This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 607 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 607 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If I drank 3 Pepsi's a day, I will gain weight. This is an example of a ..... A) Hypothesis. B) A fact. C) Observation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 2. During the ....., humans changed their environments. A) Hunter-gathererperiod. B) Agricultural revolution. C) Industrial revolution. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Eats only consumers A) Herbivore. B) Omnivore. C) Carnivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carnivore. 4. Which of the following sciences was NOT mentioned as a component of environmental science? A) Geology. B) Physics. C) Biology. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geology. 5. The layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer is A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 6. Be sure to ask a question about something you can actually work with? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. A process in which an event acts as both an input and output of the same system is called a(n) A) Earth system. B) Feedback loop. C) Photosynthesis. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feedback loop. 8. Which of the following is an example of how people use land? A) To harvest wood. B) To grow crops. C) To preserve native species. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. What's the full form of PETA A) Protection of Endangered and Tropical Animals. B) Protection of Endangered and Totured Animals. C) Periodical Enquiry and Treatment of Animals. D) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. 10. Which of the following correctly states an observation that helps to explain circulation patterns in the atmosphere? A) Cold air rises and warms as it rises. B) Warm air rises and cools as it rises. C) Cold air can hold more water vapor than warm air. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm air rises and cools as it rises. 11. What is the term for the gradual increase in the Earth's temperature due to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, CFCs, and other pollutants? A) Global warming. B) Ozone layer depletion. C) Carbon footprint. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global warming. 12. Energy we get from earth's interior heat is called ..... A) Geothermal. B) Solar Energy. C) Wind Energy. D) Hydroelectricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal. 13. Which could be a pioneer species on an island which recently formed from an underwater volcano in the Pacific ocean? A) Grass. B) Palm trees. C) Rats. D) Lichen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lichen. 14. What is the affect of old field succession? A) Weeds grow, Taller plants and trees take over. B) All plants start to decay and slowly die out. C) Stays the same as it was left. D) Ecosystem gets destroyed and animals no longer have shelter here. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weeds grow, Taller plants and trees take over. 15. What country is Easter Island a part of? A) Peru. B) Argentina. C) Chile. D) It is an independent Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chile. 16. Consists of the tallest trees which reach heights of 60 to 70 m trees emerge into sunlight. A) Understory. B) Emergent layer. C) Epiphyte. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emergent layer. 17. Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a ..... power plant. A) Biofuel. B) Geothermal. C) Nuclear. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear. 18. Forest in an area of extreme variation in which trees drop their leaves each fall. A) Taiga. B) Chapperal. C) Temperate forest. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperate forest. 19. Heat is a major water pollutant that makes some species vulnerable to disease. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which type of model provides the most complete representation of the feeding relationships within a community? A) A material cycle. B) A predator-prey association. C) A food chain. D) A food web. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A food web. ← 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