This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 671 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 671 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does renewable mean? A) Cannot be replaced once used. B) Fossil fuels. C) Made new again every day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made new again every day. 2. What is one negative consequence oversfishing can lead to? A) Fish can grow two heads. B) Fish species can adapt in order to escape fishermen. C) Fish species can either become depleted or very underpopulated in that given area. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fish species can either become depleted or very underpopulated in that given area. 3. All of the following are characteristics of mammals except ..... A) They give birth to live young. B) They produce milk. C) They breathe through gills. D) They are covered with hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They breathe through gills. 4. A Lunar Eclipse can only happen during A) Full Moon. B) New Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full Moon. 5. Which is an example of a living natural resource? A) Cucumbers. B) Iron. C) Gold. D) Stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cucumbers. 6. Which would be a way to reduce pollution? A) Increase the nitrogen and phosphorous used in fertilizers. B) Penalize organic farming. C) Remove cover crops. D) Plant buffer zones of vegetation between fields and nearby waterways. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plant buffer zones of vegetation between fields and nearby waterways. 7. A negative of GMOs is that A) They are creating herbicide tolerant crops. B) There is insufficient research to know the long term impacts they may have. C) There is higher crop production. D) They require fewer materials to grow crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is insufficient research to know the long term impacts they may have. 8. A ..... is an examination of a finished product, like an experiment and results, by individuals of the same level of education or specialization A) Scientific method. B) Peer review. C) Analytical conclusion. D) Deductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peer review. 9. Which of the following federal laws specifically deals with the cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites A) CERCLA/Superfund. B) Clean Air Act. C) RCRA. D) Clean Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CERCLA/Superfund. 10. What is the term for the mixture of chemicals appearing as a gray-brown haze in cities results from automobile exhaust? A) Smoke. B) Smog. C) Fog. D) Fumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smog. 11. Developing countries have lower average income than developed countries. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Get ready for a wild adventure into the world of animals! 🐍🦇🦉🦅Which of these incredible adaptations is a structural one? A) A snake's ability to produce poison. B) Bats hibernating in winter. C) An owl sleeping during the day. D) An eagle's strong vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An eagle's strong vision. 13. What does field capacity indicate? A) Amount of minerals present in soil. B) Amount of moisture or water content held in soil after drainage. C) Number of aggregates the make up a soil sample. D) Number of microorganisms thriving in soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amount of moisture or water content held in soil after drainage. 14. Located in the temperate zone A) Coniferous. B) Deciduous. C) Rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous. 15. Which of the following is best categorized as a natural service? A) Renewable energy. B) Nonrenewable energy. C) Water purification by rocks in streams. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water purification by rocks in streams. 16. This young entrepreneur started a company that addresses the connection between woment's health and hygiene, academic opportunity, and water supplies while providing economic options to women in her home country of South Africa A) Let's Copeny. B) Stella Voolis. C) Autumn Peltier. D) Ramona Kaswan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ramona Kaswan. 17. During which step of primary succession are insects, small birds, and mammals able to inhabit the area? A) First. B) Third. C) Fifth. D) Sixth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sixth. 18. Which statement is MOST LIKELY to be true of a developing country? A) Most adults earn enough money to own cars. B) Most adults consume more than 3, 000 calories a day. C) Most adults live in rural areas and work in agriculture. D) Most adults live in cities and work in factories or offices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most adults live in rural areas and work in agriculture. 19. Which of these is a good method for reducing your ecological footprint? A) Save energy, food, water, shelter, and produce less waste such green house gases and sewage. B) Drive less, fly less, turn off lights. C) Compost and live in a smaller house. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Biotic environment includes: A) Producers. B) Decomposers. C) Consumers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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