This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 420 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 420 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ground level ozone (also known as tropospheric ozone) is ..... A) A significant source of air pollution and contributes to the formation of smog. B) Also found in the exosphere. C) Found only in rural areas. D) A significant source of air pollution and contributes to the increase in the hole in the ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A significant source of air pollution and contributes to the formation of smog. 2. Eats both producers and consumer A) Herbivore. B) Carnivore. C) Omnivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivore. 3. Divide A) A stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream. B) The boundary between drainage areas that have streams that flow in opposite directions. C) The path that a stream follows. D) The upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boundary between drainage areas that have streams that flow in opposite directions. 4. Why does our food have to travel such great distances to get to us? A) The climate. B) Lack of resources. C) Laziness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The climate. 5. All economies depend on the environment. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Which species is a type of nonnative species that causes problems for the environment? A) Keystone species. B) Endemic species. C) Invasive species. D) Nonnative species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invasive species. 7. The chance an earthquake will occur in your town during the next year is an example of A) Skepticism. B) Distribution. C) Correlation. D) Risk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Risk. 8. What is another way to lower the nitrate level in your tank? A) Add fish. B) Add snails. C) Add plants. D) Remove plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add plants. 9. Which of the following is NOT part of the peer-review process? A) Reviewing the manuscript for content. B) Checking the manuscript for plagiarism. C) Assessing the manuscript's impact on the field. D) Deciding the manuscript's publication date. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deciding the manuscript's publication date. 10. Lower trophic levels generally contain ..... energy, biomass, and individuals. A) More. B) Less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 11. A threat to ocean organisms A) Over Fishing. B) Dams. C) Zooplankton. D) Corals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over Fishing. 12. Water shortages can be created by ..... A) Weather related issues like drought. B) Human consumption. C) Human withdrawal. D) All of the above reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above reasons. 13. Most developing countries are located on the continent of ..... A) North America. B) Africa. C) Asia. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Africa. 14. What are the four types of ecosystem services? A) Producing, Managing, Traditional, Assisting. B) Providing, Regulating, Cultural, Supporting. C) Supplying, Controlling, Social, Sustaining. D) Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural, Supporting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural, Supporting. 15. Which watershed is the largest in the United States? A) Mississippi River Watershed. B) Potomac River Watershed. C) Shenandoah River Watershed. D) James River Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mississippi River Watershed. 16. Climate change will cause oceans to become more A) Acidic. B) Basic. C) Alkaline. D) Polluted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acidic. 17. Agriculture is the raising of crops and livestock for food or for other products that are useful to humans A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. What is a characteristic of non-renewable resources? A) Infinite supply. B) Easily replenished. C) Often environmentally friendly. D) Finite supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finite supply. 19. Which of the following is not considered a part of Earth's system? A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Envirosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Envirosphere. 20. Infectious diseases are caused by what? A) Food allergies. B) Weather conditions. C) Pathogens. D) Genetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathogens. ← 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