This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 284 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 284 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When was Earth Day first celebrated? A) April 20, 1970. B) April 22, 1973. C) April 24, 1970. D) April 22, 1970. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) April 22, 1970. 2. The Middle East is especially rich in deposits of A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Methane hydrate. D) Uranium-235. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oil. 3. The only bee in a hive capable of laying eggs in the A) King. B) Queen. C) Worker. D) Drone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Queen. 4. Which takes longer, primary or secondary succession? A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Succession. 5. The larger a population gets, the faster it grows ..... A) Immigration. B) Exponential growth. C) Logistic growth. D) Demography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exponential growth. 6. The following are nonrenewable sources of energy A) Wind and water. B) Coal and natural gas. C) Sunlight and petroleum. D) Minerals and oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal and natural gas. 7. Insular pine A) Select. B) Narra. C) Molave. D) Benguet pine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benguet pine. 8. Pollution occurs when people release, dump, leak, spill, or ..... the environment around us. A) Litter. B) Preserve. C) Save. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Litter. 9. Which of the following is an example of land used as a protected area to preserve the scenery and ecosystems? A) Grand Canyon National Park. B) Great Basin. C) Great Plains. D) Rocky Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grand Canyon National Park. 10. People who obtain food by collecting plants and by hunting wild animals or scavenging their remains are A) Hunter-gathers. B) Pirates. C) Explorers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunter-gathers. 11. ..... is the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. A) Atmosphere. B) Lithosphere or Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Cryosphere. E) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lithosphere or Geosphere. 12. A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called A) Nonrenewable resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Sustainable. D) Ecological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable resources. 13. A doctor works in a A) School. B) Hospital. C) Office. D) Farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hospital. 14. Resource available in continuous supply for the conceivable future A) Nutrient cycling. B) Inexhaustible resources. C) Renewable resource. D) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inexhaustible resources. 15. What is the difference between biomes and ecosystems? A) A biome is an ecosystem containing different plants, animals, and minerals indigenous to a specific geographic area. B) An Ecosystem is where you go for clean water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A biome is an ecosystem containing different plants, animals, and minerals indigenous to a specific geographic area. 16. Which of the following plants is likely to be a pioneer species? A) Lichen. B) Shrub. C) Oak tree. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lichen. 17. Where is the majority of Earth's freshwater found? A) Groundwater. B) Rivers. C) Lakes. D) Glaciers and polar ice caps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glaciers and polar ice caps. 18. Specific statement about what we would expect to observe if the hypothesis are true A) Prediction. B) Theory. C) Hypothesis. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prediction. 19. Decaying organic matter. A) Runner. B) Vertical Feeding Pattern. C) Humus. D) Tufts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humus. 20. Process by which individuals that are better adapted are able to survive and reproduce more successfully than individuals who are not well adapted is known as ..... A) Natural Selection. B) Artificial Selection. C) Evolution. D) Resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Selection. ← 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