This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 98 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 98 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Type of heat flow that involves the transfer of heat from one molecule to another molecule A) Radiation. B) Convection. C) Conduction. D) Insulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conduction. 2. What is the water footprint? A) Water required by our body. B) Water for travel. C) Water for cellular processes. D) Water quantity required to produce goods & services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water quantity required to produce goods & services. 3. The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is ..... A) Carrying capacity. B) Immigration. C) Population density. D) Emigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying capacity. 4. The following animals are common to which land biome? (anaconda, gorilla, monkey, toucan bird, red-eyed tree frog, python, jaguar, three-toed sloth, anteater, macaw bird) A) Deciduous Forest. B) Taiga. C) Tundra. D) Tropical Rain Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical Rain Forest. 5. Where are most ocean trenches located? A) At the boundary between two plates. B) At the center of oceanic plates. C) At the center of continental plates. D) Beneath very wide mountain ranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the boundary between two plates. 6. Which process is believed to initiate the increase in oxygen in our atmosphere? A) Photosynthesis. B) Condensation. C) Outgassing. D) Barometric pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 7. What period of US Environmental Policy was the National Park System created? A) 1st. B) And. C) An offer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 8. True or False:All plants produce flowers. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Which is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them? A) Geosciences. B) Environmental Chemistry. C) Biology. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecology. 10. An animal that eats both plants and animals is a (an) A) Carnivore. B) Omnivore. C) Herbivore. D) Decoposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivore. 11. Organisms that eat only plants are ..... A) Carnivores. B) Herbivores. C) Omnivores. D) Food chains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbivores. 12. Which agricultural practice helps in reducing the runoff of pesticides into water bodies? A) Overgrazing. B) Intensive plowing. C) No-till farming. D) Monocropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No-till farming. 13. We do not use..... for drinking. A) River water. B) Pond water. C) Ocean water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean water. 14. Water continuously moves between oceans, the atmosphere, and land. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. We use ..... to generate electricity. A) Crickets. B) Hillary Clinton. C) Chewing gum. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 16. Which of the following would be a way to conserve geological resources? A) Reduce consumption of consumer goods made with mined materials. B) Use only surface mining of metals and other minerals. C) Mine metals only in underground mines. D) Move mining practices to wilderness areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce consumption of consumer goods made with mined materials. 17. Which weather tool measures air pressure? A) Barometer. B) Thermometer. C) Psychrometer. D) Anemometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barometer. 18. A group made of different species A) Community. B) Biosphere. C) Ecosystem. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 19. T8-A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. On what axis will the type of exercise go on? A) Y. B) X. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X. 20. Plants take in carbon-dioxide and releases oxygen through tiny openings called ..... A) Chlorophyll. B) Nutrients. C) Stomata. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stomata. 21. Which of the following has caused an increase in the per capita land consumption? A) Few and poor roads. B) Low urban crime rates. C) Expensive rural land. D) Inter-net based technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inter-net based technologies. 22. Depletion of ozone layer is a concern because it absorbs ..... A) Chlorine molecules. B) UV Radiation. C) CFC's. D) Heat Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UV Radiation. 23. Food webs are made of many overlapping ..... A) Habitats. B) Energy pyramids. C) Food chains. D) Niches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food chains. 24. An increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere (especially sustained increase that causes climatic changes) is called ..... A) Natural resource. B) Greenhouse gases. C) Sustainability. D) Global warning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Global warning. 25. Ms. Palma needs your help:She needs to find the constant variables for her experiment. She is trying to determine what shampoo makes her hair least frizzy. Which variable would be a constant? A) Type of Shampoo. B) Frizziness of the her hair. C) She doesn't need any constant variables. D) Amount of Shampoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amount of Shampoo. 26. Which of the following is not a problem caused by the establishment of human communities? A) Habitat destruction. B) Pollution. C) Resource depletion. D) Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Succession. 27. Plants that spring from the earth to blossom and absorb sunlight belong in what sphere? A) Geosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 28. The following is a characteristic of a developed country. A) Agriculture based economy. B) Higher wages or incomes. C) Rapid population growth. D) Lower wages or incomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higher wages or incomes. 29. The distance in degrees north and south of the equator is called A) Equator. B) Longitude. C) Latitude. D) Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latitude. 30. Which variable goes on the x-axis? A) Independent Variable. B) Dependent Variable. C) Negative Control. D) Positive Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent Variable. 31. RTWQ consists of water sampling equipment with sensors to record physical and chemical components of water. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 32. Which of the following does not reduce CO2 in the atmosphere? A) Oceans. B) Tropical rainforests. C) Phytoplankton. D) Animal respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animal respiration. 33. In what ways could we help our environment in the face of global warming? A) Rooftop gardens. B) Solar panels. C) Plant trees. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 34. Increases or speeds up original change A) Endotherm. B) Positive feedback. C) Negative feedback. D) Ectotherm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive feedback. 35. Which would produce the most severe earthquake damage along the surface of Earth? A) An earthquake with a deep focus and a magnitude of 2.5. B) An earthquake with a shallow focus and a magnitude of 2.5. C) An earthquake with a deep focus and a magnitude of 4.5. D) An earthquake with a shallow focus and a magnitude of 4.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An earthquake with a shallow focus and a magnitude of 4.5. 36. This warning exhibits bright coloration among organisms that act as signal to their predators that they are poisonous or distasteful. A) Cryptic coloration. B) Warning hazard. C) Warning adaptation. D) Warning coloration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warning coloration. 37. Any factor in an ecosystem that is currently living or has once lived is called? A) Abiotic Factor. B) Limiting Factor. C) Biotic Factor. D) Non-Living Factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biotic Factor. 38. What is the correct formula for the compound, lithium oxide? A) No. B) Lia. C) No. D) LiO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 39. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a example of a nonliving thing in our environment? A) Oceans. B) Oil. C) Mountains. D) Squirrels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Squirrels. 40. This is the study of the interaction of humans and the natural environment. A) Ecology. B) Anthropology. C) Environmental Science. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Science. 41. Habitat destruction, overexploitation, pollution, introduction of foreign species A) Biodiversity Loss. B) Air quality. C) Clean Water. D) Hunger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity Loss. 42. Organic Compound A) A compound that does not contain the element carbon or contains carbon bound to elements other than hydrogen. B) A compound that contains carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds. C) A compound composed of carbon, hydrogen and water molecules. D) A critical component for life, made up of long chain of nitrogen-containing organic molecules known as amino acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A compound that contains carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds. 43. Which of the following refers to a population reaching a size that can no longer be supported by available resources in the surrounding environment? A) Carrying capacity. B) Environmental resistance. C) Exponential growth. D) Survivorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying capacity. 44. Oceans, polar ice caps, and groundwater would all be considered part of Earth's ..... A) Atmosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 45. Which part of the plant soaks in the sun to help feed the plant? A) Root. B) Leaf. C) Stem. D) Seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaf. 46. Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources? A) Cheap. B) Non-renewable. C) Renewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 47. A resource that can only be used once and cannot be replaced once used is called a ..... A) Non-renewable resource. B) Infinite resource. C) Perpetual resource. D) Renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable resource. 48. The main use of fossil fuels by humans is to use the thermal energy they contain to produce ..... A) Ethanol. B) Electricity. C) Nuclear power. D) Biodiesel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electricity. 49. What's the main macromolecule in peanuts? A) Carbohydrate. B) Protein. C) Fat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fat. 50. Which country is most likely to have either a stabilized or a slowly growing population? A) Pakistan. B) Canada. C) India. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canada. 51. Which answer best defines evaporation? A) The process of changing from a liquid to a gas, usually caused by energy from the sun. B) The process in which animals release water vapor. C) The process of changing from a gas to a liquid, such as water vapor changing into water. D) Water falling to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of changing from a liquid to a gas, usually caused by energy from the sun. 52. Environmental pollution has a negative impact on which of the following aspects? A) Socio-economic damage. B) Impact on the ecosystem. C) Affects human health. D) All 3 answers above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All 3 answers above. 53. The following animals are common to which land biome?(polar bear, walrus, arctic fox, seal, penguin, snowy owl, caribou, arctic hare, musk oxen) A) Tundra. B) Coniferous Forest. C) Taiga. D) Temperate Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tundra. 54. This part of the Earth System includes the crust, mantle, and core. A) Atmosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geosphere. 55. States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed A) Law of crosscutting. B) Relative Dating. C) Unconformity. D) Law of superposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Law of superposition. 56. Farthest from Earth's surface A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 57. Renewable natural resources examples are A) Wood, Oil, Gold, Water. B) Wood, Water, Air, Soil, and Crops. C) Copper, Natural Gas, Potato Chips. D) Water, Coal, Air, Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wood, Water, Air, Soil, and Crops. 58. What percentage of the atmosphere is made up of nitrogen A) 1%. B) 92%. C) 21%. D) 78%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 78%. 59. When we use renewable resources with care, ensuring that they are not depleted for future generations, we are following a practice called A) Biodiversification. B) Frontier ethic. C) Subsistence living. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainability. 60. Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called? A) Migration. B) Mimicry. C) Hibernation. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migration. ← 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