This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 318 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 318 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I am a letter sent through internet. I am an ..... A) Email. B) Post card. C) Inland letter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Email. 2. What is the main thing that carries out Nitrogen Fixation? A) Lightning. B) Bacteria. C) Plants. D) Humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 3. True or False:Your hypothesis can be wrong. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Desertification occurs due to A) Drought. B) Erosion. C) Overgrazing. D) All options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All options are correct. 5. A personal preference or point of view is A) Bias. B) A theory. C) A hypothesis. D) An inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 6. True or false:During lab, students with long hair should totally keep their hair free flowing and not tied up. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. When we burn fossil fuels, a lot of ..... is released into the atmosphere. A) Oxygen. B) Fresh air. C) Water. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 8. The continual process by which water circulates between the atmosphere and the Earth. A) Water cycle. B) Precipitation. C) Food web. D) Net primary productivity/NPP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 9. Bioaccumulation refers to the ..... A) Increase in species diversity in areas that have been protected. B) Ability of an animal to adapt to pollutants in its environment. C) Build-up of pesticides in soil and water supplies. D) Ability of a chemical to build up in an organisms's tissues. E) Data collection about DNA in captive populations of endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability of a chemical to build up in an organisms's tissues. 10. Non-living part of environment A) Abiotic factor. B) Community. C) Primary Producer. D) Biotic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic factor. 11. The sun rises in the ..... A) North. B) East. C) South. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) East. 12. You learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. You see an animal you've never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. This is an example of ..... A) The scientific method. B) Inductive reasoning. C) A controlled experiment. D) Deductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deductive reasoning. 13. Increases in global temperature is caused by A) Aerosols/CFC's. B) Carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. C) Nitrogen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. 14. Which of the following is an example of how to conserve and protect the environment A) Grow trees for houses and furniture. B) Usage of paper when not necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grow trees for houses and furniture. 15. A substance is considered an acid if its pH is A) Equal to 7. B) Above 7. C) Below 7. D) Equal to 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Below 7. 16. A chemical fog produced by the reaction of sunlight and air pollutants is called ..... A) Smog. B) Global warming. C) Acid rain. D) Fossil fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smog. 17. Put a name to the following definition:Ascribing inherent value to certain living things. A) Biocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Antropocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biocentrism. 18. A group of similar things that a scientist is interested in learning about A) Statistical population. B) Statistics. C) Distribution. D) Mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistical population. 19. What is true about nutrients in the ecosystem (such as water, carbon, and nitrogen)? A) They are not affected by humans in the ecosystem. B) They cannot be recovered if they are lost in the ecosystem. C) They cycle through the ecosystem in different forms to support life. D) They are usually only found in one form in the ecosystem to support life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They cycle through the ecosystem in different forms to support life. 20. Rivers and streams are examples of ..... A) Lotic systems. B) Lentic systems. C) Wetlands. D) Watersheds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lotic systems. ← 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