This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 329 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 329 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Pollutants that are not broken down by natural processes area are A) Nonrenewable. B) Nonbiodegradable. C) Biodegradable. D) Both (A) and (C). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonbiodegradable. 2. This is the social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world-and, by extension, people-from undesirable changes brought upon by human actions. A) Environmental Science. B) Environmentalism. C) Resources. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalism. 3. Farmers increase their use of pesticides and herbicides. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Sediment. B) Nutrient. C) Toxic. D) Bacterial. E) Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toxic. 4. What is the correct order of Earth's atmospheric layers from the bottom to top? A) Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere. B) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere. C) Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere. D) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere. 5. The closer you live to the ocean, the more likely your climate will be a ..... A) Marine climate. B) Tropical climate. C) Continental climate. D) Subtropical climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine climate. 6. The average global temperature has ..... during the 20th century. A) Remained the same. B) Increased every year. C) Risen some years and fallen others, but has increased overall. D) Risen some years and fallen others, but has decreased overall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Risen some years and fallen others, but has increased overall. 7. There are many more ..... then there are primary consumers A) Secondary Consumers. B) Producers. C) Tertiary Consumers. D) Suns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producers. 8. 'working with diverse individuals and groups' is an example of which employability skill? A) Teamwork. B) Communication. C) Technology. D) Self Management. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teamwork. 9. The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are ..... A) Food and Water. B) Water and Sunlight. C) Temperature and Oxygen. D) Water and Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water and Temperature. 10. A common air pollutant that is very dangerous because you cannot see it or smell it A) Sulfur Monoxide. B) Carbon Monoxide. C) Carbon Dioxide. D) Nitrogen Oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Monoxide. 11. What type of population sampling involves tagging an individual and releasing them? A) Mark and Recapture. B) Fogging. C) Netting. D) Transect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mark and Recapture. 12. One of the possible effects of Global Warming include A) A drop in sea level. B) Less heat is trapped by Earth's atmosphere. C) Low-level coastal areas might be flooded. D) A decrease in the size of the ozone hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low-level coastal areas might be flooded. 13. We should eat ..... meals a day. A) 1. B) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 14. The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean. A) California Current. B) Surface Current. C) Gyre. D) Global Conveyor Belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gyre. 15. Which can lead to the depletion of the ozone layer of Earth? A) Coal-fired power plants. B) Vehicle exhaust. C) Burning compost. D) Aerosols. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aerosols. 16. What does a plant need to survive? A) Sunshine. B) Nutrients. C) Water. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. In a hurricane, winds move towards the ..... and get deflected to the ..... in the northern hemisphere A) Outer rain bands; left. B) Eye; right. C) Eye; left. D) Outer rain bands; right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eye; right. 18. Which of the following is a threat to coral reefs? A) Oil spills. B) Sewage. C) Pesticides. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Which is an example of negative feedback A) Loss of vegetation leading to soil erosion leading to further loss of vegetation. B) A decline in a large predator population after they have eaten most of their prey population. C) Melting of permafrost in the tundra due to climatic change leading to further release of methane, causing further change. D) Unsustainable slash and burn agriculture practices in tropical rainforests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A decline in a large predator population after they have eaten most of their prey population. 20. A ..... is a group of ecosystems that share similar abiotic and biotic conditions. A) Species. B) Community. C) Population. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biome. ← 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