This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 539 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 539 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Carbon-containing fuels, or fossil fuels, formed millions of years ago from the remains of A) Gases in the atmosphere. B) Chlorofluorocarbons. C) Living organisms. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living organisms. 2. Urban areas having higher than average temperatures than surrounding rural areas due to absorption and retention of passive solar energy are known as A) Suburbs. B) Heat islands. C) Hot air. D) Tropical islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat islands. 3. The layer beneath the topsoil that is frozen. A) Tundra. B) Taiga. C) Permafrost. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permafrost. 4. Free-swimming A) Plankton. B) Nekton. C) Benthos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nekton. 5. A possible consequence to humans from a thinning ozone layer A) Phytoplankton. B) Skin cancer. C) Cfc's. D) Polar vortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skin cancer. 6. Land used to graze livestock and wildlife A) Rangeland. B) Forest land. C) Farmland. D) Urban land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rangeland. 7. In a landfill leachate forms over time. What is leachate? A) Water that has absorbed dangerous chemicals. B) Bacteria that is produced by collecting waste in one spot. C) A helpful fungus that destroys toxins. D) A dangerous goo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water that has absorbed dangerous chemicals. 8. ..... is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things. A) Hazardous waste. B) Politics. C) Sewage. D) Water runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hazardous waste. 9. According to the food web, which of these is an omnivore? A) Songbird. B) Rabbit. C) Shrew. D) Hawk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Songbird. 10. Production of fossil fuels from shale rock has a lower net energy yield than does the fossil fuel produced from conventional oil deposits. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Coniferous trees are ..... A) Trees that produce seeds in cones and pines. B) Trees that are really big. C) Trees that are really thick. D) Trees that have a lot of moss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees that produce seeds in cones and pines. 12. How do plant roots respond to their environment? A) They move away from water sources. B) They grow towards water sources. C) They become dormant in the presence of light. D) They photosynthesize to produce food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They grow towards water sources. 13. Research Question:Does the type of gasoline put in a car affect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable? A) Type of gasoline. B) Which car the gas is put into. C) How fast the car can drive. D) How much gas is put into the car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type of gasoline. 14. Which of the following is not an example of biotic resources? A) Mountain. B) Bird. C) Banana. D) Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain. 15. How many mass extinctions have occurred on Earth? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 16. Decomposition A) The breakdown of dead plant and animal remains which releases carbon. B) The breakdown of dead plant and animal remains which releases dangerous gases. C) The breakdown of dead plant and animal remains which releases oxygen. D) The breakdown of dead plant and animal remains which releases carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The breakdown of dead plant and animal remains which releases carbon dioxide. 17. Biological diversity can best be defined as A) Variety on Earth. B) All extinct species. C) A molecule with many different atoms. D) An organism that migrates to a new area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Variety on Earth. 18. An explanation a scientist makes that we can test to see if it is true or not is a ..... A) Hypothesis. B) Theory. C) Law. D) Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 19. What do you call the part of the investigation that should be the same in every investigation? A) Control. B) Independent variable. C) Dependent variable. D) Constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constant. 20. Which of these is NOT part of the hydrologic (Water) cycle? A) Ammonification. B) Evaporation. C) Transpiration. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ammonification. ← 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