This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 178 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 178 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The boundary where trenches are formed A) Divergent plate boundary. B) Convergent plate boundary. C) Transform plate boundary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent plate boundary. 2. The majority of the scientific community ..... with the conclusions that global warming is occurring and that it is largely due to human actions. A) Disagrees. B) Agrees. C) Has not come to a consensus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agrees. 3. A worldview that focuses on all living things, both human and non-human would be considered ..... A) Anthropocentric. B) Biocentric. C) Ecocentric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biocentric. 4. The ..... is where the organism lives. A) Home. B) Niche. C) Barn. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat. 5. Surface mining can cause A) Only air pollution. B) Only noise pollution. C) Both air and noise pollution. D) Neither air nor noise pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both air and noise pollution. 6. Organisms that eat both meat and plants are ..... A) Herbivores. B) Omnivores. C) Carnivores. D) Food chains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnivores. 7. Where do you live? A) Hazaribagh. B) Jharkhand. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 8. Montreal protocol to reduce production of chlorofluorocarbons was assigned in: A) 1985. B) 1987. C) 1982. D) 1986. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1987. 9. A nonliving thing in an ecosystem is a(n) ..... A) Biotic factor. B) Population. C) Abiotic factor. D) Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abiotic factor. 10. E-waste is generated from ..... A) Electronics. B) Elevated nuclear plants. C) Elephants at the zoo. D) EPA regulated facilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electronics. 11. Weather is part of the and the Season is part of the . A) Week, Month. B) Day, year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Day, year. 12. What is a disadvantage to solar energy? A) Solar panels are very expensive and large areas are needed to put them. B) Replacement parts are hard to find and systems are difficult to install. C) Solar panels will collect more energy than can be stored, causing a system overload. D) Solar energy will cause cancer in organisms living near the panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar panels are very expensive and large areas are needed to put them. 13. RTWQ stands for 'Regular Testing of Water Quality' A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which of the following statements about an organism's habitat is NOT true? A) Most organisms can survive if they are taken away from their habitat. B) An organisms habitat is the place where it lives. C) A habitat has specific characteristics that an organism needs in order to live there. D) A habitat contains biotic and abiotic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most organisms can survive if they are taken away from their habitat. 15. What are the two types of Earth's crust? A) Ocean and core. B) Continental and oceanic. C) Asthenosphere and lithosphere. D) Thin and deep dish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental and oceanic. 16. In which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur? A) Thermosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 17. Which period in human history occurred prior to the others listed A) Hunter-Gatherer. B) Industrial Revolution. C) Post-Industrial Revolution. D) Agricultural Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunter-Gatherer. 18. Different species of plants and animals in an area is ..... A) Ecosystem. B) Biodiversity. C) Variation. D) Differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 19. The California Current (west coast) carries ..... water from canada A) Cold. B) Warm. C) Freezing. D) Fresh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold. 20. During an experiment, all of the earthworms move to the shaded side of the box rather than staying in the brightly lit side. Which of the statements is an observation of this investigation? A) The earthworms find more food in the shade. B) The earthworms favor the shaded side of the box. C) The earthworms are scared of the light. D) The earthworms sleep in the shaded side of the box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The earthworms favor the shaded side of the box. ← 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