This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 665 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 665 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The things that make the water dirty are the and the dirty water is the water . A) Clean, dirty. B) Pollutants, pollution. C) Green, yellow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollutants, pollution. 2. Which organisms play the largest role in converting nitrogen into various usable forms and back to a gas form? A) Rabbits. B) Bacteria. C) Plants. D) Worms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria. 3. Sunlight, wind, flowing water are examples of: A) Nutrient cycling. B) Inexhaustible resources. C) Renewable resource. D) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inexhaustible resources. 4. Which one of the following is NOT a major threat faced by biodiversity A) Habitat Loss. B) Invasion of privacy. C) Population growth. D) Overfishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invasion of privacy. 5. Which was an early ecologist who suggested protecting rare species? A) Rachel Carson. B) Robert Shelford. C) Marjory Stoneman Douglas. D) Frank Egler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Shelford. 6. Over a given unit of time, the rate at which plants and algae convert solar or chemical energy into energy stored in the bonds of organic sugars is called A) Natural selection. B) Gross primary production. C) Salinity. D) Estivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gross primary production. 7. True or False:Environmentalism is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What form of alternative energy uses a dam? A) Hydroelectric power. B) Geothermal power. C) Biomass power. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric power. 9. Ash and gases from volcanic eruptions can reduce the amount of ..... that can reach earth A) Sunlight. B) Oxygen. C) Water. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 10. Creating paper and plastic products that become trash is using up natural resources faster than A) All of the above. B) They are thrown away. C) They are used. D) The earth can replace them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The earth can replace them. 11. Factories dumping water pollution into the ocean is what kind of pollution? A) Point Pollution. B) Nonpoint pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point Pollution. 12. The transfer of energy in the form of heat from a warmer object to a colder object when placed in direct contact A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) Lava. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduction. 13. Interrelated changes among the biotic and abioticfactors in an ecosystem over time A) Ecosystem Dynamics. B) Deforestation. C) Succession. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem Dynamics. 14. Which list of biotic and abiotic components best describes a rainforest? A) Mango trees, frogs, soil, rocks, water, toucans. B) Cactus, sand, extremely low rainfall, lizard, scorpion. C) Turtles, grass, lions, water currents, sunlight. D) Land covered with snow, freezing temperature, polar bears, lichens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mango trees, frogs, soil, rocks, water, toucans. 15. Hydro-electric Power A) Non-renewable. B) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable. 16. As carbon dioxide levels increase, temperature..... A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) Stagnates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. 17. A managed forest containing only one or two species of trees that are all of the same age A) Prescribed burn. B) Tree plantation. C) Deforestation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tree plantation. 18. ''Variety of species or richness in the number of species in an ecosystem throughout the entire biosphere." This statement refers to which type of diversity? A) Genetic diversity. B) Ecosystem diversity. C) Interaction diversity. D) Species diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Species diversity. 19. Which biome is known for having the highest level of biodiversity? A) Tropical Rainforests. B) Deserts. C) Grasslands. D) Deciduous Forests tagsEN.LS2.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Rainforests. 20. Which statement about sustainable cities is true? A) They can help improve the standard of living for residents. B) No major cities have made significant progress toward sustainability yet. C) They are only successful in the developed world. D) They often help encourage sprawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can help improve the standard of living for residents. ← 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