This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 421 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 421 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This agency manages all national parks, many monuments, and other conservation and historic properties. A) U.S. Department of Agriculture. B) Bureau of Land Management. C) National Park Service. D) US Department of the Interior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Park Service. 2. Gases such as carbon dioxide and methane protect the Earth from the cold of space helping to keep the Earth warm enough for life. The amount of these gasses in the atmosphere can be impacted by human behavior. A) Greenhouse gases. B) Atmospheric gasses. C) Carbon. D) Hydrocarbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse gases. 3. Scientific agency that focus on the conditions of oceans, waterways, and the atmosphere. A) DOE. B) United States Geological Survey (USGS). C) The Environmental Protection Agency. D) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 4. Where is most of the freshwater on earth found? A) Surface water. B) Groundwater. C) Oceans. D) Glaciers and icecaps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glaciers and icecaps. 5. An example of a population is A) All trees in a forest. B) All maple trees in a forest. C) All plants in a forest. D) All animals in a forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All maple trees in a forest. 6. Fleas and ticks feeding off blood of mammals are examples of ..... A) Parasites. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Herbivory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasites. 7. The process of fusion requires A) High heat and high pressure. B) Cool temperatures and no gravity. C) A snack. D) High heat and low pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High heat and high pressure. 8. Traveling from the North Pole to the equator you would expect to see which of the following orders of biomes (coldest/driest to hottest/wettest)? A) Rainforest, desert, taiga. B) Temperate forest, taiga, rainforest. C) Tundra, taiga, grassland, rainforest. D) Taiga, desert, tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tundra, taiga, grassland, rainforest. 9. Which of these is false when it comes to industrialization. A) Less farmers are needed because the cities are growing. B) The climate is not affected. C) There are more jobs in the cities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The climate is not affected. 10. According to the island biogeography theory, which of the following islands is likely to have higher species diversity? A) A larger island far from the mainland. B) A smaller island closer to the mainland. C) A larger island closer to the mainland. D) A smaller island far from the mainland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A larger island closer to the mainland. 11. You suggest that the absence of water could prevent the growth of bread mold. This is- A) A hypothesis. B) A conclusion. C) An experiment. D) An analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hypothesis. 12. Why was the Antarctic Treaty created? A) To protect the land claims of various countries. B) The preserve the continent for scientific purposes only. C) To create an animal sanctuary. D) The build military bases for the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The preserve the continent for scientific purposes only. 13. A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater A) Denitrification. B) Aquifer. C) Nitrogen fixation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquifer. 14. The level of organization in an ecosystem is A) Organism, population, community, ecosystem. B) Ecosystem, population, organism, community. C) Organism, community, population, ecosystem. D) Community, ecosystem, population, organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organism, population, community, ecosystem. 15. Nutrient availability, sunlight and temperature influences: A) What organisms are in an aquatic ecosystem. B) How much oxygen content is in the water. C) Where an organisms lives in an aquatic ecosystem. D) The salinity of the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where an organisms lives in an aquatic ecosystem. 16. How much percent of the earth is ocean A) 10%. B) 70%. C) 90%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 70%. 17. What do control rods do in a nuclear reactor? A) Regulate the rate of reaction by absorbing neutrons. B) Produce electricity. C) Produce neutrons to increase the rate of reaction. D) Reduce heat produced by the uranium rods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulate the rate of reaction by absorbing neutrons. 18. The more stuff we have, the greater our ..... A) Shoe size. B) Environmental prints. C) Ecological footprint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecological footprint. 19. Name three types of natural resources. A) Imaginary resources. B) Artificial resources. C) Renewable resources, Non-renewable resources, Biological resources. D) Fictional resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable resources, Non-renewable resources, Biological resources. 20. Soil pollution is a major concern in ..... countries. A) Industrial. B) Developing. C) Industrial and developing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial and developing. ← 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