This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 215 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 215 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is it important to conserve water? A) There is very little of the earth's water that we can use. B) We will run out of water worldwide very soon. C) We need to learn how to more widely take salt out of water. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is very little of the earth's water that we can use. 2. Determine the type of reasoning:Every even number is divisible by 2. 1986 is an even number, therefore it is divisible by two. A) Inductive. B) Deductive. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deductive. 3. One way that city planners put their decisions into practice is A) Zoning. B) Urbanization. C) Ecological restoration. D) Sprawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zoning. 4. People get fresh water from A) Reservoirs. B) Lakes and rivers. C) Pumping groundwater up from aquifers using wells. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. What do you call all of the different populations that live together in an area? A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Habitat. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 6. True or false. Acid rain caused in one country can cause problems in other nearby countries A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. How many variables should you change in an experiment? A) None. B) Only 1. C) 2 or more. D) Depends on the type of experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only 1. 8. Open oceans are high in salinity or dissolved salt concentrations. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Composed of all the liquid water on or near the earth A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Cryosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrosphere. 10. Decomposers convert organic matter into inorganic matter. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Funds posted before a mining project begins A) Alloy. B) Bond. C) Compound. D) Flux. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bond. 12. A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid A) Salinity. B) Bio-indicators. C) Wave. D) Tide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salinity. 13. This type of boundary creates rift zones and shallow earthquakes A) Transform. B) Continental-Continental Convergent. C) Divergent. D) Oceanic-Continental Convergent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divergent. 14. ..... is when human needs are met so that the population can survive indefinitely. A) Conservation. B) Recycling. C) Sustainability. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainability. 15. What resource is finite? A) Wind. B) Solar energy. C) Coal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 16. What are the main biomes of the world? A) Aquatic, forest, desert, grassland and tundra. B) Aquatic and tundra only. C) Deciduous and arctic only. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquatic, forest, desert, grassland and tundra. 17. Which statement best describes the process of evolution? A) Populations can survive in different locations on earth. B) Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth. C) Populations grow when resources are abundant. D) The traits of a species can change over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The traits of a species can change over time. 18. What is an ecosystem which is characterized by a unique climate and community of organisms? A) Aquatic. B) Biome. C) Habitat. D) Terrestrial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biome. 19. A series of steps scientists follow to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions. A) Scientific Method. B) Independent Variable. C) Dependent Variable. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific Method. 20. Which of the following renewable resources does emit greenhouse gases? A) Biomass. B) Solar. C) Wind. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass. ← 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