This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 58 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Infectious diseases are diseases caused by an organism such as a virus or a bacterium, which is called a A) Pathogen. B) Toxicant. C) Pandemic. D) Carcinogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathogen. 2. When the immigration is less than the emigration rate the population is A) Declining. B) Growing. C) Consistent. D) Staying the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declining. 3. Most of Earth's freshwater is located in ..... A) Ice caps, glaciers, and icebergs. B) The ocean. C) Groundwater. D) Lakes, rivers, streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice caps, glaciers, and icebergs. 4. In nature you will find that if one factor is changed or removed ..... A) The other factors are not affected in any way. B) Only the biotic factors are affected. C) Only abiotic factors are affected. D) All factors in an ecosystem are affected when one thing is increased or decreased. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All factors in an ecosystem are affected when one thing is increased or decreased. 5. Heat that is added or subtracted during a change of state is ..... A) Hidden. B) Latent. C) Latin. D) Sensible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latent. 6. The graph shows A) Positive correlation. B) Negative correlation. C) No correlation. D) Distribution correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No correlation. 7. Which of the following is the solid layer of the biosphere? A) Atmosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geosphere. 8. Which of the following describes soil and temperature in an ecosystem? A) Abiotic factors. B) Biotic factors. C) Unnecessary factors. D) Selection factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic factors. 9. Which of the following situations best describes the use of a renewable resource? A) Filling a car with gasoline. B) Building wooden furniture. C) Mining copper. D) Burning coal in a power plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building wooden furniture. 10. Which type of plant adds nitrogen from the air into soil? A) Legumes. B) Tomatoes. C) Carrots. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legumes. 11. The most "outer" section of a tree cookie is called the? A) Pith. B) Heartwood. C) Outer Bark. D) Inner Bark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outer Bark. 12. Greenhouse gas A) Is made up of carbon dioxide that helps trap heat in Earth's atmosphere. Some is healthy and needed, too much is dangerous. B) Is made up of carbon dioxide that helps trap heat in Earth's atmosphere. It is always dangerous. C) Is made up of just carbon that helps trap heat in Earth's atmosphere. Some is healthy and needed, too much is dangerous. D) Who knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is made up of carbon dioxide that helps trap heat in Earth's atmosphere. Some is healthy and needed, too much is dangerous. 13. These types of statements can be tested, replicated, and verified by other scientists. A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 14. The boiling point of water is ..... degrees C A) 100. B) 0. C) 200. D) 150. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100. 15. The negatively charged particle of an atom. A) Proton. B) Neutron. C) Electron. D) Quarks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electron. 16. A problem caused by the overuse of fertilizers that results in algal blooms like this is known as A) Deforestation. B) Global warming. C) Ocean acidification. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eutrophication. 17. Which statement best represents a hypothesis? A) Environmental conditions effect plant growth. B) Two sets of plants are given different amounts of light and water. C) Place each plant at least 10 cm away from their light source. D) Will a plant grow better in the light or in the dark?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental conditions effect plant growth. 18. Is the Earth closer to the Sun in the Summer? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 19. What is one action that can be used to reduce Acid Rain? A) Cut down more trees. B) Recycle more. C) Use more fossil fuels. D) Use less metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycle more. 20. Who was the author of the Tragedy of the Commons (1986)? A) Henry David Thoreau. B) Rachel Carson. C) Garrett Hardin. D) Aldo Leopold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garrett Hardin. ← 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