This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 452 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 452 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Besides water, currents transport matter and ..... around the world. A) Energy. B) Density. C) Winds. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy. 2. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed is a A) Nonpoint-source pollutant. B) Renewable resource. C) Nonrenewable resource. D) Biodegradable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resource. 3. When a resource is close to runing out, it is called a/an A) Endemic. B) Scarcity. C) Sustainability. D) Ecological Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarcity. 4. Which word describes the movement of rock and soil to new places? A) Dissolving. B) Condensation. C) Erosion. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erosion. 5. Moral principles that guide people's actions are called ..... A) Compass. B) Ethics. C) Instincts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethics. 6. What is the term for a substance that can cause cancer? A) Carcinogen. B) Toxin. C) Allergen. D) Pathogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carcinogen. 7. Which one is a more accurate representation of what happens in an ecosystem? A) Food Chain. B) Food Web. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food Web. 8. The atmospheric layer nearest the Earth's surface A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 9. What is conservation? A) Use something again and again. B) Protect and use carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protect and use carefully. 10. A molecule in which one side is more positive and the other side is more negative A) Ionic. B) Polar. C) Covalent. D) Stable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar. 11. What are the main two components necessary for all life? A) Water and food. B) Energy and Matter. C) Food and Shelter. D) Phone and Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy and Matter. 12. Any information collected with the senses A) Variable. B) Observation. C) Scientific Method. D) Classify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observation. 13. The study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment A) Environmental science. B) Biology. C) Ecology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 14. What is the correct formula for nitrogen gas found in the atmosphere? A) Na. B) Type. C) NH4+. D) Storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Na. 15. The most dense layer of the Earth is the A) Inner Core. B) Outer Core. C) Lower Mantle. D) Upper Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inner Core. 16. Why does the increase of producer type organisms decrease the amount of oxygen? A) Only producers on the bottom of the system make oxygen. B) Only the producers at the top of the lake get oxygen. C) Producers don't make oxygen. D) The fertilizers chemically react with oxygen in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only the producers at the top of the lake get oxygen. 17. The measure of acidity or alkalinity (basicity) of a solution is known as A) PH. B) POH. C) Titration. D) Compound. . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PH. 18. Sustainable agriculture A) Doesn't use any chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides. B) Doesn't permit the use of tractors, plows, or other machines that require fossil fuels. C) Supports practices that enhance soil health and quality. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supports practices that enhance soil health and quality. 19. An organism that eats both plants and animals A) Herbivore. B) Carnivore. C) Omnivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivore. 20. Between metals and nonmetals A) Ionic Bonds. B) Covalent Bonds. C) Both bonds. D) Neither bond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ionic Bonds. ← 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