This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 447 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 447 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A Scottish-American naturalist and advocate for the preservation of wilderness areas, who played a key role in the establishment of national parks in the United States, including Yosemite National Park. A) Gifford Pinchot. B) Wangari Mata. C) John Muir. D) E.O. Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Muir. 2. The industrial revolution began in the ..... and dramatic growth in ..... occurred. The human population began to grow ..... A) 1800s, technology, exponentially. B) 1600s, technology, exponentially. C) 1800s, technology, logistic. D) 1600s, technology, logistically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1800s, technology, exponentially. 3. What is the term for rain that contains harmful chemicals from air pollution? A) Acid rain. B) Toxic rain. C) Polluted rain. D) Contaminated rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acid rain. 4. THE process of TWO species changing genetically in response to long-term interaction with each other is ..... A) Coevolution. B) Selective breeding. C) Artificial selection. D) Coevolve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coevolution. 5. What is the current Human Population? (a) A) 1.4 Billion. B) 5.2 Billion. C) A 7.9 Billion. D) 11 Billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A 7.9 Billion. 6. In a graduated cylinder, the least dense liquid will A) Rise to the top. B) Sink to the bottom. C) Mix all around. D) Stay in the middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise to the top. 7. A ..... is the place an organism lives. A) Niche. B) Habitat. C) Species. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat. 8. Which islands are known for their unique biodiversity and their role in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution? A) Balisaag Islands. B) Offline. C) Galapagos Islands. D) Robben Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Galapagos Islands. 9. ..... require extended periods of sunshine to produce a very small electrical current. A) Fuel cells. B) Photovoltaic cells. C) Solar collectors. D) Wind turbines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photovoltaic cells. 10. What caused the collapse of Easter Island Civilization? A) Overuse of trees causing soil erosion and crops to fail. B) War. C) Volcanic Eruption Causing crops to fail. D) Volcanic Eruption Causing the Sun to be blocked out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overuse of trees causing soil erosion and crops to fail. 11. Solar energy, or energy from the sun, is contained in A) Uranium. B) Fossil fuels resources. C) Radioactive waste. D) All nonrenewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels resources. 12. Water is held in underground storage areas called A) Groundwater. B) Holding tanks. C) Aquifers. D) Tables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifers. 13. ..... Water is essential to all living species. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. In the United States, what is the major law that protects biodiversity? A) Convention on Biological Diversity. B) Endangered Species Act. C) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. D) Species Survival Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered Species Act. 15. Greenhouse gases which is present in very high quantity is: A) Carbon dioxide. B) Methane. C) Propane. D) Ethane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 16. A forest that naturally purifies our air would be considered what type of ecosystem service? A) Provisioning. B) Regulating. C) Supporting. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulating. 17. An animal's natural home is called its ..... A) They inhabit. B) Habitats. C) Habitat. D) Inhabits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat. 18. Which of the following statements about protists is not true? A) Most of them live in water. B) Some of them cause disease in humans. C) They contain genetic material. D) Their cells have no nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their cells have no nucleus. 19. What is the shape of an age structure diagram for the following:Decreasing population? A) . B) . C) . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 20. What word describes a poor country with an economy based on farming? A) Standard of living. B) Dependent population. C) Less developed nation. D) More developed nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less developed nation. ← 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