This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 536 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 536 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 78% of the world's resources are used by ..... of the world's population. A) 40%. B) 20%. C) 30%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20%. 2. Which is an example of Qualitative Data: A) 12 ounces. B) 100 students. C) Blue Shoes. D) 25 pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue Shoes. 3. The probability of an unwanted outcome is ..... A) Gambling. B) Insurance. C) Risk. D) My grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Risk. 4. The scientific name for water in its gas phase A) Precipitation. B) Evaporation. C) Water Vapor. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water Vapor. 5. The Venus Flytrap plant lives in soil with few nutrients. The plant absorbs nutrients by trapping insects inside its leaves.The ability of the Venus flytrap to trap insects is an example of which of the following? A) Camouflage. B) Mimicry. C) Adaptation. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adaptation. 6. One of the three major environmental problems is resource depletion. Which is a major contributing factor to this problem? A) Developing countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others. B) Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others. C) The human population overall is too small. D) Each country uses approximately the same amount of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource consumption than others. 7. The water cycle is not continuous. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Using the materials of old products to make completely new products is called ..... A) Recycling. B) Non-cycling. C) Cycling. D) Upcycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycling. 9. The total number of humans on Earth. A) Biological diversity. B) Resource depletion. C) Food production. D) Human population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human population. 10. In nutrient cycling, what process comes after the death of any organism? A) The remains are acted upon by decomposers. B) The remains are converted to inorganic matter. C) The remains are consumed by producers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The remains are acted upon by decomposers. 11. Natural disruptions can often be more detrimental (harmful) than anthropogenic (human-caused) disruptions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. All of the following are part of a carbohydrate EXCEPT A) Carbon. B) Hydrogen. C) Phosphorus. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorus. 13. The services ecosystems provide that make processes we do ourselves (such as filtering water) more efficient A) Cultural services. B) Provisioning services. C) Regulating services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supporting services. 14. When you don't drink enough water you can become: A) Silly. B) Hyper. C) Intoxicated. D) Dehydrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dehydrated. 15. Match the definition:The relationship between two different species where each individual benefits from the other. A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Biosphere. E) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Symbiosis. 16. A basic law or truth that has been tested over time is a(n) ..... A) Principle. B) Theroy. C) Belief. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theroy. 17. Composting is a method for recycling ..... into a rich, dark soil amendment called compost. A) Glass bottles. B) Car and truck tires. C) Food and yard waste. D) Aluminum cans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food and yard waste. 18. Hunter gatherers ..... A) Used stone tools. B) Created pollution. C) Had large civiliations. D) Used advanced techology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used stone tools. 19. What happens once groundwater reaches a layer of rock in the ground that it cannot pass through? A) It is soaked up by that layer of rock and dirt. B) It creates an aquifer. C) It creates a reservoir. D) It evaporates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It creates an aquifer. 20. Which of these events during the modern environmentalism era was the result of a town constructed on a chemical waste dumpsite, and raised awareness of the problem of hazardous waste disposal? A) Love Canal. B) Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands. C) Donora, Pennsylvania smog. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love Canal. ← 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