This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 435 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 435 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Plants removing CO2 from the air is A) Provisioning. B) Ecosystem service. C) Cultural. D) Supporting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem service. 2. The least air pressure exists in A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 3. The study of how resources are converted into products and services and of how those products and services are distributed and used A) Supply. B) Demand. C) Ecology. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economics. 4. Why is it important to reduce pollution? A) To save money on cleaning up pollution. B) To protect the environment, human health, and wildlife. C) To make the air smell better. D) To increase the population of endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To protect the environment, human health, and wildlife. 5. A person who purchases goods and services for personal use A) Non-Market Values. B) Environmental Economics. C) Corporate. D) Consumer. E) Ecological Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumer. 6. Biodegradable pollutants is A) Can be broken down. B) Cant be broken down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can be broken down. 7. Which of the following could NOT be an example of a prey animal? A) Trees. B) Mice. C) Rabbits. D) Snakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees. 8. What is the process by which carbon is cycled between living organisms and the environment? A) The process is called the oxygen cycle. B) The process is called the nitrogen cycle. C) The process is called the water cycle. D) The process is called the carbon cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The process is called the carbon cycle. 9. The greatest threat to most species is ..... A) Loss of habitat. B) Being overhunted. C) Invasive species. D) Climate change. E) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss of habitat. 10. They are highest clouds in the sky. They look curly, white and feathery. Usually mean good weather. A) Cumulonimbus. B) Stratus. C) Cirrus. D) Cumulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cirrus. 11. Which of the following are needed for photosynthesis? A) Oxygen and glucose. B) Water, solar energy, and carbon dioxide. C) Carbon dioxide, energy, and glucose. D) Water, solar energy, and glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water, solar energy, and carbon dioxide. 12. What is the "Tragedy of the Commons" ? A) A play written by William Shakespeare. B) A famous painting from the Renaissance period. C) The individual consumes a resource at the expense of society. D) A historical event that took place in England in the 18th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The individual consumes a resource at the expense of society. 13. What are hydrocarbons? A) Hydrogen mixed with CO2 to make Nitric monoxide. B) Compounds composed mainly of carbon and hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compounds composed mainly of carbon and hydrogen. 14. Which of the following cannot be broken down into something simpler? A) A compound. B) An element. C) A mixture tagsProperties of Matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An element. 15. Which organism is a producer? A) Deer. B) Trees. C) Birds. D) Worms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trees. 16. We should ..... waste water. A) Never. B) Always. C) Mostly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never. 17. Which of the following is not a major source of groundwater pollution? A) Sewage. B) Pesticides. C) Industrial chemicals. D) Compost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compost. 18. As a sample of matter is heated, its particles ..... a. c. b. d. A) Are unaffected. B) Move more quickly. C) Move more slowly. D) Stop moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move more quickly. 19. How do clouds form? A) Smoke from factories. B) When condensation near land freezes. C) When water vapor condenses and cools. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When water vapor condenses and cools. 20. Lions would be considered a A) Autotroph. B) Primary Consumer. C) Producer. D) Tertiary Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tertiary Consumer. ← 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