This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 160 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 160 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the benefit of LED lighting? A) Capture sunlight and convert it into electricity. B) Generate wind energy. C) Reduce emissions from internal combustion engines. D) Reduce electricity consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce electricity consumption. 2. Nonmetallic minerals prized mainly for their beauty, rarity, or durability are called A) Aggregates. B) Overburden. C) Native elements. D) Gemstones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gemstones. 3. Which of the following does not describe the sustainable use of a fish population? A) Elimination of predators. B) Catch and release. C) Size limits. D) Fishing seasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elimination of predators. 4. Which of the following is NOT an ore? A) Lead. B) Coltan. C) Aluminum. D) Gravel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gravel. 5. The ecosystem approach to conservation is partly based on the idea that A) All rare species should be relocated to regional preserves. B) Human needs are of secondary importance. human needs are of secondary importance. C) Keystone species are genetically superior to other organisms. D) A healthy biosphere requires intact ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A healthy biosphere requires intact ecosystems. 6. An abiotic part of an ecosystem that is required by plants to perform photosynthesis. A) Water. B) Soil. C) Sunlight. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunlight. 7. The term 'jungle' is used for A) Temperate forests. B) Tropical deciduous forests. C) Tropical evergreen rain forests. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical evergreen rain forests. 8. Anything that can change in an experiment is called a A) Measurement. B) Variable. C) Observation. D) Qualitative tagsNature of Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Variable. 9. Environmental science studies the both types of interactions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. The study of inland waters A) Oceanography. B) Limnology. C) Cyrosphere. D) Water science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limnology. 11. Which of the following is an alloy? A) Steel. B) Iron. C) Ore. D) Coltan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steel. 12. The movements of soil components from one place to another is known as A) Deforestation. B) Soil Erosion. C) Desertification. D) Landslides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil Erosion. 13. People who obtain food by collecting plants and by hunting animals. A) Cavemen. B) Hunter-gatherers. C) Botanists. D) Mathematicians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hunter-gatherers. 14. The ability of an ecosystem to recover quickly and resist damage after disasters A) Ecology. B) Environmental Science. C) Biodiversity. D) Ecosystem Resilience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem Resilience. 15. Regulation of energy and resources includes which of the following? A) Fossil fuels. B) Logging. C) Minerals. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. Energy source used to replace fossil fuels. A) Alternative. B) Wonderful. C) Non-renewable. D) Recyclable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alternative. 17. A common source of VOC's is ..... A) Vehicles. B) Burning leaves in the fall. C) Having a bonfire in the winter. D) Swamp gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehicles. 18. In a ..... feedback loop, the output of a system moving in one direction acts as input that causes the system to move in the other direction. A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 19. Why can't two species occupy the same niche? A) They will compete directly against each other and one species will eventually die off. B) They will mate with each other and produce an offspring that can't survive. C) One species will have to move out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They will compete directly against each other and one species will eventually die off. 20. A taiga is a treeless biome with a layer of permanently frozen soil below the surface called permafrost A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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