This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 645 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 645 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the goals of environmental science? A) To create environmental problems. B) To understand and solve environmental problems. C) To increase environmental problems. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To understand and solve environmental problems. 2. Which human activity would help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? A) Decrease the burning of fossil fuels. B) Decrease the number of recycling programs. C) Increase the human population. D) Increase the number of cars being driven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease the burning of fossil fuels. 3. When the parent and offspring share identical DNA, you can assume the organism reproduced ..... A) Sexually. B) Asexually. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sexually. 4. The main advantage to using natural gas as a fuel or to power industrial plants is that A) Natural gas is more abundant and cheaper to harvest/mine. B) It burns cleaner and has less air pollutants. C) Natural gas is one of the most harmful fossil fuels to the environment. D) It is better for the economy than coal or petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It burns cleaner and has less air pollutants. 5. During which period(s) were animals and plants domesticated? A) During the Industrial Revolution. B) During the Renaissance. C) During the agricultural Revolution. D) During the hunter-gatherer period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During the agricultural Revolution. 6. ..... is the color of a mineral's powder left behind after rubbing it against another surface. A) Color. B) Streak. C) Luster. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Streak. 7. The study of mircoorganisms A) Zoology. B) Microbiology. C) Ecology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microbiology. 8. The kind of trees that grow in a forest depend on the A) Climate of the area. B) Soil of the area. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 9. When a reservoir releases more than it accepts, it is a ..... When a reservoir accepts more than it releases, it is a ..... A) Source, Sink. B) Sink, Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Source, Sink. 10. Chemicals that break up oil in the ocean are called A) Dispersents. B) Polar molecules. C) Biomagnification. D) Detergents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dispersents. 11. The amount of open space between rock particles. A) Permeability. B) Recharge zone. C) Porosity. D) Potable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Porosity. 12. Primary succession is typically ..... than secondary succession. A) Faster. B) Slower. C) About the same speed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slower. 13. John Muir was a ..... A) Biocentric preservationist. B) Utilitarian conservationist. C) Environmentalist. D) Person adherent to the frontier attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biocentric preservationist. 14. A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other A) Interspecific competition. B) Mutualism. C) Symbiosis. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbiosis. 15. A broad shaped volcano built from repeated non-explosive eruptions A) Hot spot. B) Cinder cone volcano. C) Composite volcano. D) Shield volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shield volcano. 16. Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps ..... A) Will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic. B) Will result in sea-levels rising. C) Will have no effect on ecosystems. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will result in sea-levels rising. 17. More open than the dipterocarp type and the volume of timder per unit is much less; produce woods that are highly valued for their natural beauty and durability A) Mangrove forest. B) Beach forest. C) Molave forest. D) Pine forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Molave forest. 18. Who is called a ship of desert? A) Dog. B) Camel. C) Lion. D) Tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Camel. 19. Assuming North is at the top of the map, what direction is the river circled in red flowing? A) North. B) South. C) East. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South. 20. As a population ....., more food, more water, and more living space are needed. A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Maintains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. ← 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