This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 626 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 626 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Worsening air quality, toxic haze, air pollutants A) Air quality. B) Energy Resources. C) Lack of access to safe drinking water. D) Uneven distribution of food resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air quality. 2. Molten rock above the Earth's surface is called ..... A) Magma. B) Lava. C) Goo. D) Really hot goo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lava. 3. A parking lot is build near a stream. Cars in the parking sometimes leak oil and anti-freeze onto the parking lot. What source of pollution is this? A) Point source. B) Nonpoint source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonpoint source. 4. A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can mate with each other to produce offspring A) Kingdom. B) Breed. C) Species. D) Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Species. 5. What process PRODUCES glucose (sugar)? A) Cellular Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) Chemosynthesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 6. What can acid rain corrode (react and dissolve)? A) Statues. B) Houses. C) Grass. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statues. 7. Why are mathematical models important? A) They are especially useful in situations with many variables. B) They can be used to create digital images. C) They can represent how a system or process works. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are especially useful in situations with many variables. 8. The number of trophic levels in an energy pyramid is limited due to A) Limited energy from the sun. B) Limited types of organisms. C) Limited amount of food. D) Energy loss from one level to the next. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy loss from one level to the next. 9. All of the meerkats that live in the same place at the same time make up a ..... A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Population. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 10. The feeding level at the bottom of an energy pyramid contains the A) Producers. B) Primary Consumers. C) Herbivores. D) Apex Predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 11. The process that occurs when the chemical energy of "food" molecules, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, is released and partially captured in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). A) Photosynthesis. B) Diffusion. C) Osmosis. D) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cellular respiration. 12. What do the following resources have in common:crude oil, natural gas, coal A) Gas. B) They can be renewed but we are using them at a faster rate then they can renew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can be renewed but we are using them at a faster rate then they can renew. 13. Fossil fuels are composed of A) Metal ores from mines. B) Wood from trees that are more than 100 years old. C) The remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago. D) Oils from crops such as corn and peanuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago. 14. Is the concentration of gases in the atmosphere related to its importance for the sustain of life? Meaning the greater the concentration, the greater the importance of the gas for life. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 15. Which of the following ultraviolet rays is more dangerous? A) UV-A. B) UV-B. C) UV-C. D) UV-D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) UV-C. 16. Which of these animals can be found in the desert biome? A) Reindeer. B) Cattle. C) Whales. D) Foxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foxes. 17. Mass extinction is an event in which large percentages of living species become extinct in a relatively short period A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. A high concentration of phosphates and nitrates is found in samples of a pond. Which is most likely the source? A) Lake turnover. B) Eutrophication. C) Runoff form agricultural fields. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff form agricultural fields. 19. A species with a disproportionately large effect on the environment relative to its abundance. A) Indicator species. B) Keystone species. C) Pioneer species. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keystone species. 20. This includes only the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals that make up the land on Earth. A) Hydrosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geosphere. ← 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