This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 652 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 652 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Greenhouse gases trap heat and raise the atmosphere's average temperature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What is the largest biome on Earth? A) Marsh. B) Tropical Rainforest. C) Coral Reef. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean. 3. You can see statistics were? A) On the news. B) Online. C) In an article. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 4. You set up an experiment to see if the color of a bird feeder effects how many birds visit it to eat. Which of the following is a possible control? A) Color of the bird feeder. B) Number of birds that visit it. C) Blue bird feeder. D) Type of food given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Type of food given. 5. The preservation ethic says that we should protect our environment in a pristine, unaltered state A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Deforestation is the replanting of forest trees A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Why is net primary productivity highest in the photic zone of aquatic ecosystems? A) More nutrients from soil. B) More nutrients and sunlight. C) Less nutrients & oxygen. D) Less oxygen & more sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More nutrients and sunlight. 8. Examples of non-renewable energy are A) Coal b) Oil. B) Coal b) Wind c) Oil. C) Solar energy b) Wind c) Oil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal b) Oil. 9. Which of these is a large reservoir of nitrogen that is unusable by most organisms? A) Soil. B) Atmosphere. C) Ocean. D) Space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 10. What effects does global climate change have on the water cycle? A) Increases the rate of evaporation from land. B) Increases the rate of evaporation from the sea. C) Increases the amount of water vapor the atmosphere can hold. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. A goal of Environmental Science ▪ Understand how animals actions impact the environment and how we can change negative effects. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Open pit used to mine materials near the surface A) Long wall. B) Placer deposits. C) Slag. D) Quarry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quarry. 13. Goods that come from natural resources that ecosystems carry out that have financial value to humans A) Biodiversity. B) Ecosystem services. C) Biosphere services. D) Environmental resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem services. 14. A severe storm that involves winds over 119mph and forms over water is: A) Tornado. B) Thunderstorm. C) Hurricane. D) Blizzard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurricane. 15. Which kind of organism obtains energy only from producers? A) Decomposers. B) Herbivores. C) Omnivores. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbivores. 16. Hurricanes move in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres due to ..... A) The boy. B) The girl. C) Upwelling. D) The Coriolis Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Coriolis Effect. 17. Which is the most important reason for maintaining clean water? A) Goods cannot be transported easily without water. B) Energy cannot be generated without water. C) People cannot maintain proper hygiene without water. D) Organisms cannot live and grow without water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organisms cannot live and grow without water. 18. What type of consumer only eats animals? A) Carnivore. B) Herbivore. C) Meativore. D) Omnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carnivore. 19. Which type of food we should eat? A) Unhealthy food. B) Junk food. C) Healthy food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Healthy food. 20. Houston is an example of a sustainable city. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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