and begin to trap soil. B) A complex, stable ecosystem is formed. C) Plants grow in an area devastated by a flood. D) Plants grow in a newly formed pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants grow in an area devastated by a flood. 31. A type of chart that shows the digits of the numbers and names or categories (organizes data during experiment). A) Hypothesis. B) Stem and Leaf Plot. C) Bar Graph. D) Data Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data Table. 32. Most of Earths fresh water is found in? A) Groundwater. B) Ice. C) Rivers. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice. 33. All of the following add Dissolved Oxygen to the water except ..... A) Air in the atmosphere. B) Underground Oxygen deposits. C) Movement of the water. D) From Photosynthesis by underwater plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underground Oxygen deposits. 34. The importance of having a volcanoes in our nature is to provide nutrients to the surrounding soil. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Nonrenewable mineral resources are often used as fuel. Which choice is a good way to conserve the nonrenewable resources we now use for fuel? A) Use charcoal, obtained by burning wood for fuel. B) Use coal in thermal power plants to obtain energy. C) Explore alternative sources of energy, such as solar energy. D) Extract minerals from the sea, leaving the resources on land untouched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Explore alternative sources of energy, such as solar energy. 36. What physical layer of Earth is located beneath the lithosphere? A) Inner core. B) Mesosphere. C) Asthenosphere. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asthenosphere. 37. Which type of area would Miami, Florida be considered? A) Rural. B) Country. C) Urban. D) Suburban. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban. 38. A deer browsing on a shrub is an example of A) Predation. B) Parasitism. C) Herbivory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbivory. 39. Which is a green-house gas? A) Hydrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Methane. D) Ammonium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methane. 40. Which best describes the role of decomposers in an ecosystem? A) Decomposers eat consumers and pass along energy. B) Decomposers eat scavengers and pass along energy. C) Decomposers get energy from the sun to help producers. D) Decomposers get energy by breaking down decaying matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decomposers get energy by breaking down decaying matter. 41. It takes ..... to our planet to regenerate what we use in a year. A) 1 year. B) 1/2 year. C) 1.5 year. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1.5 year. 42. What is one local rule that helps reduce air pollution? A) Limiting the number of days per week vehicles are allowed to drive. B) Increasing the use of personal vehicles. C) Encouraging the use of public transport. D) Implementing congestion charges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting the number of days per week vehicles are allowed to drive. 43. Acid precipitation/rain can be traced back to A) The use of electrostatic precipitators. B) Thermal inversions. C) The burning of fossil fuels. D) The release of particulate matter into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The burning of fossil fuels. 44. It is the study of the chemistry of living things. A) Biochemistry. B) Zoology. C) Circulatory System. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biochemistry. 45. Predation, parasitism and disease are all factors which affect populations A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 46. Match the organisms with their role in an ecosystem A) Elephants-foundation, Alligator-Keystone, Birds-Indicator. B) Elephants-Keystone, Alligator-Indicator, Birds-foundation. C) Elephants-Indicator, Alligator-Foundation, Birds-Keystone. D) Elephants-Keystone, Alligator-Foundation, Birds-Indicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elephants-foundation, Alligator-Keystone, Birds-Indicator. 47. Species whose populations has declined to levels from where it is likely to move into the endangered category A) Endangered species. B) Vulnerable species. C) Endemic species. D) Normal species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vulnerable species. 48. What role might a cow play in the carbon cycle? A) The cow converts carbon dioxide to food during photosynthesis. B) The cow eats plants and uses the carbon, then when it dies, the carbon moves into the soil. C) The cow helps to move carbon into the ocean for uptake by aquatic plants. D) The cow lessens carbon fuel emissnos from power plants and vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cow eats plants and uses the carbon, then when it dies, the carbon moves into the soil. 49. Dams used to produce electricity A) Wind turbines. B) Solar Panels. C) Hydroelectric dams. D) Nuclear Powerplants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric dams. 50. The type of variable that responds to the experiment and is what you measure or count to determine if your hypothesis is supported. A) Independent. B) Dependent. C) Control. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 51. Subduction means ..... A) One plate goes under another plate. B) Two plates slide past each other. C) Two plate collide and form folded mountains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One plate goes under another plate. 52. The physical and chemical breakdown of rocks causes phosphate ions to be released. A) Weathering. B) Sedimentation. C) Decomposition. D) Uplift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 53. It is the primary agency responsible from environmental protection. A) ECC. B) EIA. C) ECA. D) EPA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) EPA. 54. What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide? A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 55. Cutting of trees on large scale is called A) Deforestation. B) Reforestation. C) Afforestation. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 56. Which type of growth occurs when there is unlimited resources in an environment? A) Exponential. B) Linear. C) Logarithmic. D) None of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exponential. 57. Freshwater refers to which of the following? A) Streams, lakes, seas. B) Oceans, rivers, lakes. C) Ponds, lakes, oceans. D) Lakes, ponds, streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lakes, ponds, streams. 58. Supply is the ..... A) Amount of product offered for sale. B) Comparison of sacrifice and gain by a specific action. C) Amount of product bought at a certain price. D) Study of how resources are converted into goods and services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amount of product offered for sale. 59. What worldwide agreement was ratified to phase out allozone-depleting substances? A) Montreal Protocol. B) Reforestation Project. C) Emissions Reduction Act. D) Kyoto Protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montreal Protocol. 60. A landslide causes part of a mountainside to fall away, leaving bare rock. In the years immediately following the landslide, the area will experience A) Tertiary succession. B) Primary succession. C) A climax community. D) Secondary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary succession. ← 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