This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 500 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 500 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Deserts are usually ..... A) Densely populated. B) Sparsely populated. C) Evenly populated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sparsely populated. 2. An increase in human population puts a stress onresources that can be renewed, such as ..... A) Trees and coal. B) Water and gasoline. C) Oil and natural gas. D) Water and trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water and trees. 3. A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape. A) Solid. B) Liquid. C) Gas. D) Matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solid. 4. Herbivores animals are those which eat ..... A) Flesh of the Animal. B) Only plants. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only plants. 5. These are examples from the medical revolution that help to prevent the spread of disease A) Plastics. B) Fertilizers. C) Vaccines. D) Pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vaccines. 6. Higher biodiversity = A) Higher ecosystem resilience. B) Lower ecosystem resilience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher ecosystem resilience. 7. The resource which limits the number of organisms in the population A) Limiting Factor. B) Carrying Capacity. C) Death Rate. D) Exponential Growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting Factor. 8. 12 month growing season A) Coniferous. B) Deciduous. C) Rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain. 9. The Earth's inner core is solid ball of metal. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Which IS NOT an organization that advocates environmentalism? A) TMC. B) HARIBON. C) DOH. D) WWF. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DOH. 11. How do benthic macroinvertebrates indicate water quality? A) If pollution-intolerant organisms are found, quality is good. B) If pollution-intolerant organisms not found, water is poor. C) If pollution-tolerant organisms are found, quality is good. D) If any of these are found, water is of poor quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If pollution-intolerant organisms are found, quality is good. 12. What is the Greenhouse Affect? A) As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase. B) Condition that is caused by carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere. C) Causes sea levels to rise because it adds water to the ocean. D) The cooling of Earth due to air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condition that is caused by carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere. 13. During natural selection, the organisms with the best adaptations ..... A) Are better adapted to survive. B) Reproduce. C) Pass on their genes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. Earth s surface water is found in A) Lakes. B) Rivers. C) Streams. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which oil spill occurred southern coast of Alaska? A) Exxon Valdez. B) Deepwater Horizon. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exxon Valdez. 16. Who came up with the idea of evolution? A) Rick James. B) Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. C) Karl Marx. D) Charles Darwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charles Darwin. 17. An increase in Earth's average temperature from increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. A) Polar vortex. B) Global warming. C) Climate. D) Westerlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global warming. 18. There are two main types of pollutants:degradable and nondegradable. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. When a government gives cash to an industry to support an activity of the industry, this is known as A) A tax break. B) A subsidy. C) A green tax. D) Command-and-control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A subsidy. 20. Mrs. Barton wanted to see how different types of music affected students' pulse rates. She played different types of music:heavy metal, rap, R&B, alternative, pop, country, and classical music. What constant should be considered when doing this experiment? A) Types of music. B) Use all dead people. C) Using a different student for each music type. D) Amount of time the music was played. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amount of time the music was played. ← 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