This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 630 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 630 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Grandfather is the head of small family. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. A mixture of gases that surround a planet or moon. A) Air pollution. B) Atmosphere. C) Ozone. D) Fossil Fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 3. Humans are dependent on ..... for their food supply A) Water. B) Fossil fuels. C) Biomass. D) Timber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 4. Any system for capturing, ..... and displaying data related to places on the Earth's surface A) Geographic Information System (GIS). B) Urban planning. C) Urbanization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geographic Information System (GIS). 5. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface. A) Kyoto Protocol. B) Weather. C) Tornado. D) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tornado. 6. Which of these countries will have the 3rd highest population by 2050? A) Angola. B) Nigeria. C) China. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nigeria. 7. An attempt to design cities so as to maximize their functionality and beauty is A) City planning. B) Sprawl. C) Urbanization. D) Ecological restoration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) City planning. 8. What happens to carbon during the process of photosynthesis? A) CO2 is released by plants. B) CO2 is taken up by plants. C) Organic carbon is taken up through plant roots. D) Carbon is lost through heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CO2 is taken up by plants. 9. How does the melting permafrost in Russia impact climate change? A) As the permafrost melts, oxygen is absorbed which leaves less oxygen for animals and humans. B) As the permafrost melts, the CO2 and methane that were stored in the ice are releases, speeding up climate change. C) As the permafrost melts, the extra water causes sea level rise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As the permafrost melts, the CO2 and methane that were stored in the ice are releases, speeding up climate change. 10. The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator A) Altitude. B) Latitude. C) Longitude. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 11. Maximum amount of individuals an ecosystem can support indefinitely A) Natural Selection. B) Carrying Capacity. C) Survivorship Curve. D) Primary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carrying Capacity. 12. The place an organism lives is its A) Niche. B) Ecosystem. C) Population. D) Housing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Housing. 13. Wind and ..... turbines work by movement. A) Coal. B) Wave. C) Sun. D) Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wave. 14. The surroundings of an organism that affects its life and development A) Pollution. B) Environment. C) Sustainability. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environment. 15. It is the study of the interactions of the biological, cultural, geographical and historical aspects of humankind. A) Hematology. B) Ecology. C) Anthropology. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthropology. 16. Which type of energy can NOT be regenerated in one's lifetime by nature? A) Invasive. B) Nonrenewable. C) Renewable. D) Endemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable. 17. Where does most of the water that is evaporated on earth come from? A) The ocean. B) Rivers. C) Lakes. D) Streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ocean. 18. Population growth slows as it reaches its carrying capacity, or the maximum population size an environment can sustain. Produces an S shaped curve when graphed A) Logistic. B) Exponential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logistic. 19. The area of land that is drained by a river systemgroundwaterwater that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers A) Aquifer. B) Watershed. C) Surface water. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watershed. 20. On a climatogram the LINE part of the graph represents ..... and the BAR part of the graph represents ..... A) Temperature of a particular area, rainfall/precipitation of that same area. B) Temperature of one area, precipitation of a different area. C) Precipitation of one area, temperature of that same area. D) Months of rain, months of cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature of a particular area, rainfall/precipitation of that same area. ← 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