This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 70 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 70 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How much energy is available to be passed on to the next level in a food web? (a) A) 75%. B) 100%. C) A 10%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A 10%. 2. Which of the following organisms is often a pioneer species? A) Grasses. B) Spruce. C) Otters. D) Lichen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lichen. 3. What type of energy is being used a windmill is used to pump water on a farm? A) Solar. B) Geothermal. C) Biomass. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 4. If you decrease the axial tilt of the Earth, what will happen to our seasons? A) Milder summers and milder winters. B) Hot summers and hot winters. C) Cold summer and cold winters. D) Extreme summers and extreme winters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milder summers and milder winters. 5. Freshwater can become polluted and unsafe for drinking or cooking. The word that most closely defines polluted is. A) Salt water. B) Contained. C) Purified. D) Contaminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contaminated. 6. Evolution works by A) Individuals changing to suit their environment. B) Individuals learned new traits and pass them on. C) Sudden change in the environment cause a species change. D) Small changes pass down through many generations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Small changes pass down through many generations. 7. Which of the following would be most effective in slowing the loss of biodiversity? A) Freezing fertilized eggs of endangered animals in case the species become extinct in the wild. B) Setting aside small plots of land in a variety of ecosystems, such as forests, grasslands, and marshes. C) Creating large parks/preserves in biodiversity hotspots. D) Requiring every country to maintain a seed bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creating large parks/preserves in biodiversity hotspots. 8. What are two things that water treatment plants need to do? A) Clean and disinfect the water. B) Boil and evaporate the water. C) Remove the animals and plants. D) Add chemicals and remove pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean and disinfect the water. 9. A biofuel consisting of primarily methane derived from waste and scraps. A) Food fuel. B) Biofission. C) Biogas. D) Waste fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biogas. 10. Which of the following are both examples of the tragedy of the commons? A) Overfishing and earthquakes. B) Flooding and tsunamis. C) Pollution and overpopulation. D) Super-germs and virus outbreaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution and overpopulation. 11. What is underground coal mining? A) Uses a sloping or downward shaft to allow workers and machinery to access a coal seam. B) Using a chipper to drill underground and drill through the coal seams and find the coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uses a sloping or downward shaft to allow workers and machinery to access a coal seam. 12. Why do endangered species matter? Species extinction threatens ..... A) Biodiversity. B) Local and global ecosystems. C) Other species through domino effect. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. A build up of salts in surface soil layers is called A) Overgrazing. B) Irrigation. C) Inorganic fertilizers. D) Salinization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salinization. 14. Which of the following is NOT a type of ecosystem service? A) Regulating. B) Provisional. C) Cultural. D) Recreational. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recreational. 15. This biome has high biodiveristy (variety of different species): A) Tropical rain forest. B) Desert. C) Tundra. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical rain forest. 16. The diagram represents the changes in an area over time. This series of changes in the area hundreds of years is known as ..... A) Evolution. B) Feedback. C) Ecological succession. D) Biological evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecological succession. 17. How does the loss of endemic species affect biodiversity? A) It increases it because no organisms rely on them. B) It has no effect. C) It lowers it because many other organisms often rely on them. D) It lowers biodiversity in a safe, stable manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It lowers it because many other organisms often rely on them. 18. Lakes and ponds are examples of ..... A) Lotic systems. B) Lentic systems. C) Wetlands. D) Watersheds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lentic systems. 19. If an electric train moves north at 160km / h and a 16km / h wind blows west, where does the smoke go? A) From north to south. B) There is no smoke. C) From south to north. D) Upwards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is no smoke. 20. Which is NOT a landform formed by erosion? A) Gullies. B) Mountains. C) Valleys. D) Canyons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountains. 21. The test group gets its name because this scientific variable is applied to this group: A) Manipulated. B) Responding. C) Dependent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manipulated. 22. The tropical rain forest and the tropical savanna biomes are similar is ....., but ..... A) Temperature / the savanna does not receive enough rainfall to be a forest. B) Precipitation / the rain forest is hotter. C) Precipitation / the savanna is cooler. D) Temperature / the rain forest does not receive enough sunlight to be a savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature / the savanna does not receive enough rainfall to be a forest. 23. Which of the following best describes source reduction? A) A method of reducing recyclable materials. B) A method by which we can produce less waste and pollution. C) A process that allows manufacturers to make more products from plastics. D) A process that increases the number of landfills and pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A method by which we can produce less waste and pollution. 24. What is the goal of sustainability? A) Maximizing short-term financial gain. B) Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. C) Ignoring the long-term consequences of human actions. D) Exploiting resources for economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 25. An organism that can make organic molecules from inorganic molecules. A) Producer. B) Consumer. C) Director. D) Composer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producer. 26. A species at risk, but not yet endangered A) Endemic. B) Exotic. C) Threatened tagsSEV4. D) Endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threatened tagsSEV4. 27. Nutrients that build and repair tissues and cells e.g. meat, milk, eggs. A) Fat. B) Vitamins. C) Minerals. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protein. 28. Disease-causing organism A) Irrigation. B) Desalination. C) Potable. D) Pathogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathogen. 29. Societies existed roughly 2 million to 10, 000 years ago A) Hunting and gathering. B) Pastoral. C) Agricultural. D) Horticulutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunting and gathering. 30. How does the gap between rich and poor countries contribute to the current environmental crisis? A) Developed countries consume a disproportionate share of the resources. B) Rapid industrialization in developing countries poisons cities. C) Increased agricultural production in developing countries often destroys soils and forests. D) Rich countries often use increased amount of energy which puts pressure on the environment. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 31. Most of the oil that pollutes the ocean comes from A) Operating boats and personal watercraft. B) Spills from oil tankers. C) Runoff from cities and towns. D) Leaking underground storage facillities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff from cities and towns. 32. Who deserves credit for discovering the tragedy of the commons? A) William Forster Lloyd. B) Garrett Hardin. C) Both a and b. D) Neither a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Garrett Hardin. 33. Which of the following would not be included in the hydrosphere? A) Groundwater. B) Ocean. C) Trees. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trees. 34. Discuss the impact of climate change on the availability of renewable resources. A) Climate change has no impact on renewable resources. B) Climate change only affects non-renewable resources. C) Climate change can impact the availability of renewable resources by altering weather patterns, causing changes in precipitation and temperature, and affecting the distribution of plant and animal species. D) Renewable resources are not affected by climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate change can impact the availability of renewable resources by altering weather patterns, causing changes in precipitation and temperature, and affecting the distribution of plant and animal species. 35. Which one of the following is not a possible consequence from enhanced global warming? A) Lower sea levels. B) Methane escaping from melting permafrost. C) Extermination of species. D) Greenland ice melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower sea levels. 36. Observations are ..... data collected by using the five senses. A) Informational. B) Accurate. C) Averaged. D) Estimated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accurate. 37. Which biogeochemical cycle is most affected by the burning of fossil fuels? A) Nitrogen. B) Phosphorus. C) Carbon. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon. 38. Which of the following laws provided penalties for wildlife trading? A) Delaney Clause of Food, Drugs, & Cosmetics Act. B) Clean Water Act. C) CITES. D) Kyoto Protocol & Paris Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CITES. 39. Ponds are smaller bodies of water than lakes. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 40. The study of the spread of disease A) Particulates. B) Dose-response curve. C) Dose. D) Epidemiology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epidemiology. 41. Matter cannot be created or destroyed is the? A) Law of conservation of matter. B) The law of atraction. C) Law of conservation of mass. D) Law of gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Law of conservation of matter. 42. A ..... is a testable idea with some research or known information behind it. A) Hypothesis. B) Law. C) Conclusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 43. Environmental science only addresses issues related to pollution and conservation. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. When red blood cells are placed into salt water, they will A) Explode. B) Shrink. C) Stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shrink. 45. What is the process called by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species? A) Natural selection (Survival of the fittest). B) Opposite selection (Survival of the least fit). C) Random selection (Survival of chance). D) Unnatural selection (Selective Breeding). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural selection (Survival of the fittest). 46. When excess nutrients make their way into the waterways in runoff from lawns: A) Fish populations increase. B) Frog population increases. C) People get more vitamins in their water. D) Algal blooms increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Algal blooms increase. 47. Which of the following is not an abiotic factor A) Hurricane winds. B) Desert sand. C) Forests growth. D) Ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forests growth. 48. Water, sunlight, or nutrients for plants are A) Dispersion. B) Density. C) Territory. D) Limiting resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limiting resources. 49. I rise in the east and set in the west. I am ..... A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Earth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 50. Which covers 70% of the Earth's surface? A) Lithosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 51. What is an old-growth forest? A) Planted stands of a particular tree species. B) A stand of trees resulting from natural secondary succession. C) Uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed for severalhundred years. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed for severalhundred years. 52. What do scientists use to learn about the Earth's interior? A) Radar waves. B) Seismic waves. C) Microwaves. D) Radio waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismic waves. 53. Which of the following can contribute indoor air pollution? A) Burning of wood & biomass for cooking & heating. B) Off-gassing of furniture & building materials. C) Cleaning supplies & personal care items. D) All of the above!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above!. 54. Which organelle acts as the "brain" of the cell? A) Golgi apparatus. B) Ribosomes. C) Endoplasmic reticulum. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nucleus. 55. You set up an experiment to see if the color of a bird feeder effects how many birds visit it to eat. Identify the independent variable. A) Type of bird. B) Color of the bird feeder. C) How many birds visit it. D) Type of bird food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Color of the bird feeder. 56. To move from one habitat to another is to A) Eliminate. B) Migrate. C) Preserve. D) Tolerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migrate. 57. Integrated pest management can include chemical pest control, ..... and a mix of farming methods. A) Sustainable agriculture. B) Biological pest control. C) Aquaculture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biological pest control. 58. The goal of using resources to meet the needs of both current and future generations is referredto as A) NAFTA. B) Preservation. C) Environmental science. D) Remediation. E) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sustainability. 59. Which of the following is NOT a feature of an estuary? A) Where one or more freshwater rivers flow into a body of saltwater. B) Has brackish water. C) An example is a coral reef. D) Has a free connection to the open ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An example is a coral reef. 60. Who is known as the father of Indian Environmental Science? A) Sundarlal Bahuguna. B) Kasthuri Rangan. C) Vinoba Bhave. D) Ramdeo Mishra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ramdeo Mishra. ← 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