This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 457 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 457 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following wastes cannot be decomposed by bacteria to form compost? A) Plastic and polythene. B) Bodies of dead animals. C) Leaf. D) Kitchen waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plastic and polythene. 2. Which step in the carbon cycle removes carbon from the atmosphere? A) Respiration. B) Combustion. C) Fossilization. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Photosynthesis. 3. How much more garbage is produced during the Christmas holidays? A) 0% more. B) 10% more. C) 25% more. D) 50% more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25% more. 4. A scientists test algae growth in normal conditions and in the cold? What is the dependent variable? A) Normal conditions. B) Cold weather. C) Algae growth. D) The algae will grow less in the cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Algae growth. 5. The primary cause of the introduction of invasive species introduction is ..... A) Too much food. B) Human action. C) Weather events. D) Asteroids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human action. 6. Organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms, heterotroph. A) Carnivore. B) Omnivore. C) Herbivore. D) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumer. 7. The percentage of a volume of soil that is empty space A) Spacing. B) Porosity. C) Weathering. D) Seeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Porosity. 8. Deforestation takes place by ..... A) Human activities. B) Only by natural resources. C) Both of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 9. Choose the correct answer and fill in the missing content in the concept below? "..... of a territory (a locality, a country, or a continent.....) is the number of inhabitants. living in that territory" the total number of people living in that territory" A) Population size. B) Number of residents. C) Population size. D) Number of population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population size. 10. What is the purpose of fuel desulfurization? A) To reduce NOx emissions from exhaust systems. B) To remove sulfur from fuels before burning. C) To eliminate SO2 from industrial chimney emissions. D) To reduce VOC emissions from certain liquids and gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To remove sulfur from fuels before burning. 11. Human populations increase most rapidly in developing nations. Which of the following would have the most rapid increase in population? A) Kenya. B) Germany. C) USA. D) Norway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kenya. 12. Where biomes overlap A) Biome overlap. B) Overlapping Biomes. C) Ecotone. D) Autotrophs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecotone. 13. When a population's growth slows then stops, following a period of exponential growth ..... A) Immigration. B) Logistic growth. C) Emigration. D) Population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logistic growth. 14. Using the 'CER' writing strategy for scientific discussion and questioning, what is needed for proper use of the 'E': A) A direct statement agreeing or disagreeing with the question. B) The reasoning behind why evidence given supports a claim. C) Citation and direct quote (or data) confirming the claim. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citation and direct quote (or data) confirming the claim. 15. The forest biome receiving the most annual precipitation is A) Deciduous forest. B) Coniferous forest. C) Rain forest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain forest. 16. If a lot of heat is applied to a rock, it will turn into A) Magma. B) Rocks. C) Sediment. D) Metamorphic rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magma. 17. A desert is a ..... environment for a cow. A) Good. B) Bad. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad. 18. Water releasing from plants A) Transpiration. B) Precipitation. C) Sublimation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transpiration. 19. Where do autotrophs get most of the carbon for their cells? A) From the soil. B) From water. C) From the air. D) From your mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the air. 20. Which of the following describes the lithosphere? A) The lower part of the mantle. B) The upper part of the crust. C) The inner and outer core. D) The crust and upper part of the mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The crust and upper part of the mantle. ← 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