This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 200 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 200 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In recent years (100 years) what has happened to the human population growth rate? A) Remained the same. B) Fluctuated. C) Decreased. D) Increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased. 2. Tiger belongs to which tropic level? A) Primary producer. B) Primary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) Apex consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apex consumer. 3. Land area beside creeks and streams A) Riparian Zone. B) Aquatic Zone. C) Wetlands. D) Marshes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Riparian Zone. 4. A chemical that stores large amounts of energy A) Iron. B) Kilocalorie. C) Calorie. D) Fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fat. 5. Which climate graph is for a wet and hot rainforest? A) Tropical rain forest. B) Temperate deciduous forest. C) Desert. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical rain forest. 6. Which population growth rate model accounts for limiting factors? A) Exponential. B) Logistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logistic. 7. What is surface tension?answer choices, A) Water's ability to stick to itself. B) Water's ability to stick to other substances. C) The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined. D) Tape, glue and other adhesives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined. 8. The ratio of the amount of work done to the total amount of energy introduced to the system. A) Negative feedback. B) Positive feedback. C) Energy efficiency. D) Energy quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy efficiency. 9. A negatively charged ion that gains an electron A) Electron. B) Cation. C) Anion. D) Isotopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anion. 10. The most important factor in determining climate is ..... A) Local geography. B) Latitude. C) Ocean currents. D) Air circulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 11. Which of the following are abiotic factors:insect, turtle, rock, and rain? A) Abiotic factors are rock and rain. B) Abiotic factors are insect and turtle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic factors are rock and rain. 12. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hazardous waste? A) Corrosive. B) Flammable. C) Chemically active. D) Toxic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemically active. 13. Forests stans established by planting and seeding, or both, in the process of afforestation or reforestation A) Natural forests. B) Plantations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plantations. 14. Transform faults tend to have ..... earthquakes. A) Weak. B) Rare. C) Massive. D) Few. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Massive. 15. Water that trickles down through the ground and collects is A) Fresh water. B) River water. C) Salt water. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Groundwater. 16. Where would fossilized evidence of unicellular organisms most likely be found? A) In the deserts of Africa. B) On the surface of a mountain. C) In the oceans near the equator. D) Buried deep within layers of rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buried deep within layers of rock. 17. Which of the following statements about greenways is true? A) They only benefit humans. B) They limit the movement of wildlife. C) They decrease property values. D) They protect water quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They protect water quality. 18. Succession that begins in an area that previously did not support life. A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession. C) Pioneer Species. D) Climax Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Succession. 19. Statistics are not used by scientists to A) Compare data. B) Analyze data. C) Gather data. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compare data. 20. Which of the following is not a strategy of source reduction? A) Reduce packaging. B) Bottle bills. C) Incineration. D) Design goods to last. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incineration. ← 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