This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 602 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 602 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A mosquito with a mass of 2.5 grams dies and is decomposed. How much of its matter is either used by the decomposer or returned to the Earth? A) 10%. B) 0%. C) 100%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100%. 2. What does the word biodiversity mean? A) The line that separates the north and south on the globe. B) The area that surrounds the earth that keeps heat. C) Separating humans based on race. D) The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. 3. The stable, final stage of succession is called ..... A) Adaptation. B) Pioneer species. C) Niche. D) Climax community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax community. 4. We can ..... natural resources by not using them up or damaging them. A) Conserve. B) Destroy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conserve. 5. The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ..... A) Mantle. B) Crust. C) Core. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust. 6. Every location on Earth gets 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness during A) Summer Solstice. B) Winter Solstice. C) Equinox. D) Eclipse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equinox. 7. What is biosphere? A) The trees where animals live. B) The water where animals live. C) The land where living things exist/live. D) The sky where animals live. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The land where living things exist/live. 8. An igneous rock forms as ..... cools below the surface of the Earth. A) Rocks. B) Magma. C) Liquid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magma. 9. One way that planners enforce their decisions is ....., the practice of classifying areas for different types of development and land use. A) GIS. B) Zoning. C) Infrastructure. D) Suburbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zoning. 10. A school randomly chose ten English teachers and asked them which type of juice their students would prefer. Which reason best shows why this sample is not a good sample in this case? A) The sample didn't include students. B) The sample is too small. C) The sample can only be accurate if each teacher is included in the sample. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sample didn't include students. 11. ..... forms from the remains of plants that lived in swamps hundreds of millions of years ago were repeatedly covered with sediment and the added weight of the layers of sediment created heat and pressure to cause coal to form. A) Petroleum. B) Natural gas. C) Uranium. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 12. What is one of the most important processes that removes carbon from the atmosphere? A) Photosynthesis. B) Cellular respiration. C) Erosion. D) Soil respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 13. What are the atmospheric layers from closest to the Earth to farthest away? A) Troposphere$\rightarrow$ ozone$\rightarrow$ stratosphere$\rightarrow$ mesosphere$\rightarrow$ exosphere. B) Ozone$\rightarrow$ exosphere$\rightarrow$ stratosphere$\rightarrow$ mesosphere$\rightarrow$ thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere$\rightarrow$ ozone$\rightarrow$ stratosphere$\rightarrow$ mesosphere$\rightarrow$ exosphere. 14. What role do environmental science and technology advancements play in future career opportunities? A) They have no impact on career options. B) They limit career choices to traditional environmental fields. C) They create new career opportunities in sustainability and conservation. D) They are only relevant for careers in the arts and humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They create new career opportunities in sustainability and conservation. 15. Earth is essentially a closed system with respect to ..... A) Energy. B) Matter. C) Heat. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Matter. 16. The ethic that describes the human relationship with the natural environment. A) Anthropocentrism. B) Xenocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) Ethnocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentrism. 17. ..... energy comes from underground pockets of hot water. A) Hydroelectric. B) Nuclear. C) Solar. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal. 18. Takes out sulfur dioxide out of coal smoke stacks A) Filters. B) Scrubbers. C) Catalysts. D) Condensers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scrubbers. 19. The biggest factor in determining climate is? A) Elevation. B) An ocean. C) Latitude. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latitude. 20. ..... rocks form when rock buried deep inside the earth change without melting or weathering A) Igneous. B) Sediment. C) Metamorphic. D) Sedimentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metamorphic. ← 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