This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 68 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 68 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which action can humans do to help reduce the rate of global warming? A) Outlaw alternative energy. B) Increase energy consumption. C) Decrease energy consumption. D) Make computer models of emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decrease energy consumption. 2. This biome is covered in coniferous forests. A) Taiga. B) Tundra. C) Temperate rain forest. D) Deciduous forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taiga. 3. The energy organisms need to live and grow first enters the ecosystem when- A) Decomposers break down dead organism. B) Plants take in light energy from the sun. C) Primary consumers eat plants for food. D) Secondary consumers eat primary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants take in light energy from the sun. 4. ..... are grasslands found in Africa, South America and Austria that are spotted with occasional trees or patches of trees. A) Savanna. B) Prairies. C) Steppes. D) Temperate grasslands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Savanna. 5. The information you record in an experiment is called your ..... A) Data. B) Experiment. C) Title. D) Notebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Data. 6. What is the correct order of the sizes of the oceans starting with the largest to the smallest? A) Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic. B) Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic. C) Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian. D) Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic. 7. What types of organisms need carbon to survive? A) Insects. B) Plants. C) Mammals. D) All types of organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All types of organisms. 8. Which natural events do scientists think might cause ice ages? A) Continental drift. B) Milankovitch cycles. C) Volcanism. D) The boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Milankovitch cycles. 9. Who sells the medicines? A) Policeman. B) Chemist. C) Teacher. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemist. 10. The living or once living components of an ecosytem. A) Habitat. B) Biotic factors. C) Abiotic factors. D) Organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic factors. 11. Which of the following does NOT happen to solar energy when it reaches Earth? A) Some solar energy reflects off the atmosphere, back to space. B) Some solar energy passes through Earth and comes out the other side. C) Some solar energy is absorbed by land and water. D) Some solar energy is radiated from the Earth's surface and trapped by the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some solar energy passes through Earth and comes out the other side. 12. Where are most divergent boundaries located? A) Along the middle of most ocean floors. B) Along the margins of most continents. C) Across the middle of many continents. D) All the above options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along the middle of most ocean floors. 13. Factor that causes population growth to decrease. A) Growth factor. B) Limiting factor. C) Density factor. D) Environmental factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limiting factor. 14. Which species would be most affected by the overfishing of Alaskan salmon? A) Bears. B) Crayfish. C) Lobsters. D) Opossum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bears. 15. Ascribes value to certain living things or to the biotic realm in general A) Anthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biocentrism. 16. The minimum amount of energy needed for colliding particles to react is called the A) Chemical Energy. B) Kinetic Energy. C) Activation Energy. D) Potential Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Activation Energy. 17. Energy use A) Has been declining in much of the world. B) Is primarily from alternative energy sources. C) Includes using biomass in many developing countries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Includes using biomass in many developing countries. 18. Which of the following is NOT an example of Freshwater? A) Clouds. B) Groundwater. C) Ice. D) Surface Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clouds. 19. What are the ingredients that power the process of cellular respiration A) Carbon dioxide and water. B) Oxygen and carbon dioxide. C) Carbon dioxide and sugar. D) Oxygen and sugar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen and sugar. 20. Tectonic plates are located in the lithosphere. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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