Environmental Sciences Quiz 343 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. Which of the following processes causes fossils to form?

Correct Answer: C) Deposition.

2. Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource?

Correct Answer: A) They take millions of years to replace.

3. Promoting Sustainable Forest Management in the Philippines

Correct Answer: A) Executive Order 318.

4. Fossil fuels are overused by many factories. They might be used up in the near future.

Correct Answer: B) Overused by many factories, fossil fuels might be used up in the near future.

5. Rising CO2 levels has lead to a rise in average global temperatures. Based on this information, how is CO2 impacting the sea levels?

Correct Answer: A) Sea levels rise as arctic ice melts.

6. Buses, subway, and light rail are all examples of .....

Correct Answer: A) Public transportation.

7. Buffer strips & riparian zones along waterways are beneficial to those waterways because:

Correct Answer: E) All of the above.

8. Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?

Correct Answer: A) Omnivores.

9. In the levels of ecological organization, all of the Bull Frogs in a pond would be an example of a .....

Correct Answer: A) Population.

10. Cannot be broken down by natural processes

Correct Answer: D) Nonbiodegradable.

11. A final and stable community is called a/an

Correct Answer: B) Climax.

12. Everything that affects an organism during it's life collectively is known as it's .....

Correct Answer: B) Environment.

13. Which of the following Earth information is stored in the environment?

Correct Answer: A) Environmental directives.

14. A plant need support to grow is called as .....

Correct Answer: C) Climber.

15. What term means the transfer of thermal energy in a fluid by the movement of warmer and cooler fluids?

Correct Answer: A) Convection.

16. An ecological footprint is

Correct Answer: C) The amount of resources needed to support each person.

17. A way to answer questions about the natural world. This is a good definition for what?

Correct Answer: A) Science.

18. The living components of an ecosystem is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Biotic.

19. Why don't we have golden rice in the U.S.?

Correct Answer: D) All of these are reasons we don't see golden rice in our markets.

20. NO.5 Which of the following is a reason of noise pollution?

Correct Answer: C) Industrial machines.