This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 138 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 138 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Only 10% of the energy moves from one trophic level to the next. If energy cannot be created or destroyed, what happens to the remaining 90%? A) Absorbed by the earth. B) Converted to heat energy. C) Converted to electrical energy. D) Converted to kinetic energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Converted to heat energy. 2. A species that no longer exists A) Mass extinction. B) Endangered species. C) Extinct species. D) Threatened species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extinct species. 3. The part of the experiment that you manipulate to test your hypothesis is called A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Controlled variables. D) Constant variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent variable. 4. Which describes how feedback systems control an ecosystem? A) Feedback systems ensure that the amount of energy in the system is constant. B) Feedback systems affect changes to a disturbance in the system. C) Feedback systems allow an ecosystem to remain stable during a disturbance. D) Feedback systems trigger ecological succession to occur in the system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feedback systems affect changes to a disturbance in the system. 5. The cause of a rock breaking due to frozen water is an example of ..... A) Soil formation. B) Erosion. C) Weathering. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weathering. 6. The 'inputs' of a chemical reaction. Located on the left side of a chemical equation. A) Reactants. B) Products. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reactants. 7. What percentage of rainforests have already been lost? A) 10%. B) 25%. C) 50%. D) 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50%. 8. Which example best illustrates the point behind the Tragedy of the Commons essay? A) Various nations overfishing in international waters, leading to a collapse of fish stocks. B) A property owner clear-cutting all of the trees on his land to sell for timber. C) A farmer that overplants his fields one year, leading to a poor harvest. D) One country declaring war on another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Various nations overfishing in international waters, leading to a collapse of fish stocks. 9. Temperature increases with height in the ..... due to solar radiation. A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 10. Accelerated build-up of nutrients caused by humans A) Artificial eutrophication. B) Water pollution. C) Wastewater. D) Biomagnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artificial eutrophication. 11. As opposed to exotic species, native species is one original to a particular region A) Native species. B) Endangered species. C) Keystone species. D) Organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Native species. 12. What are the different types of plate boundaries? A) Divergent, Convergent, and Transform boundaries. B) Mountain, Valley, and Ridge boundaries. C) Volcanic, Tectonic, and Seismic boundaries. D) Oceanic, Continental, and Subduction boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent, Convergent, and Transform boundaries. 13. The study of how humans impact their environment is called A) Environmental science. B) Anthropology. C) Sustainability. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental science. 14. This cat's breath smells like cat food. Which type of observation is this? A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative. 15. A statement made in advance that expresses the results that was obtained from testing a hypothesis if the hypothesis is supported A) Theory. B) Prediction. C) Observation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prediction. 16. Pfisteria can become a serious problem in marine environments when what is greatly increased? A) Temperature. B) Nutrients. C) Fishing pressure. D) Introduction of invasive species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrients. 17. Before a scientific theory is accepted and supported, it has A) Been tested by only one scientist. B) Been published in scientific journals. C) Been tested many times by different scientists. D) Been approved by the International Committee of Scientists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Been tested many times by different scientists. 18. In extreme cases, eutrophication can lead to extremely low levels of oxygen in a body of water as decomposers break down all the dead producers, a condition called A) Hypoxia. B) Nitrogen fixation. C) Respiration. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypoxia. 19. Which biome is known as the 'lungs of the Earth' due to its high levels of oxygen production? A) Sahara Desert. B) Great Barrier Reef. C) Amazon Rainforest. D) Arctic Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amazon Rainforest. 20. Which of the following is not a main type of waste? A) Municipal solid waste. B) Industrial waste. C) Hazardous waste. D) Wastewater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wastewater. ← 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