This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 349 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 349 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following environmental issues is the primary cause of the others? A) Increasing Resource Use. B) Destruction of Habitat. C) Premature Extinction. D) Human Population Growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human Population Growth. 2. A declining population of one species can affect an entire what? A) Edge effect. B) Habitat. C) Ecosystem. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. 3. Estuaries are productive ecosystems because they constantly receive nutrients from A) Rivers and oceans. B) Coral reefs. C) Lakes and ponds. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rivers and oceans. 4. Only about ..... of energy is passed to each trophic level. A) 10%. B) 90%. C) 0%. D) 15%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 5. Characterized by rapid population growth, lower average incomes and agriculture-based economies like Brazil and India A) Tragedy of the commons. B) Industrial revolution. C) Developed countries. D) Developing countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developing countries. 6. Most unknown species belong to this group A) Insects. B) Fungi. C) Biodiversity hotspot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insects. 7. The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the ..... A) Continental slope. B) Continental shelf. C) Abyssal plain. D) Trench. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental shelf. 8. Why are certain biomes considered "dry" ? A) Because they have no tress. B) Because the temperature is always high. C) Because there is a low amount of rainfall. D) Because there is little net primary production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because there is a low amount of rainfall. 9. The Clean Air Act is monitored and enforced by the A) The Paris Accord. B) GSA-Government Services Agency. C) Virginia. D) EPA-Environmental Protection Agency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) EPA-Environmental Protection Agency. 10. Location where carbon resides A) Fossil pools. B) Reservoirs. C) Fluxes. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reservoirs. 11. Information gathered in an experiment A) Hypothesis. B) Prediction. C) Experiment. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Data. 12. ..... are faster than postcards and inland letters. A) Newspapers. B) Emails. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emails. 13. Scientific evidence indicates that extinction rates in the past few centuries have risen mainly due to natural causes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. A (An) ..... is a pollutant that does not rot or break down in the environment. A) Biodegradablepollutant. B) Nonbiodegradable pollutant. C) Animal product. D) Plant product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonbiodegradable pollutant. 15. Rules and regulations that governs how humans interact with their environment. A) Environmental science. B) Environmental law. C) Environmental ethics. D) Environmental issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental law. 16. Non-renewable or Renewable:Water A) Renewable. B) Non-Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 17. In the vocab picture, "Logistic Growth, " which factors level the population size and cut off exponential growth? A) Water, space, food, disease, predators. B) Ice, fire, dandruff, donuts. C) Fatty acids, amino acids, lava, grapes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water, space, food, disease, predators. 18. Air's ability to hold water vapor increase as ..... increases. A) Wind speed. B) Temperature. C) Air pressure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 19. Lead is a carcinogen, which means A) It is a chemical which causes cancer. B) It causes people to go hungry from a shortage of food. C) It is a chemical which is probably fine in small amounts. D) None of the other options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a chemical which causes cancer. 20. Environmental science studies which types of interactions between humans and the environment? A) How humans use natural resources. B) How humans relate to the nonliving environment. C) How humans actions alter the environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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