This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 587 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 587 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today? A) They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use. B) They are being formed too far beneath the surface. C) We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form. 2. What caused the lionfish to end up in the Atlantic Ocean? A) The lionfish swam there from The Pacific Ocean. B) Pet owners dumped their unwanted fish into the ocean. C) Pet owners lost them and found them in the Atlantic Ocean. D) The lionfish migrate there every winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pet owners dumped their unwanted fish into the ocean. 3. In a test of pH levels, a baking soda has a pH of 9 and bleach has a pH of 12. What is true about there relationship? A) Both of the solution are Bases. B) Both of the solution are Acids. C) The Baking soda is an acid and the Bleach is a base. D) The baking soda is a base and the Bleach is an Acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both of the solution are Bases. 4. The process in which nitrogen circulates among the air, soil, water, plants, and animals in an ecosystem. A) Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria. B) Nitrogen Cycle. C) Phosphorous Cycle. D) Carbon Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen Cycle. 5. Biodiversity is the variety of ..... in a community. A) Genes. B) Population. C) Species. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Species. 6. World Ocean A) Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds. B) A single, large, interconnected body of water that covers 70% of Earth's surface. C) Tiny, liquid droplets found in the atmosphere. D) Vibration caused by slippage along a fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A single, large, interconnected body of water that covers 70% of Earth's surface. 7. What part of Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can live? A) Biosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 8. Which of the following bodies of freshwater does not flow? A) Stream. B) River. C) Creek. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pond. 9. What causes most coastal pollution in the United States? A) Overfishing. B) Temperature change. C) Industrial waste and sewage. D) Lakes and ponds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial waste and sewage. 10. Melted rock that reaches the surface of Earth A) Lava. B) Magma. C) Radiation. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lava. 11. Stream-like movements of cold, dense water near the ocean floor are called A) Surface currents. B) Deep currents. C) Bottom currents. D) Mixing currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deep currents. 12. Which of the following is a factor that influences where an organism lives in an aquatic ecosystem? A) Sunlight. B) Nutrient availability. C) Temperature. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. What is the name of a single type of atom? A) Cell. B) Proton. C) Element. D) Atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Element. 14. International agreement to limit CFC production A) Montreal Protocol. B) DNA damage. C) The girl. D) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montreal Protocol. 15. Producers should strive to ..... an animal's ability to grow, reproduce, and maintain adequate health. A) Maximize. B) Minimize. C) Delay. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maximize. 16. Which cannot be recycled? A) Plastics. B) Cans. C) Clothes. D) Cardboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clothes. 17. Salvage logging can A) Decrease soil erosion. B) Decrease commercial logging. C) Promote wildfires. D) Speed up forest growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promote wildfires. 18. An organism that can manufacture organic substances from inorganic substances using energy is a A) Consumer. B) Producer. C) Decoposer. D) Herbivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producer. 19. The fish produce waste called ..... which is converted by bacteria into ..... which is then converted into ..... that can be used by the plants. A) Nitrites, ammonia, nitrates. B) Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates. C) Nitrites, nitrates, ammonia. D) Nitrates, nitrites, ammonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ammonia, nitrites, nitrates. 20. Which is best described as a colloid of smoke, fog, and various chemicals? A) Snow. B) Sleet. C) Fog. D) Smog. 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