This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 240 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 240 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Agriculture means A) Farming. B) Searching for animal hides. C) Hunting. D) Gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming. 2. A theory may eventually become a ..... A) Hypothesis. B) Principle. C) Question. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principle. 3. An ecosystem is a location on Earth that includes A) Only biotic components. B) Only abiotic components. C) Interacting biotic and abiotic components. D) Positive and negative feedback loops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interacting biotic and abiotic components. 4. The process that moves weathered rocks is called A) Erosion. B) Gravity. C) Layering. D) Folding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 5. Ecological Succession initiating on sand is called: A) Xerosere. B) Lithosere. C) Psammoses. D) Halosere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psammoses. 6. Social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world from undesirable changes brought about by human actions. A) Sustainability. B) Nonrenewable Natural Resources. C) Environmentalism. D) Renewable Natural Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmentalism. 7. Which two gases are released when cars burn gasoline for fuel? A) Methane and water vapor. B) Carbon monoxide and water vapor. C) Carbon dioxide and water. D) Methane and carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide and water. 8. The study of how organisms interact with their environments and each other A) Ecology. B) Zoology. C) Microbiology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 9. What is power from the Sun called? A) Hot power. B) Cold power. C) Solar power. D) Lunar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar power. 10. Energy stored in atomic bonds that form molecules A) Thermal Energy. B) Chemical Energy. C) Electrical Energy. D) Electromagnetic Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical Energy. 11. In a controlled experiment, how many independent variables can be worked with at a time? A) One. B) None. C) Two or more. D) How ever many makes sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 12. Why is plastic so dangerous to the environment? A) Because it makes beaches trashy. B) Because it is cheaply made. C) Because it does not breakdown. D) Because it kills animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it does not breakdown. 13. Why is stratospheric ozone beneficial to life on Earth? A) Stratospheric ozone is an important part of the water cycle. B) Stratospheric ozone absorbs UV radiation that is dangerous to life. C) Stratospheric ozone reverses the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere. D) Stratospheric ozone produces much of the oxygen that life uses for respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratospheric ozone absorbs UV radiation that is dangerous to life. 14. Water in rivers and streams flows in one direction, beginning at a source called a mouth and traveling to a headwater, where the flowing water empties into a larger body of water. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which of the following is the management and enforcement of standards, usually controlled by various levels of government bureaucracy? A) Legislation. B) Management. C) Local government. D) Regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regulation. 16. Prolonged torpor or dormancy of an animal during a hot or dry period. A) Migration. B) Estivation. C) Competition. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estivation. 17. Which biome contains lichens, mosses, and grasses? A) Grasslands. B) Taiga. C) Tundra. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taiga. 18. The leaves on the tree are bright red. A) Qualitative data. B) Quantitative data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative data. 19. An oak tree is a/an ..... A) Producer. B) Primary Consumer. C) Secondary Consumer. D) Decoposer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producer. 20. How have Humans increased their carrying capacity? A) They live longer. B) They have had more children over time. C) They have developed several languages around the world. D) They began farming to increase their food supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They began farming to increase their food supply. ← 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