This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 590 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 590 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following contributes most to acid precipitation? A) Burning of fossil fuels. B) Ethanol. C) Radon and ozone. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning of fossil fuels. 2. Depletion of natural resource is often caused by ..... A) New environmental laws and regulations. B) Human population growth. C) Reforestation. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human population growth. 3. Which would be the impact on producers and consumers if the decomposers in an ecosystem suddenly disappeared? A) There will be less nutrients available. B) There will be a decreased amount of oxygen. C) There will be an increase in atmospheric carbon. D) There will be an excess amount of energy available. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There will be less nutrients available. 4. This sphere contains all life on Earth A) Geosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 5. The process by which plants use CO2 and H2O to make sugars is called A) Photosynthesis. B) Transpiration. C) Evaporation. D) Aerobic respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 6. 🌱💧 Time for a challenge! Select the correct answer. A2.3Imagine you're an eco-hero! What method would you use to rescue environmentally compromised sites swamped with water pollution, making them sparkle and thrive once again? A) Precipitation. B) Settling. C) Composting. D) Phytoremediation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phytoremediation. 7. What role do land resources play in economic development? A) Provides resources underground. B) As raw materials for production activities. C) Construction and production areas. D) All 3 answers above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All 3 answers above are correct. 8. I am a tool used as a means of verbal communication. I am a ..... A) Letter. B) Telegram. C) Telephone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telephone. 9. Living vegetation and the ocean are known as "carbon sinks" because A) They are made of carbon. B) They create carbon. C) They destroy carbon. D) They store carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They store carbon. 10. The process by which organisms best adapted to their environment will survive and pass on their traits A) Mimicry. B) Pollution. C) Natural selection. D) Convergent evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural selection. 11. How do trees lower the earth's temperature? A) Releasing oxygen. B) Releasing carbon dioxide. C) Absorbing oxygen. D) Providing shade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Providing shade. 12. When you conduct an experiment, which one of these describes the condition that is measured? A) The data. B) The observation. C) The independent variable. D) The dependent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dependent variable. 13. A ..... is a reservoir that takes up a chemical element and stores it for a long period of time. A) Sink. B) Source. C) Bucket. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sink. 14. Closest layer to Earth's surface. You can find here all the weather activity A) Stratosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 15. What organelle is responsible for breaking things down and recycling them? A) Lysosome. B) Vacuoles. C) Ribosome. D) Golgi apparatus. E) Peroxisome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lysosome. 16. What can low dissolved oxygen levels in marine water lead to? A) Stress, reduced growth, and death in marine organisms. B) Increased marine biodiversity. C) Improved fishery yields. D) Enhanced coral reef health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stress, reduced growth, and death in marine organisms. 17. What is the most common graphical model? A) Maps. B) Globes. C) Three dimensional DNA model. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maps. 18. From an environmental point of view, what property would an ideal pesticide have? A) It would quickly move from farm fields into streams in order to do minimal damage to the land. B) It would not be persistent in the environment, but would degrade. C) It would be water-soluble. D) It would be extremely lethal so you only need a small amount. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It would not be persistent in the environment, but would degrade. 19. When rainwater mixes with the carbon dioxide found in air and ground, a weakly acidic is formed, called A) Sulfuric acid. B) Carbonic acid. C) Carbonate. D) Hydrochloric acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbonic acid. 20. What are fields that are planted with the same crop year after year called? A) Single cultured fields. B) Monoculture fields. C) Single plant plots. D) Oniculture fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monoculture fields. ← 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