This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 516 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 516 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What caused fossil fuel use to increase dramatically in the 1800s? A) Industrial Revolution. B) Discovery of coal. C) Invention of processes to generate more fossil fuels. D) Rapid increase in global population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial Revolution. 2. Organisms, like bacteria and earthworms, that break down dead organisms are called A) Carnivores. B) Decomposers. C) Herbivores. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposers. 3. A subject that covers multiple fields of study A) Interdisciplinary. B) Multipurpose. C) Interstudial. D) Multidisciplined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interdisciplinary. 4. Which of the following offers the greatest conservation of water? A) Center pivot sprinkler systems. B) LEPA sprinkler systems. C) Drip irrigation. D) Flood irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drip irrigation. 5. Which observation is quantitative? A) It is 5 cm long. B) It is smooth. C) It looks red. D) It is dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is 5 cm long. 6. Ques. No 5. The study of the population is called ..... A) Seismography. B) Demography. C) Populography. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demography. 7. In his essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons", one factor that Garrett Hardin failed to consider was A) The destruction of natural resources. B) Human self-interest. C) The social nature of humans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The social nature of humans. 8. This microscope makes 3D images of a sample A) Light. B) WHICH. C) TEM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHICH. 9. Water that has been used by people in some way A) Cultural eutrophication. B) Algal bloom. C) Wastewater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wastewater. 10. The migration of a flock of finches to a southern region is a ..... adaptation. A) Chemical. B) Physical. C) Behavioral. D) General. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behavioral. 11. Human activity can increase CO2 levels in the atmosphere through A) Photosynthesis. B) Burning of fossil fuels. C) Planting more trees. D) Removing nitrogen from fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning of fossil fuels. 12. Coal, gasoline and oil are ..... resources A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. C) Semirenewable. D) Unrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable. 13. True or False:The polar ice biome can be found in both the north and south poles of Earth. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Excess nutrients in a lake or other body of water that cause the growth of dense plant life and the death of animals. A) Decoposer. B) Eutrophication. C) Positive Feedback. D) Negative Feedback. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 15. Abiotic or Biotic:An insect A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic. 16. Match the Definition:These bees are males. Their job is to mate with the Queen bee so she will lay eggs that make more bees! A) Drone Bees. B) Worker Bees. C) Queen Bee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drone Bees. 17. An underground layer of rocks or sand that can hold groundwater. A) Watershed. B) Levee. C) Aquifer. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifer. 18. Match the definition:This is a community of living organisms (plants, animals, microbes) and nonliving things (rocks, soil, etc.). A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Biosphere. E) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 19. All the organisms of the same species in an area are called a(n): A) Organism. B) Population. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 20. Movement of carbon from nonliving things into living things and vice versa. A) Nitrogen Cycle. B) Body Movement. C) Carbon Cycle. D) Carbon Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon Cycle. ← 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