This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 515 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 515 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rain soaks into the ground A) Infiltration. B) Condensation. C) Throughflow. D) Surface runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infiltration. 2. What is the study of how humans interact with the environment and vice versa A) Geology. B) Environmental Science. C) Chemistry. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Science. 3. The term to describe how water in plants enters the atmosphere A) Transpiration. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transpiration. 4. Trees nicknamed evergreen A) Coniferous. B) Deciduous. C) Rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coniferous. 5. Humans would be classified as: A) Detritivores. B) Herbivores. C) Omnivores. D) Primary producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivores. 6. Photochemical smog results from the interaction of ..... in the presence of ..... A) Ozone, sun. B) Methane, sun. C) Volcanic ash, sun. D) Carbon dioxide, sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone, sun. 7. A forest fire will prompt ..... The ecosystem will experience regrowth from remaining soil. A) Primary succession. B) Pioneer species. C) Ecosystem services. D) Secondary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secondary succession. 8. Symbiotic relationship in which one organisms benefits and the other organism is not affected A) Invasive (non-native) species. B) Mutualism. C) Nitrogen fixation. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commensalism. 9. Which of the following is an example of a mutualistic relationship? A) A tapeworm living inside a human. B) Butterflies pollinating flowers. C) Wolves hunting and eating beavers. D) Egrets eating insects stirred up by herds of cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Butterflies pollinating flowers. 10. Which has been regulated in an attempt to reduce the depletion of ozone in the Earth's atmosphere? A) Methods of filtering gasoline. B) Use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). C) Use of Mercury compounds. D) Methods of radioactive waste storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). 11. Don't have to pay taxes if green choices are made A) Cap and trade. B) Subsidies. C) Tax breaks. D) Command and control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tax breaks. 12. The largest area of old-growth forest in the world is located in A) The United States. B) Russia. C) Costa Rica. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russia. 13. What type of plate boundary give rise to the ocean trench? A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transform. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 14. ..... exist in the coastal areas of northern California, Oregon, and British Columbia. A) Temperate rainforest. B) Tropical rainforest. C) Rainy climates. D) Boreal forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperate rainforest. 15. The place where animals receive protection is called ..... A) Zoo. B) National park. C) Rock shelter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zoo. 16. Which type of forest is found in the Northern islands in the Bahamas? A) Pine. B) Broadleaf. C) Whiteland Coppice. D) Shrub. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pine. 17. What is an example of a limiting factor that is caused by the environment? A) Floods. B) An organism's gestation time. C) The color of an organism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floods. 18. Which is an example of a CHANGE in the interaction of the hydrosphere (water) and geosphere (land)? A) Farmers pulled up tall prairie grasses. B) Dust storms made it difficult to breathe. C) Less water evaporated to make clouds and rain. D) An extreme drought made the soil dry and loose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An extreme drought made the soil dry and loose. 19. A lava lamp with putty which heats, flows to the top, cools, then flows to the bottom is an example of: A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection. 20. Many agencies have been created to enforce regulations. For example, the ..... enforces the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. A) Local government. B) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). C) State governors. D) Federal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ← 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