This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 106 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 106 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following are common sources of phosphorus? A) Gases in the atmosphere. B) Fertilizer and detergent. C) Snow and rain. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fertilizer and detergent. 2. What is the core made of? A) Steel. B) Iron. C) Aluminum. D) Iron and nickel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iron and nickel. 3. Permanently frozen ground at high altitudes or latitudes. A) Abyss. B) Arctic tundra. C) Tundra. D) Permafrost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Permafrost. 4. Pollution source that cannot be traced to a single point because comes from many sources A) Thermal. B) Toxic. C) Nonpoint source pollution. D) Point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonpoint source pollution. 5. Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem? A) Water. B) Bacteria. C) Plants. D) Vertebrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 6. The first step in soil formation is A) Soil tillage by farmers. B) Erosion. C) Plants taking root in soil. D) Weathering parent material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering parent material. 7. Ozone is formed in the A) Troposhere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 8. The San ANdreas Fault is an example of a A) Divergent plate boundary. B) Transform plate boundary. C) Convergent plate boundary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transform plate boundary. 9. An area that receives very little precipitation and is hot all year. A) Tundra. B) Hot desert. C) Cold desert. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hot desert. 10. Which of the followings is NOT an objective for environmental science? A) Reducing pollution sources. B) Analyzing the stock market. C) Preserving natural resources. D) Studying the interaction of desert organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analyzing the stock market. 11. Dissolved impurities in water consists of A) Organic substances. B) Silt. C) Fungi. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organic substances. 12. The Joshua tree has 2 sets of root systems:one set of roots digs very deep underground and stores water, the other stays very close to the surface and spreads out far in all directions so it can gather water in a very large area. Because the Joshua tree is so good at catching and storing water it is very successful in this biome. A) Taiga. B) Desert. C) Tropical Rainforest. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 13. What is the relationship between groundwater and surface water? A) Surface water percolates (moves) through the soil to form groundwater. B) There is no relationship between surface and groundwater. C) Groundwater filters through the soil to form surface water. D) Surface water is found in lakes directly above underground water sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surface water percolates (moves) through the soil to form groundwater. 14. Plates move towards one another at ..... boundaries. A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) Detergent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 15. The geosphere is A) Solid, rocky part of earth. B) Mixture of gases. C) Living things on Earth. D) Water part of Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solid, rocky part of earth. 16. The most important function of the ..... is that they act as a filter to help clean the water. A) Liaison. B) Filter. C) Deterrent. D) Superfludity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filter. 17. Which of these is a disadvantage of hydrogen fuel cells A) Produces pollution. B) Expensive and flammable. C) Heavy and weak. D) Large and unattractive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expensive and flammable. 18. The boundary where strike-slip faults are formed A) Divergent plate boundary. B) Convergent plate boundary. C) Transform plate boundary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform plate boundary. 19. What will happen if we use resources globally at an unsustainable rate? A) A lot can happen. B) No one is responsible for using up all of the resources its the Earth's own fault. C) When resources are unregulated, everyone takes what he or she or they can until the resources are depleted. No one takes responsibility, so everyone eventually loses. D) Resources can replenish itself it just takes time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When resources are unregulated, everyone takes what he or she or they can until the resources are depleted. No one takes responsibility, so everyone eventually loses. 20. How do large bodies of water affect the climate of an area? A) Water has no effect on climate. B) Water always cools the climate because water is cooler than the air. C) Water influences the temperature of the air above it. D) Water always warms the climate because water is warmer than the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water influences the temperature of the air above it. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8Environmental Sciences Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books