This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 183 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 183 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following has led to the unsustainable use of natural resources? A) Human Population Growth. B) Disease. C) Technology. D) Fast Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human Population Growth. 2. Water should be boiled before drinking it. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Plants and bark are winter food for which of the following animals? A) Elk. B) Jays. C) Squirrels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elk. 4. Forms images of surface A) Light microscope. B) Electron microscope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electron microscope. 5. Factors that must remain the same for all setups in an experiment A) Constants. B) Independent Variables. C) Dependent Variables. D) Hypotheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constants. 6. Which is NOT a problem associated with an overpopulated country? A) Overcrowded cities. B) Lack of workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lack of workers. 7. The secondary succession is A) Lichens and mosses arrive on bare rock and begin to trap soil. B) A complex, stable ecosystem is formed. C) Plants grow in an area devastated by a flood. D) Plants grow in a newly formed pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants grow in an area devastated by a flood. 8. A type of chart that shows the digits of the numbers and names or categories (organizes data during experiment). A) Hypothesis. B) Stem and Leaf Plot. C) Bar Graph. D) Data Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data Table. 9. Most of Earths fresh water is found in? A) Lakes. B) Rivers. C) Ice. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ice. 10. All of the following add Dissolved Oxygen to the water except ..... A) From Photosynthesis by underwater plants. B) Movement of the water. C) Air in the atmosphere. D) Underground Oxygen deposits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Underground Oxygen deposits. 11. The importance of having a volcanoes in our nature is to provide nutrients to the surrounding soil. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Nonrenewable mineral resources are often used as fuel. Which choice is a good way to conserve the nonrenewable resources we now use for fuel? A) Use charcoal, obtained by burning wood for fuel. B) Use coal in thermal power plants to obtain energy. C) Explore alternative sources of energy, such as solar energy. D) Extract minerals from the sea, leaving the resources on land untouched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Explore alternative sources of energy, such as solar energy. 13. What physical layer of Earth is located beneath the lithosphere? A) Asthenosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Inner core. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asthenosphere. 14. An organism that eats only plants is classified as a ..... A) Carnivore. B) Omnivore. C) Herbivore. D) Omnomnomnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbivore. 15. Which type of area would Miami, Florida be considered? A) Urban. B) Rural. C) Country. D) Suburban. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urban. 16. A deer browsing on a shrub is an example of A) Predation. B) Parasitism. C) Herbivory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbivory. 17. Which is a green-house gas? A) Methane. B) Oxygen. C) Hydrogen. D) Ammonium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane. 18. Which best describes the role of decomposers in an ecosystem? A) Decomposers eat consumers and pass along energy. B) Decomposers eat scavengers and pass along energy. C) Decomposers get energy from the sun to help producers. D) Decomposers get energy by breaking down decaying matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decomposers get energy by breaking down decaying matter. 19. It takes ..... to our planet to regenerate what we use in a year. A) 1 year. B) 1/2 year. C) 1.5 year. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1.5 year. 20. What is one local rule that helps reduce air pollution? A) Limiting the number of days per week vehicles are allowed to drive. B) Increasing the use of personal vehicles. C) Encouraging the use of public transport. D) Implementing congestion charges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting the number of days per week vehicles are allowed to drive. ← 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