This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 551 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 551 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do you call pollutants that result from primary pollutants being exposed to sunlight? A) Tertiary pollutants. B) Post source pollutants. C) Secondary pollutants. D) After source pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary pollutants. 2. A ..... is a natural, nonliving substance that makes up rocks. A) Sedimentary rock. B) Igneous Rock. C) Mineral. D) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mineral. 3. Compared to oceanic crust, continental crust is A) Less dense. B) Thinner. C) More dense. D) More mafic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less dense. 4. Which IPM control relies on predation and parasitism? A) Biological Control. B) Mechanical Control. C) Cultural Control. D) Genetic Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biological Control. 5. What is used by our bodies to store heredity or genetic information? A) Lipids. B) Nucleic Acids. C) Proteins. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleic Acids. 6. Name the part of your hand that bends ..... A) Knee. B) Elbow. C) Arm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elbow. 7. Why is habitat fragmentation hazardous to animals? A) Habitat fragmentation does not pose a threat to animals. B) Habitat fragmentation causes loss of habitat for many organisms. C) Habitat fragmentation destroys an entire habitat. D) Habitat fragmentation kills animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat fragmentation causes loss of habitat for many organisms. 8. Which of the following are considered major greenhouse gases? A) Water vapor and ozone. B) Water vapor and carbon monoxide. C) Ozone and carbon dioxide. D) Ozone and methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water vapor and carbon monoxide. 9. Which of the following increases demand that pushes the environment to its limit? A) Use of fossil fuels. B) Pollution. C) Population growth. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population growth. 10. Plates of the lithosphere float on the A) Crust. B) Core. C) Asthenosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asthenosphere. 11. The layer of hot rock, between the Earth's crust and core. A) Mantle. B) Asthenosphere. C) Subduction. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mantle. 12. An Autotroph is another name for a ..... A) Producer. B) Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producer. 13. The study of interrelationship between biotic and abiotic components and among biotic component is known as A) Ecology. B) Ecosystem. C) Environmental Science. D) Ecological Pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 14. Sand, gravel, and crushed rock A) Alloy. B) Compound. C) Quarry. D) Aggregates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aggregates. 15. The result of an earthquake in the ocean is a ..... A) Tsunami. B) Hurricane. C) Tornado. D) Mudslide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tsunami. 16. This leader encourages group members to participate, but retains the final say over the decision-making process. A) Autocratic. B) Democratic. C) Open/Laisser-Faire. D) Situational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic. 17. What characteristics differentiated troposphere from the layers of atmosphere? A) I and III only. B) I, II, and III. C) II and III only. D) I, II, III and IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I and III only. 18. Explain the importance of wetlands in the environment. A) Wetlands do not provide any ecosystem services. B) Wetlands provide essential ecosystem services and support a wide variety of plant and animal species. C) Wetlands only support a few plant and animal species. D) Wetlands are not important for the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wetlands provide essential ecosystem services and support a wide variety of plant and animal species. 19. What is land called that is suitable for farming? A) Growable. B) Fallow. C) Arable. D) Plantable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arable. 20. What is immigration? A) Entering a foreign country to live. B) Leaving one country to live in another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entering a foreign country to live. ← 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