This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 512 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 512 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Plants and animals are examples of ..... factors in an ecosystem. A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic. 2. What kind of igneous rock usually contains large crystals due to slow cooling? A) Clastic. B) Extrusive. C) Organic. D) Intrusive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intrusive. 3. Which of the following factors does not help predict future oil production? A) The number of oil refineries operating in the past. B) Cost of obtaining fuels. C) Changes in technology. D) Number of oil deposit discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Number of oil deposit discovered. 4. The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature change disintegrate, and decompose rocks. A) Erosion. B) Plate Boundary. C) Lithosphere. D) Weathering. E) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering. 5. Why is a Food Web an important part of an ecosystem? A) It shows the transfer of energy between the living parts of an ecosystem. B) It shows what animals eat. C) It shows what a producer is. D) It shows us how to find our food to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It shows the transfer of energy between the living parts of an ecosystem. 6. Declining number and variety of the species in anarea A) Renewable resource. B) Loss of biodiversity. C) Developing nation. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loss of biodiversity. 7. The chance that an earthquake will occur in St. Elizabeth this year is an example of a A) Correlation. B) Skepticism. C) Risk. D) Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Risk. 8. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion works because water boils at low temperatures when A) In a high-pressure chamber. B) Cooled in a vacuum chamber. C) Under low pressure in a vacuum chamber. D) Pumped from the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under low pressure in a vacuum chamber. 9. The world's smallest biome, it is usually found near coasts. A) Grasslands. B) Rain forests. C) Taiga. D) Chaparral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chaparral. 10. This biome has primarily grazing animals like elephants, buffalo, giraffes, etc. A) Chaparral. B) Grasslands. C) Deciduous forest. D) Tropical rain forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grasslands. 11. Demography is the study of: A) World economic conditions. B) Mountains and other physical features on the landscape. C) Urban areas. D) Statistics related to the changing structure of human population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statistics related to the changing structure of human population. 12. Which organisms do photosynthesis? A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Plants and Animals. D) Neither Plants or Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants. 13. The following animals are common to which land biome? (white-tailed deer, black bear, turkey, chipmunk, skunk, raccoon, groundhog, and squirrel) A) Grassland. B) Tundra. C) Deciduous Forest. D) Coniferous Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciduous Forest. 14. A mixture of decomposing organic matter, such as manure and rotting plants, that is used as fertilizer and soil conditioner A) Compost. B) Recycling. C) Leachate. D) Biodegradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compost. 15. Are atoms with different masses. For example, a hydrogen atom that normally has a proton in the center and an electron that orbits the nucleus now has a neutron in the nucleus with the proton. A) Molecules. B) Radioisotope. C) Isotope. D) Ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isotope. 16. A(n) ..... species is an animal or plant that's considered at risk of extinction. A) Stable. B) Extinct. C) Threatened. D) Endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endangered. 17. There are four separate layers that make up a temperate mixed forest. Which is composed of saplings? A) Herbaceous layer. B) Shrub layer. C) Sub-canopy layer. D) Canopy layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sub-canopy layer. 18. What is the main strategy for managing and controlling atmospheric pollution and acid deposition? A) Increasing fossil fuel use. B) Reducing renewable energy. C) Implementing emission regulations. D) Using catalytic converters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Implementing emission regulations. 19. Water build up in the clouds falls to the ground. A) Precipitation. B) Runoff. C) Condensation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precipitation. 20. Scientists predict that banning the use of chlorofluorocarbons will A) Have no effect on the ozone layer. B) Gradually restore the ozone layer. C) Increase ultraviolet light reaching the Earth. D) Increase the rate of ozone depletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gradually restore the ozone layer. ← 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