This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 571 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 571 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which fact BEST supports the importance of sunlight to life on Earth? A) Few organisms live in the hottest parts of the Sahara. B) Few organisms live in the center of the continent of Antarctica. C) Few organisms live in the high peaks of the Himalayas. D) Few organisms live in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Few organisms live in the center of the continent of Antarctica. 2. What percent of energy moves on to each trophic level in a food chain? A) 1%. B) 10%. C) 100%. D) .01%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10%. 3. Composed of all of the water on or near the earth A) Atmosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrosphere. 4. Large piles of excess rock from mines A) Flux. B) Dumps. C) Rooms. D) Slag. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dumps. 5. Permanently dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone A) Aphotic zone. B) Photic zone. C) Surface zone. D) Intertidal zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphotic zone. 6. Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 7. The amount of a product or service people will buy at a given price if free to do so A) Supply. B) Demand. C) Economics. D) Environmental policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demand. 8. Topsoil is often considered to be found in what two soil horizons? A) O and A. B) O and B. C) A and B. D) A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) O and A. 9. Proteins can serve as enzymes which speed up reactions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. A broad explanation of many observations in science A) Theory. B) Law. C) Hypothesis. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 11. Full form of ATM is ..... A) Automatic Teller Machine. B) Automated Teller Machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Automated Teller Machine. 12. Is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge. A) Guessing. B) Understanding. C) Inference. D) Conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inference. 13. Is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water. A) Desalination. B) Pathogens. C) Water pollution. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water pollution. 14. You are walking through a forest that gets large amounts of rain, experiences high humidity, and has moderate temperatures year-round. Where might you be located? A) Somewhere near the equator. B) Somewhere near the Arctic Circle. C) In a forest with the greatest species diversity. D) The Pacific Northwest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somewhere near the equator. 15. Moving from liquid water (ex. rivers, lakes, oceans) to gaseous water (water vapor) in the atmosphere A) Transpiration. B) Translocation. C) Evaporation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporation. 16. Human activity is adding additional greenhouse gases to the amount that are in the atmosphere naturally A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Why do coniferous forests have poor soil? A) Worms and beetles do not like cedar. B) Little rain falls. C) No leaves fall to the ground and compost. D) Sunlight is blocked by leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No leaves fall to the ground and compost. 18. A long period of dry season will lead to ..... A) Tsunami. B) Earthquake. C) Drought. D) Landslide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drought. 19. Energy we get from earth's interior heat A) Geothermal. B) Solar Energy. C) Wind Energy. D) Hydroelectricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal. 20. A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. A) Mutualism. B) Symbiosis. C) Commensalism. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commensalism. ← 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