This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 620 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 620 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are A) Weather and erosion. B) Heat and pressure. C) Compacting and cementing. D) Melting, cooling, and hardening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat and pressure. 2. A host A) Provides energy and shelter for another organism. B) Takes energy and shelter from another organism. C) Provides directions for organisms. D) Takes directions from organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provides energy and shelter for another organism. 3. The ability to self-correct and improve. A) Biocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Anthropocentrism. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthropocentrism. 4. Most pollutants that enter estuaries break down over time, yet they are still considered a problem because A) The pollutants eventually enter the ocean. B) It is the volume of the pollutants more than the time factor that harms estuaries. C) The pollutants break down into still more dangerous toxins. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the volume of the pollutants more than the time factor that harms estuaries. 5. What type of consumer eats plants and animals? A) Allivore. B) Carnivore. C) Herbivore. D) Omnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Omnivore. 6. Tabunan Risiocnemis-Alisoysuy Risiocnemis seidenschwarzi A new species of damselfly endemic in Cebu discovered along a small creek flowing out in Tabunan Forest. It was scientifically described by Dr. Matti Hamalainen and was named in honor of Dr. Franz Seidenschwarz. It is a/an? A) Mammal. B) Insect. C) Reptiles. D) Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insect. 7. What percentage of the world's water is available fro human consumption? A) Less than 1 percent. B) 5 percent. C) 15 percent. D) 25 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less than 1 percent. 8. Air is warmer and less dense at the equator because the equator receives more ..... A) Wind. B) Solar radiation. C) Air pressure. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar radiation. 9. The following equationC6H12O6 + 6O2 gives 6CO2 + 6H2O + energyrefers to A) Photosynthesis. B) Aerobic respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aerobic respiration. 10. The main way nitrogen is removed from the atmosphere and changed into a form plants can use is A) Nitrogen Fixation. B) Nitrification. C) Ammonification. D) Denitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen Fixation. 11. This group does NOT get the change to the independent variable. This is the group that is not actually experimented on and is used as a comparison to "normal" . A) Experimental group. B) Control group. C) Data. D) Variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control group. 12. The founder of Earth Day was a senator from which state? A) Vermont. B) California. C) Wyoming. D) Wisconsin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wisconsin. 13. Which of the following is the most likely to lead to acid rain? A) The release of carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power plant. B) The release of carbon monoxide from automobiles. C) The release of sulfur dioxide from a coal-fired power plant. D) The release of methane from a cattle feedlot. E) The release of particulates from a coal-fired power plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The release of sulfur dioxide from a coal-fired power plant. 14. Does migration make a difference for the population of Earth as a whole? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 15. Family is the first school of children. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. What can be done to solve problems related to the tragedy of the commons? A) Privatization. B) Regulations, restrictions and quotas. C) Public education. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. Why do we want to use more renewable energy sources? A) They cause more pollution. B) They cause less pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They cause less pollution. 18. Coastal wetlands are ecologically important because they do all of the following EXCEPT A) Harbor a high level of biodiversity. B) Reduce the impact of storms coming inland. C) Provide refuge for large marine mammals like blue whales. D) Help to cycle nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provide refuge for large marine mammals like blue whales. 19. . Oil refineries and gasoline stations are both sources of A) Particulate matter. B) Volatile organic compounds. C) Smog. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volatile organic compounds. 20. In a hot summer day, you touch the hot concrete with your feet. The transfer of this energy from the concrete to your feet happens through- A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) Insulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduction. ← 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