This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 196 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 196 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which nutrient cycle needs a nutrient to be fixed prior to use by plants and animals? A) Water. B) Carbon. C) Nitrogen. D) Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 2. Which greenhouse gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere? A) Water vapor. B) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). C) Nitrous oxide. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 3. The wetlands near your school absorb water to prevent the school parking lot from flooding every time it rains. What type of ecosystem service is represented here? A) Provisioning service. B) Cultural service. C) Regulating service. D) Supporting service. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulating service. 4. What is the main focus of environmental science? A) Studying the natural sciences. B) Studying the social sciences. C) Studying both the natural and social sciences. D) Studying economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying both the natural and social sciences. 5. Compare carnivores from herbivores. A) Carnivores eat grass, herbivores eat meat. B) Carnivores eat meat, herbivores eat plants. C) Carnivores eat people, herbivores don't. D) The both eat meat and plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carnivores eat meat, herbivores eat plants. 6. PATIENTS ARE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN..... A) VAN. B) AMBULANCE. C) BUS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AMBULANCE. 7. Weathering and erosion are the same thing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which of these words doesn't mean cold? A) Chilly. B) Snowy. C) Frigid. D) Humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humid. 9. Which of these is a renewable resource? A) Coal. B) Natural gas. C) Wind. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 10. Which of the following is the lowest layer of the atmosphere? A) Troposphere. B) Exosphere. C) Hemisphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 11. Which area of study deals with the moral principles that guide human conduct in regards to the environment? A) Environmental Science. B) Environmental Law. C) Environmental Ethics. D) Environmental Issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Ethics. 12. How long does it take the Moon to revolve around the Earth? A) 24 Hours. B) 365 Days. C) 29.5 Days. D) 1 Hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 29.5 Days. 13. What are interconnected food chains called? A) Consumers. B) Predators. C) Food web. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food web. 14. Fish A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. C) None. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic. 15. If the sun suddenly stopped giving off heat, the water cycle would ..... A) Not work. B) Not be affected. C) Slow down but still work. D) Work in the opposite direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not work. 16. What type of organism always starts the food chain? A) Producer (Plants). B) Consumers (Organisms). C) Predators (Organisms). D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producer (Plants). 17. An element used to date materials and used to distinguish Earth's temperature changes throughout history A) Ions. B) Molecules. C) Neutrons. D) Isotopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isotopes. 18. Water pollution may be easily identified ..... pollution, or it may be ..... pollution, the source of which is often difficult to determine. A) Point, nonpoint. B) Nonpoint, point. C) Thermal, artificial. D) Groundwater, aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point, nonpoint. 19. What is the following description an example of? The tall trees in which red-tailed hawks like to build their nests. A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Habitat. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat. 20. Which is true about the exosphere? A) It is the highest layer of earth's atmosphere. B) Satellites fly here. C) There is not enough oxygen here for humans to breathe. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. ← 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