This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 84 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 84 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Oil, gasoline and coal are all examples of ..... A) Renewable. B) Non-renewable. C) Fossil fuels. D) B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B and C. 2. ..... occurs when water vapor (gas) turns to a liquid. A) Precipitation. B) Condensation. C) Evaporation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 3. Biodiversity is greater A) Near the equator. B) In the Tundra. C) In the desert. D) Near the poles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near the equator. 4. Which best describes the role of the water cycle? A) Circulates existing water on Earth. B) Reduces pollution in most of the water. C) Increases usable supply of Earth's water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circulates existing water on Earth. 5. The Richter scale is used to measure ..... A) Volcanoes. B) Mountains. C) Earthquakes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthquakes. 6. Your county is considering buying land to form a nature preserve. On this land, an endangered species of mammal is known to breed. Which of the following is a possible positive long-term consequence of this decision? A) Environmental controls are made less strict outside the preserve area. B) Habitats outside the preserve are damaged by over-development. C) The population of the endangered species increases. D) Habitat destruction is immediately slowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The population of the endangered species increases. 7. Nonrenewable Natural Resources A) Naturally formed slower than we can use them. B) Natural formed faster than we can use them. C) Unnaturally formed at a slow rate. D) Naturally formed at a faster rate so become unnaturally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naturally formed slower than we can use them. 8. Which tree is found the most in Illinois? A) Elm. B) Maple. C) Beech. D) Oak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elm. 9. Which layer of soil is solid rock? A) Topsoil. B) Subsoil. C) Bedrock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bedrock. 10. Which of the following are true of biogeochemical cycles? A) They ensure that nutrients are used only once by organisms. B) They increase the total amount of matter over time. C) The create new materials to replace lost ones. D) They can be affected by human activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They can be affected by human activity. 11. As resources in a population become less available, the population ..... A) Declines slowly. B) Creates a community. C) Reaches carrying capacity. D) Increases slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reaches carrying capacity. 12. Unrelated species living under similar environments may acquire similar traits. An example can be a cactus in Arizona and euphorb cactus in the Canary Islands, Spain A) Convergent Evolution. B) Natural Selection. C) Divergent Evolution. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergent Evolution. 13. Ocean water ..... than fresh water. A) Freezes at a higher temperature. B) Contains more salt. C) Is less abundant. D) Supports fewer fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains more salt. 14. The variety of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation within a population, variety of species in a community or ecosystem A) Biology. B) Population. C) Biodiversity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biodiversity. 15. A windmill needs which of the following to rotate? A) Gas. B) Water. C) Air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air. 16. Groups of different populations that live in a given area and interact are called a(n) ..... A) Population. B) Ecosystem. C) Community. D) Colony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Community. 17. This organism is always first on a food web. A) Plants. B) The Sun. C) Primary Consumer. D) Apex Predator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants. 18. All solutions that fall between 0 and 6.9 are A) Bases. B) Neutral. C) Phytoplankton. D) Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acids. 19. Non-Renewable resources are also known as what? A) Fossil Fuels. B) Renewable. C) Solar Energy. D) Hydroelectric Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil Fuels. 20. Which terrestrial biome has a dry climate? A) Deciduous forest. B) Taiga. C) Tundra. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert. 21. ..... are calculations that show the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country. A) Risk assessments. B) Ecological footprints. C) Cost-benefit analysis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological footprints. 22. What is the purpose of root hairs? A) To grow leaves. B) To grow more seeds. C) To absorb water an mineral from the soil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To absorb water an mineral from the soil. 23. What was the effect of good farming practices on cities? A) It allowed for mass production. B) It increased the variety of foods. C) It allowed for other trades. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It increased the variety of foods. 24. The upper mantle is also known as the A) Mesosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Core. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asthenosphere. 25. ..... deals with the variations in ecosystems within a geographical location and its overall impact on human existence and the environment. It also addresses the combined characteristics of biotic properties (biodiversity) and abiotic properties (geodiversity). A) Genetic Diversity. B) Species Diversity. C) Ecosystem Diversity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem Diversity. 26. A tax levied on companies that participate in activities or produce products that are harmful to the environment A) Green tax. B) Subsidy. C) Policy. D) Demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green tax. 27. Why would the loss of mountain glaciers be a bad thing? A) Countries are dependent on plants and animals that live in those upper elevations. B) Most of the major rivers are fed by melting glaciers. C) The economy of these countries is dependent on the export of ice. D) People aren't affected by the melting of mountain glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most of the major rivers are fed by melting glaciers. 28. ..... :form of culling in which less valuable trees of poor quality are harvested. A) Salvage cuts. B) Pulpwood cuts. C) Improvement cutting. D) Intermediate cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improvement cutting. 29. Organisms that break down dead organisms A) Swamp. B) Benthic zone. C) Decomposers. D) Dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 30. Logging of only certain mature trees A) Healthy Forest Initiative. B) Selective Cutting. C) Slash and Burn. D) Clear-Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selective Cutting. 31. The living factors of an ecosystem are: A) Biotic Factors. B) Abiotic Factors. C) Abionic Factors. D) Bionic Factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic Factors. 32. The unique role a species plays in its environment is its ..... A) Community. B) Niche. C) Trophic level. D) Abiotic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Niche. 33. The energy source that can provide the greatest amount of electricity generation in the United States due to its abundance is A) Oil. B) Nuclear. C) Coal. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 34. Unicellular organisms that live in swamps and produce methane gas are A) Bacteria. B) Protists. C) Fungi. D) Archaea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archaea. 35. This transports the materials elsewhere A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erosion. 36. When irrigation water evaporates, salts are left behind on the soil surface and can cause plant death or lead to A) Soil salinization. B) Monocropping. C) Waterlogging. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil salinization. 37. The executive branch of the United States government includes ..... A) The House of Representatives. B) The Supreme Court. C) Agencies that monitor the enforcement of laws. D) The Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agencies that monitor the enforcement of laws. 38. Which of the following is not an endangered species? A) Asiatic lion. B) Dodo. C) Bengal tiger. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dodo. 39. Biome occurring in semi-arid interiors of continents; examples are the prairies of North America, the Steppes of Russia and Ukraine, and the pampas of South America. A) Temperate grassland. B) Savannah. C) Taiga. D) Boreal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperate grassland. 40. Developing countries have rapid population growth. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 41. The final steps of the experimental method are A) Repeating experiments and communicating results. B) Performing experiment and drawing conclusiions. C) Analyzing data. D) Hypothesizing and predicting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repeating experiments and communicating results. 42. La Niña is characterized by ..... of the Western Pacific Ocean. A) A warming. B) A cooling. C) Average temperatures. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A cooling. 43. What is habitat fragmentation? A) Two CVS at the same intersection. B) Separation of trees in the forest. C) Separation of wilderness areas from other wilderness area. D) Separation of species due to human involvement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separation of wilderness areas from other wilderness area. 44. Making fresh water from salt water A) Reservoir. B) Desalination. C) Salinization. D) Xeriscaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desalination. 45. Which gas is responsible for global warming? A) Sulfur dioxide. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Nitrous oxide. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 46. A deer browsing (eating) on a shrub is an example of A) Parasitism. B) Predation. C) Symbiosis. D) Herbivory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbivory. 47. How much of Earth is made up of water? A) 75%. B) 90%. C) 33%. D) 71%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 71%. 48. In nature two species rarely occupy the same niche. If a new species is introduced to an an ecosystem, what will occur between the new species and the native species? A) Division of prey. B) Succession. C) Competition. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Competition. 49. An ecological footprint considers A) Per capita resource use of a nation. B) How much an individual consumes in terms of land area. C) Average yearly consumption of resources. D) Resources that an entire nation consumes in and average year. E) The ratio of resources consumed in developed nations to less developed nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How much an individual consumes in terms of land area. 50. The atmosphere is A) The layer of water in the oceans. B) The layer of gases that surround Earth. C) The layer that contains the ozone layer. D) The layer in which weather occurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The layer of gases that surround Earth. 51. Entire area of land that is drained by a river A) Watershed. B) Inlet. C) Aquifer. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watershed. 52. Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the United States? A) More affordable automobiles. B) Improved roads. C) Less expensive land. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 53. What type of respiration does not require oxygen? A) Aerobic. B) Anaerobic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaerobic. 54. A material or energy that is replenished (returns) in a short period of time. Example:water, solar, wind A) Renewable resource. B) Non-renewable resource. C) Greenhouse effect. D) Natural resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 55. Which layer of the atmosphere is where auroras occur? A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermosphere. 56. When a predator's prey dies off, what usually happens to the predator? A) The migrate to some other place or starve and die. B) Their population goes up. C) The population stays the same. D) They all die no matter what. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The migrate to some other place or starve and die. 57. Several factors affect climate, ..... determines the amount of solar energy received, and the prevailing wind belts. A) Topography. B) Latitude. C) Elevation. D) Longitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 58. Which of the following is an example of a solution to the tragedy of the commons? A) Inventing stronger antibiotics. B) Improving literacy among urban populations. C) Passing a law to set limits for fishermen. D) Raising tax rates for large corporations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passing a law to set limits for fishermen. 59. Ammonification is the process by which decomposers convert wastes and dead organisms into ..... A) NitrateNO3-. B) NitriteNO2-. C) Nitrogen gasN2. D) AmmoniumNH4+. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AmmoniumNH4+. 60. A mountain built from magma A) Volcano. B) Fault. C) Surface currents. D) Radiation. 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