This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 566 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 566 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer? A) Infrared. B) Gamma. C) Visible light. D) Ultraviolet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ultraviolet. 2. WHO IS KNOWN AS WATER MAN OF INDIA A) Pratik Singh. B) Rajendra Singh. C) Jadav Payeng. D) Lal Kumar Kishan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajendra Singh. 3. Pollination, decomposition, seed dispersal, and water purification are examples of? A) Provisioning services. B) Cultural services. C) Regulating services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulating services. 4. What were the two major booms in human population? A) WWI & WWII. B) Agricultural Revolution & Industrial Revolution. C) Baby boomers and senior citizens. D) Hunter Gatherers & Agricultural Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agricultural Revolution & Industrial Revolution. 5. How is fresh water used in industry? A) In manufacturing processes. B) In the disposal of waste products. C) To generate power. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. In recent years what has happened to our human population? A) The human population has been decreasing steadily. B) The human population has been increasing rapidly. C) The human population has remained stagnant. D) The human population has been increasing at a slow rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The human population has been increasing rapidly. 7. Examples for renewable resources A) Forests. B) Wild Animals. C) Micro Organism. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 8. The scientific method can best be described as A) Data recorded as measurements. B) A logical explanation to a question or situation based on past knowledge and experience. C) Cyclical process including asking questions, making inferences, developing hypotheses, gathering data and drawing conclusions that leads to additional questions. D) Analysis of data that will support, fail to support or contradict a hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyclical process including asking questions, making inferences, developing hypotheses, gathering data and drawing conclusions that leads to additional questions. 9. We can use our stomach to breathe. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. When water changes from a solid to a liquid it is known as ..... A) Melting. B) Condensation. C) Freezing. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting. 11. Carrot is a ..... of a plant. A) Stem. B) Leaf. C) Root. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Root. 12. Which of the follwoing statements about the nitrogen cycle is not true? A) Animals get nitrogen by eating plants or other animals. B) Plants generate nitrogen in their roots. C) Nitrogen moves back and forth between the atmosphere and living things. D) Decomposers break down waste to yield ammonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants generate nitrogen in their roots. 13. A diorama is an example of a ..... model. A) Graphical. B) Mathematical. C) Conceptual. D) Physical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physical. 14. Identify the kingdom ..... Multicellular organism with cell walls made of chitin found growing on a decomposing manure pile. A) Archaebacteria. B) Eubacteria. C) Protista. D) Fungi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fungi. 15. What do you call a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits, and the other species is unaffected (in other words, it is neither helped, nor harmed)? A) Commensalism. B) Competition. C) Mutualism. D) Parasitism. E) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commensalism. 16. What is water vapor? A) Water on the land (geosphere). B) Water in the air (atmosphere). C) Water in plants. D) Water in the water (hydrosphere). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water in the air (atmosphere). 17. The Earth uses this method to constantly recycle rocks. A) Water Cycle. B) Nitrogen Cycle. C) Luster Cycle. D) Rock Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rock Cycle. 18. "Providing the present needs of current people in ways that don't jeopardize the needs of future people" best describes what term? A) Sustainability. B) Carrying capactity. C) Biodiversity. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainability. 19. Climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of ..... on the surface of the sun. A) Sun spots. B) Air masses. C) Seasonal winds. D) Currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun spots. 20. Drivers must drive on the ..... side of the road. A) Left. B) Right. 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