This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 667 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 667 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is a natural indoor air pollulant A) Carbon monoxide. B) Formaldehyde. C) Nitrogen oxides. D) Radon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radon. 2. What is one property that may be used to distinguish metallic from nonmetallic minerals? A) Cost to extract. B) Value. C) Carbon content. D) Electrical conductivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electrical conductivity. 3. A large amount of the world's drinking water comes from desalination. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Water flowing over the land, carrying nutrients and pollution as it drains into larger rivers and the ocean is called A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Runoff. D) Percolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff. 5. What unit do scientist use to record the mass of a solid? A) Gram. B) Meter. C) Liter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gram. 6. How might two lithospheric plates interact with each other?I. They can collide with each other.II. One plate may slide under another plate.III. They can slide past each other. A) I, II, and III. B) I and III only. C) II only. D) II and III only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I, II, and III. 7. When water falls from the sky and makes its way back to a river or an ocean A) Precipitation. B) Runoff. C) Evaporation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runoff. 8. It's okay to change the directions of an experiment without asking the teacher. A) True, I agree. B) False, I do not agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False, I do not agree. 9. Cells, Tissues, Oragns, Systems Of Organs, ....., Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere A) Group. B) Organism. C) People. D) Instagram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organism. 10. Smart growth encourages building ..... A) Up, not out. B) Out, not up. C) Suburbs. D) Factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up, not out. 11. During the 21st century, what are the main environmental factors? A) Resource depletion. B) Pollution. C) Loss of biodiversity. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. The gradual downward flow of water that soaks into surface A) River. B) Erosion. C) Infiltration. D) Water uptake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infiltration. 13. Any form of water that falls in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail is considered to be ..... A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Precipitation. D) None of the others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitation. 14. Which of the following correctly lists the levels of biological organization from LEAST complex to MOST complex? A) Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism. B) Cell, organism, organ system, organ tissue. C) Organ system, organism, organ, tissue, cell. D) Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism. 15. The layer of leaves that blocks most of the sunlight from reaching the ground is A) The shrub level. B) The canopy. C) The understory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The canopy. 16. The ..... is made of ALL the rock at and below the Earth's surface. A) Hydrosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geosphere. 17. Fish dying when the pH goes too high are an example of: A) An abiotic factor limiting an abiotic factor. B) An abiotic factor limiting a biotic factor. C) A biotic factor limiting an abiotic factor. D) A biotic factor limiting a biotic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An abiotic factor limiting a biotic factor. 18. Name the species interaction:A decorator crab camouflages itself with sponges. Sponges are unaffected. A) Competition. B) Predation. C) Commensalism. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commensalism. 19. In the water cycle, the process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ..... A) Transpiration. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Perspiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transpiration. 20. What are some natural solutions for climate change issues? A) Burning more fossil fuels. B) Reforestation, sustainable agriculture, and renewable energy sources. C) Deforestation and land degradation. D) Increased use of plastic and non-biodegradable materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reforestation, sustainable agriculture, and renewable energy sources. ← 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