This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 686 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 686 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following uses the most water worldwide? A) Agriculture. B) Domestic Use. C) Industry. D) Water Parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 2. Species that are in danger of becoming extinct are called ..... A) Endangered. B) Not lucky. C) Extinct. D) In a jam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endangered. 3. The variable you change on purpose is the A) Control. B) Independent variable. C) Dependent variable. D) Constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 4. Why is the inner core made of solid metal? A) Because it is so hot it turns from liquid to solid. B) Because of the weight of the crust. C) Because of it's temperature. D) Because of the pressure of the other layers beating down on it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of the pressure of the other layers beating down on it. 5. Which type of pollution is the hardest to clean up? A) Groundwater. B) River. C) Ocean. D) Lakes and ponds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 6. Fuels produced directly or indirectly from organic material (including plant materials and animal waste) are called ..... A) Coal. B) Solar energy. C) Natural gas. D) Biofuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biofuels. 7. An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water A) Watershed. B) Groundwater. C) Permeability. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aquifer. 8. Deciduous trees are also evergreen. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. A) Watershed. B) Levee. C) Aquifer. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watershed. 10. A quarry could also be called A) An open pit. B) The overburden. C) A longwall. D) Pillar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An open pit. 11. This sphere is composed of all the living things A) Geosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 12. Leaking gasoline tank are an example of A) Point-source pollution. B) Multipoint pollution. C) Nonpoint-source pollution. D) No answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point-source pollution. 13. Most of the acid precipitation that falls in southeastern Canada results from pollution produced in the midwestern and eastern states. Which of the following is one of those states? A) Kentucky. B) Iowa. C) Wisconsin. D) Tennessee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tennessee. 14. What is the meaning of BIO? A) Animal. B) Life. C) Ecosystem. D) Living things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life. 15. What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs when tectonic plates move apart? A) Divergent boundary. B) Convergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) Tectonic boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent boundary. 16. What is the main goal of sustainability? A) Use resources faster than they are created. B) Prevent humans from using resources. C) Share common places. D) Conserve resources in a way that human populations can survive indefinitely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conserve resources in a way that human populations can survive indefinitely. 17. How could a plant spread its seeds? A) An animal could eat the fruit and spread the seeds. B) Seeds could float away in the wind. C) The seed could get stuck in an animals fur and be carried to a new place. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. River:gorge:: A) Erosion:gas. B) Wind:tall rock formation. C) Water:wind. D) Sediments:rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind:tall rock formation. 19. Which of the following describes new wind turbines? A) New wind turbines are cost-effective. B) New wind turbines take up a lot of space. C) New wind turbines take a year to build. D) New wind turbines cannot generate much electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New wind turbines are cost-effective. 20. The electromagnetic spectrum is composed of A) Gamma rays. B) Radio waves. C) Visible light. D) Ultraviolet light. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 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