This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 684 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 684 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is the following statement true or false? "Fossil energy is a renewable energy resource." A) Sai. B) Correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sai. 2. A group of the same species that live in the same area A) Biosphere. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 3. Identify the following as a renewable or nonrenewable resource:Wind A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 4. Earth consists of A) Rock. B) Air. C) Water. D) Living things. E) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sun. 5. Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Which method of waste disposal was done in the past in the United States and is still done in developing nations? A) Dump and burn. B) Sanitary landfills. C) Incineration. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dump and burn. 7. Air occupies space and has ..... A) Weight. B) Force. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 8. How does the Sun affect air? A) The Sun cleans the air and lessens pollution. B) The Sun creates constant wind as a result of its cooling ability. C) The sun makes air travel slower and shorter distances. D) The sun heats air masses and drives weather conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun heats air masses and drives weather conditions. 9. Ted is looking at a map of Texas. He wants to know which direction is North. What part of the map should he look at to find his answer? A) Scale. B) Contour. C) Key. D) Compass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compass. 10. ..... are living parts of an ecosystem. A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. C) Energies. D) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic. 11. A species that is influential to the survival of many other species in its ecosystem is called a ..... A) Survivor. B) Keystone species. C) Threatened species. D) Biodiverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keystone species. 12. Wrote the book, Silent Spring, which warned of the ominous effects of pesticide use. A) Erin Brockovich. B) Rachel Carson. C) Lois Marie Gibbs. D) Garrett Hardin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rachel Carson. 13. Permanently frozen soil is: A) Frosted soil. B) Permafrost. C) Ice. D) Glacier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permafrost. 14. Heat trapped by atmosphere nearEarth's surface A) Stratospheric ozone. B) Montreal Protocol. C) Greenhouse effect. D) The girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse effect. 15. What is called when an industry removes water from a source and then returns the heated water to its source? A) Water pollution. B) Soil pollution. C) Air pollution. D) Thermal pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermal pollution. 16. Women leader of "Chipko Andolan" was A) Rani Devi. B) Durga Devi. C) Gauri Devi. D) Bahu devi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gauri Devi. 17. Which of these contains no abiotic factors? A) Ecosystem. B) Biosphere. C) Biome. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community. 18. Fuel cells uses..... to produce electricity. A) Fossil fuels. B) Sunlight. C) Thermal energy. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen. 19. Afforestation refers A) To the removal of a forest especially on land that was previously forested. B) To the of establishing a forest especially on land not previously forested. C) To the establishing a forest especially on land that was previously forested. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the of establishing a forest especially on land not previously forested. 20. Fishing tuna at a rate of more than they can replace themselves is known as? A) Habitat destruction. B) Unsustainable. C) Trophic cascade. D) Overexploitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overexploitation. ← 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