This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 61 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 61 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Stopping excess ..... and runoff loaded with fertilizers, pesticides, or other pollutants is the most effective way to maintain a healthy pond or lake. A) Turbidity. B) Erosion. C) Turbulence. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 2. The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are A) All the birds in a forest. B) People at a baseball game. C) Bacteria inside a horse's body. D) Organisms in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People at a baseball game. 3. ..... are small floating or weak swimming protozoa and animals that feed on phytoplankton. A) Plankton. B) Zooplankton. C) Krill. D) Algae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zooplankton. 4. A region of transition between two biological communities. A) Permafront. B) Taiga. C) Ecotone. D) Estivating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecotone. 5. A rock layer that stores & allows the flow of groundwater A) Aquifer. B) Thermocline. C) Tributaries. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifer. 6. The warm, top layer of ocean water A) Groundwater. B) River system. C) Sunlight. D) Surface zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surface zone. 7. Which pollutant or pollutants are most likely to create eutrophic areas? A) Nitrates and phosphates. B) Heavy metals. C) Synthetic organic compounds. D) Pharmaceuticals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrates and phosphates. 8. The major goal of environmental science is to: A) Understand and solve environmental problems. B) Propose solutions to pollution issues. C) Find sources of pollutions. D) Tell people how to live in their environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understand and solve environmental problems. 9. ..... have reduced air pollution from internal combustion engines. A) Ignition Modules. B) Catalytic Converters. C) Spark Plugs. D) Dry Shafts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Catalytic Converters. 10. The study of how the natural world works, how the environment affects humans, and how humans affect the environment. A) Ecology. B) Biology. C) Environmental science. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental science. 11. When we breathe in oxygen, the ..... is interacting with the ..... A) Geosphere; atmosphere. B) Biosphere; hydrosphere. C) Atmosphere; hydrosphere. D) Biosphere; atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere; atmosphere. 12. Which of the following would not be a consequence of a rise in global temperature? A) Rising sea level. B) Increased polar ice mass. C) Increased frequency of major storms. D) Increased frequency of major droughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased polar ice mass. 13. Is the following concept true or false? "An aging population is when the number of people aged 60 or older accounts for 20% or more of the total population" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 14. Often generates wastes that are more toxic than the original substance A) Composting. B) Recycling. C) Incineration. D) Source reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incineration. 15. Which of these contains steps in the right order? A) Ask a question, state your hypothesis, research, experiment, analyze, make a conclusion. B) State your hypothesis, ask a question, research, experiment, analyze, make a conclusion. C) Ask a question, form your hypothesis, conduct and experiment, analyze the results, draw a conclusion. D) State your hypothesis, ask a question, research, make a conclusion, experiment, analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ask a question, form your hypothesis, conduct and experiment, analyze the results, draw a conclusion. 16. Among the choices below, which best defines the word ecosystem? A) Interaction of living organism and their non living environment. B) Consumption of predators to their prey. C) Decomposition of the carcass made by decomposer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interaction of living organism and their non living environment. 17. Which of the following processes is a part of the rock cycle? A) Weathering. B) Crystallization. C) Metamorphosis. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Industrial Revolution:Agricultural Revolution:: A) Animal muscle:fossil fuels. B) Hunters:gatherers. C) Agricultural revolution:hunter-gatherers. D) Hunter-gatherers:population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural revolution:hunter-gatherers. 19. An earthquake of magnitude ..... would be 31.7 times stronger than an earthquake of magnitude 6. A) 4. B) 6.1. C) 7. D) 37.7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 20. In which layer of the atmosphere do we live and weather occurs? A) Stratosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. ← 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