This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 397 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 397 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A healthy lake cannot have too many nutrients. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. A new virus is plaguing the globe, and there is currently no vaccination. Which professional would be helpful in the development of how vaccinations will react with the body and the effects that the new vaccines could have on the subjects? A) Biochemist. B) Architect. C) Civil Engineer. D) Exterminator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biochemist. 3. How many people live on less than $ 2 per day? A) 6 billion. B) 2.5 billion. C) 2.8 billion. D) 4 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.8 billion. 4. Which is the proper expression about OZONE? A) Good Up High, Bad Nearby. B) Bad Up High, Good Nearby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good Up High, Bad Nearby. 5. What is the function of the ozone layer? A) To allow UV rays to get to Earth. B) To block UV rays from getting to Earth. C) To keep oxygen in. D) To allow meteors to get to Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To block UV rays from getting to Earth. 6. The scientific study of human populations is called A) Populography. B) People science. C) Humanology. D) Demography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Demography. 7. What is NOT a way to reduce your environmental/ecological footprint? A) Reducing what you consume. B) Increasing what you consume. C) Recycling. D) Reusing materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increasing what you consume. 8. Emissions can cause air ..... A) Oxygen. B) Pollution. C) Recycling. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 9. A reaction to a stimulus is a ..... A) Hiccup. B) Response. C) Metabolism. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Response. 10. When there is a lack of resources such as food, water, sunlight, shelter, and space this is often called ..... A) Limiting factors. B) Wet. C) Messy. D) Found in rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting factors. 11. The number of different species of plants and animals A) Adaptations. B) Biome. C) Ecosystem. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biodiversity. 12. The layers of the atmosphere are classified by changes in A) Pressure. B) Temperature. C) Latitude. D) Longitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 13. To find the volume of a rock, a student submerges the rock in beaker and finds the difference between the initial volume and the final volume. What is this process called? A) Volume by displacement. B) Volume by gravity. C) Mass by volume. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volume by displacement. 14. Charles Darwin proposed, over many generations, populations of organism become well suited to their environments through evolution by ..... A) Mutualism. B) Evolution. C) Natural selection. D) Natural population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural selection. 15. Are our brother and sister from the same Parents. A) Cousin. B) Siblings. C) Uncle. D) Aunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Siblings. 16. A British primatologist and anthropologist who is renowned for her long-term study of wild chimpanzees and her dedication to wildlife conservation and animal welfare. A) Al Gore. B) Jane Goodall. C) Rajendra Pachauri. D) James Lovelock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jane Goodall. 17. What is the term used for when acid rain dissolves minerals trapped in rocks and washes them to surface waters? A) Burial and subduction. B) Weathering and erosion. C) Diffusion. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering and erosion. 18. Most fresh water on Earth is found A) Lakes & rivers. B) In icecaps & glaciers. C) Rivers & streams. D) In North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In icecaps & glaciers. 19. Portion of the marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate. A) Open ocean. B) Aphotic zone. C) Photic zone. D) Deep zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photic zone. 20. Landforms include A) Aquifers. B) Tectonic plates. C) Mountains. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountains. ← 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