This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 657 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 657 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False? When you save energy, you also save water because power plants use a lot of water to produce electricity. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Denitrification A) A process in which nitrate is reduced. B) Nitrate is added. C) Nitrate stays the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A process in which nitrate is reduced. 3. What term is defined by the following:the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. A) Ecology. B) Ecosystems. C) Biology. D) Earth Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 4. Cm of precipitation A) Deciduous. B) Coniferous. C) Rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coniferous. 5. Precipitation is a part of the A) Water cycle. B) Carbon cycle. C) Nitrogen cycle. D) Trophic level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 6. ..... is a facility where they receive, sort, process, and store compostable and recyclable materials. A) MATERIALS COLLECTION FACILTY. B) MATERIALS PROTECTION FACILITY. C) MATERIALS DESTROYING FACILITY. D) MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY. 7. Which is NOT true about food webs? A) Food webs show the transfer of energy among organisms. B) Food webs more accurate than food chains. C) Food webs are simpler than food chains. D) Food webs contain decomposers and scavengers throughout. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food webs are simpler than food chains. 8. In which year the term 'Sustainable Development' came into existence? A) 1980. B) 1969. C) 2003. D) 1995. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1980. 9. Which biome is highlighted on this map? A) Temperate forest. B) Taiga. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taiga. 10. Which organism has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem? A) Endemic species. B) Keystone species. C) Native species. D) Indicator species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keystone species. 11. The layer where meteors burn up in. A) Stratosphere. B) Exospshere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 12. What two processes fuel the carbon cycle? A) Cellular respiration and photosynthesis. B) Transpiration and transport. C) Cellular respiration and transpiration. D) Photosynthesis and transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cellular respiration and photosynthesis. 13. A ..... is a group of people who live together and are related to one another. A) Family. B) Neighbours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family. 14. The current Climate Change we are experiencing is the first time the Earth has experience such variation. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The measure of the amount of salts dissolved in a liquid is ..... A) Acidity. B) Osmosis. C) Diffusion. D) Salinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salinity. 16. Which of the following ecological problems is NOT the result of burning fossil fuels? A) Greenhouse effect. B) Ozone depletion. C) Climate change. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone depletion. 17. A fishbowl is an example of ..... A) An open system. B) An isolated system. C) A natural ecosystem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An isolated system. 18. Which kingdom is complex, multi-cellular, eukaryotic, organisms that do NOT perform photosynthesis and absorb nutrients after breaking them down? A) Eubacteria. B) Fungi. C) Plant. D) Animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungi. 19. Food which we get from plants are called A) Plant products. B) Animal products. C) Either a or b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant products. 20. The size of an earthquake is determined by how much ..... is released. A) Oxygen. B) Sulfur. C) Energy. D) Vibration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy. ← 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