This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 188 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 188 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When habitats are fragmented by urban sprawl, wildlife are negatively impacted. Which option below would be a solution to a large interstate cutting through a national park that impacts elk migration? A) Planting native wildflowers. B) Using a wildlife corridor such as an overpass. C) Planting more trees. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using a wildlife corridor such as an overpass. 2. Fires are important in this biome it helps many plant seeds to germinate and clears the area of overgrowth. A) Temperate deciduous forest. B) Desert. C) Chaparral. D) Taiga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chaparral. 3. Which energy source is composed of atoms that decay or are split to produce heat? A) Coal. B) Petroleum. C) Natural Gas. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear. 4. Which statement best describes ecological succession and ecosystem changes? A) Rapid introduction of new species. B) Ecosystems do not change and ecological succession is a myth. C) Gradual change and replacement of species in a community. D) Ecosystems do not change and remain constant as time moves forward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gradual change and replacement of species in a community. 5. Which of the following laws provided regulations for cancer-causing chemicals in food? A) Delaney Clause of Food, Drugs, & Cosmetics Act. B) Kyoto Protocol & Paris Agreement. C) Clean Water Act. D) CITES. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delaney Clause of Food, Drugs, & Cosmetics Act. 6. Acid rain is formed when nitrogen oxide or sulfur dioxide mixes with ..... A) Water. B) Oxygen. C) Sunlight. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 7. What causes water to move between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere? A) Energy from the Sun and Earth's rotation. B) Energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. C) Wind and Earth's rotation. D) The force of gravity and Earth's rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy from the Sun and the force of gravity. 8. Oil, coal and gas A) Are renewable. B) Are called biomass. C) Can be recycled. D) Are non-renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are non-renewable. 9. A negative ENVIRONMENTAL impact of fire suppression policy is ..... A) Criminalization of indigenous practices. B) Build up of fuel on the forest floor. C) Jobs to build watch towers. D) More paper products. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Build up of fuel on the forest floor. 10. What is the term for the process of breaking down organic waste into soil? A) Composting. B) Recycling. C) Decomposing. D) Disposing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Composting. 11. All of the member of a particular species in the same area is an example of- A) A community. B) A population. C) An organism. D) An ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A population. 12. Which of the following is the most favored option in the waste disposal hierarchy? A) Reuse. B) Disposal. C) Prevention. D) Energy recovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prevention. 13. This part of the Earth System includes the gases that surround the earth. A) Geosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 14. Agriculture related environmental issue in northern Africa A) Urbanization. B) Pesticide treadmill. C) Desertification. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desertification. 15. The 'Greenhouse Effect' is a natural phenomenon that: A) Causes the Earth's temperature to rise. B) Is caused by human activities. C) Is harmful to all life on Earth. D) All of these are correct. tagsEN.ESS3.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Causes the Earth's temperature to rise. 16. The total area of land and water needed to produce the resources a person consumes and dispose of the waste a person produces is that person's A) Ecosystem impact. B) Ecological handprint. C) Sustainability marker. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological footprint. 17. Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? A) Pictures of lions hunting deer. B) The average temperatures of the Padagonia grassland. C) Descriptions of flowers blooming on a barrel cactus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The average temperatures of the Padagonia grassland. 18. The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this? A) To save money. B) To recycle dish soap. C) To reduce sewage. D) To conserve water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To conserve water. 19. There is good Ozone and bad Ozone. Good Ozone absorbs almost all the ultra-violet radiation that reaches the Earth. Where is this layer of good Ozone located? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 20. Which of the following gases IS NOT considered a greenhouse gas? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Nitrogen. C) Water vapor. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. ← 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