This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 368 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 368 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does elemental phosphorus enter the soil? A) Weathering of rock. B) Animal death. C) Leaching from water. D) Lightning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering of rock. 2. What is the activation energy? A) The energy of the products. B) The energy of the reactants. C) The minimum energy needed by the reactants to form the products. D) The energy lost in the reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The minimum energy needed by the reactants to form the products. 3. Is the following concept true or false? "Medical solid waste is solid waste generated during the operation of hospitals" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sai. 4. Which country is developing A) One with a high GDP. B) One that makes less pollution. C) One that uses a lot of resources. D) One that has many environmental regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One that makes less pollution. 5. Why can objects float easier in ocean water than in freshwater A) Ocean water is less dense. B) Ocean water is more dense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ocean water is more dense. 6. Based on matter, Earth is a ..... system but related to energy Earth is a ..... system A) Open, closed. B) Closed, open. C) Open, open. D) Closed, closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed, open. 7. Biogeochemical cycles: A) Only include processes conducted by or within living organisms. B) Describe the movement of water and other materials throughout the abiotic and biotic environment. C) Only pertain to exchanges and interactions that occur within the atmosphere. D) Are used to describe the attempts of humans to recycle various pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describe the movement of water and other materials throughout the abiotic and biotic environment. 8. What statement best defines ecological succession? A) The regular progression of species replacement in an environment. B) All of the nonliving factors of an ecosystem. C) The ability of an organism to survive in an ecosystem. D) The number of different species living in an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The regular progression of species replacement in an environment. 9. How do plants obtain sulfur and phosphorus? A) Plants absorb sulfates and phosphates present in the soil through their roots. B) Plants take in compounds of sulfur and phosphorus through the stomata. C) Plants do not obtain sulfur and phosphorus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants absorb sulfates and phosphates present in the soil through their roots. 10. A graph that shows changes that occur over time. A) Bar Graph. B) Line Graph. C) Circle Graph. D) Histogram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Line Graph. 11. The Green house gas is A) Hydrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Oxide carbon. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxide carbon. 12. What is the most common species of waterfowl found in wetlands? A) Flamingo. B) Mallard duck. C) Penguin. D) Ostrich. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mallard duck. 13. Groundwater flow is affected by the ..... of soil. A) Porosity. B) Type. C) Location. D) Aeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Porosity. 14. Matter the organisms require for their life processes are A) Biogeochemical cycles. B) Producers. C) Nutrients. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrients. 15. The "Primary Air Pollutants" are ..... A) Carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen. B) Radon, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and CFC's. C) Photochemical smog, VOC's, PM, and oxides. D) None of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen. 16. Temperature zones in the ocean include surface zone, deep zone, and ..... A) Thermocline. B) Aquifer. C) Littoral zone. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermocline. 17. Full form of SPCB A) State Pollution Control Board. B) Space Pollution Control Board. C) Space Parachute Control Board. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State Pollution Control Board. 18. Noise pollution can cause A) High blood pressure. B) Loss of sleep. C) Hearing loss. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Because we eat many different things, humans are called ..... A) Carnivores. B) Herbivores. C) Omnivores. D) More destructive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivores. 20. What is the first stage of ecological succession? A) The first stage of ecological succession is the pioneer stage. B) The middle stage. C) The final stage. D) The last stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first stage of ecological succession is the pioneer stage. ← 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