This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 250 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 250 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of bacteria would transform nitrate into nitrogen gas? A) Nitrogen-fixing. B) Denitrifying. C) Nitrifying. D) Nitrogen-defixing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denitrifying. 2. Which biome would be the best region for Primary consumers? A) Desert. B) Savanna. C) Tundra. D) Temperate Grasslands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperate Grasslands. 3. Organisms on the bottom level of the pyramid are ..... A) Producers. B) Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 4. Choose the correct answer to fill in the missing content in the concept below? ".....is the process of using technological and technical solutions (different from preliminary processing) to reduce, eliminate, and concentrate isolation, isolation, incineration, destruction, and burial of solid waste and harmful elements in solid waste." A) Destruction of waste. B) Solid waste treatment. C) Destruction of solid waste. D) Waste treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solid waste treatment. 5. Why did the paperclip float in our lab? A) Because water is resistant to temperature change. B) It was less dense than water. C) Because water is a solution. D) Surface tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surface tension. 6. Which of the following amplifies a previous change in a system? A) Positive feedback. B) Negative feedback. C) Isolated feedback. D) Binary feedback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive feedback. 7. What does the word 'pollution' mean? A) The surroundings and conditions where a person, plant or animal lives. B) The presence or introduction to the environment of a substance that has harmful effects. C) Something done in a way that is planned. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The presence or introduction to the environment of a substance that has harmful effects. 8. For some populations, growth can continue to increase without any limit. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. How do insecticides affect food webs? A) Producers overpopulate while secondary consumers starve. B) Producers die off and primary consumers starve. C) Producers are unaffected while consumers overpopulate. D) Primary consumers are the only populations that are affected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers overpopulate while secondary consumers starve. 10. Which statement below about water is NOT true? A) Liquid water is less dense than solid water. B) Solid water floats on liquid water. C) The specific heat of water is higher than other substances. D) Water is necessary for the survival of living organisms on Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liquid water is less dense than solid water. 11. Number of nations signed Montreal Protocol is ..... : A) 24. B) 27. C) 30. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 27. 12. The intertidal zone is: A) The area close to shore in a pond or lake. B) The area close to an ocean shore. C) The very bottom of the ocean. D) The open area of an ocean or a lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The area close to an ocean shore. 13. A natural resource is anything produced naturally which is needed by organisms A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The ..... contains over 90% of the ocean's water. A) Neritic zone. B) Aphotic zone. C) Benthic zone. D) Open ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Open ocean. 15. The creek at Cave Spring most likely has a high dissolved oxygen rate. Which temperatures hold more dissolved oxygen, hot or cold? A) Hot. B) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold. 16. Biotic Factors would be most correctly considered part of the A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 17. Where is most water found on Earth? A) Glaciers. B) Lakes. C) Rivers. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oceans. 18. I am going to drink 3 sugary drinks a day for a month to see if I gain weight. What is the independent variable? A) The drink. B) The weight. C) The time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The drink. 19. Using a common resource to the point where you benefit but everyone else feels the negatives. A) Ecological Footprint. B) Tragedy of the Commons. C) Pollution. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the Commons. 20. An organized attempt to influence the decisions of lawmakers is called A) Informing. B) Coercing. C) Lobbying. D) Debating. 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