This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 70 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 70 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A forest preservation plan guides a landowner who A) Wants to keep their forest as a natural area. B) Wants to cut some of their trees every few years as they mature. C) Wants to improve the quality of their woodland. D) Wants to make a forest where there currently isn't one. E) Wants to make sure that their forest is protected from fire, insects, grazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wants to keep their forest as a natural area. 2. In predation, this is the organism that is killed. A) Host. B) Parasite. C) Predator. D) Prey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prey. 3. Water that is safe to drink is called A) Permeable. B) Sea water. C) Potable. D) Passable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potable. 4. What can happen to fish when there is not enough oxygen in the water? A) They can suffocate. B) They can't float. C) They can't see. D) Nothing. Fish don't need oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can suffocate. 5. Which type of rock are most fossils found? A) Sedimentary rock. B) Metamorphic rock. C) Igneous rock. D) Fossils. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sedimentary rock. 6. Which of these would be an example of a using a carbon sink as climate change mitigation? A) Intentionally erupting volcanoes. B) Fertilizing an area of the ocean with iron to encourage algae growth. C) Reducing coal-based electricity consumption. D) Switching to a more fuel-efficient car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fertilizing an area of the ocean with iron to encourage algae growth. 7. Broken down by sunlight A) Green plastic. B) Photodegradable plastic. C) All kinds of plastic. D) No kind of plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photodegradable plastic. 8. Obtaining coal from the earth would be considered what type of ecosystem service? A) Provisioning. B) Regulating. C) Supporting. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provisioning. 9. Which act mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters? A) Safe Drinking Water Act. B) Clean Water Act. C) Toxic Substances Control Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clean Water Act. 10. A community of different species interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment of matter and energy. A) Organism. B) Population. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem. 11. An organism that lives at the bottom of oceans or bodies of fresh water is a A) Benthos. B) Benthic Zone. C) Eutrophication. D) Limnetic Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benthos. 12. Water with low amounts of dissolved salt. A) Saltwater. B) Freshwater. C) Lake. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freshwater. 13. Car engines, power plants, factories, furnaces, and stoves are all sources A) Air pollution. B) Acid rain. C) Fossil fuels. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution. 14. Rain frequently results whenever A) Cold, moist air rises. B) Warm, moist air rises. C) Cold, dry air sinks. D) Warm, dry air sinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm, moist air rises. 15. Homologous to fins A) Ribcage. B) Limbs. C) Neck. D) Digits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limbs. 16. What is the term for waste materials that are harmful to the environment? A) Recyclables. B) Biodegradable. C) Pollution. D) Compost. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 17. Absorbing and removing pollutants from the water, trapping carbon that would otherwise be released into the air and controlling floods is an environmental function of: A) Man-made lakes. B) Wetlands. C) Estuaries. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wetlands. 18. In developing countries, you are most likely to find biomass used A) For heating and cooking. B) As a source of hydropower. C) For manufacturing. D) To generate electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For heating and cooking. 19. Water used for drinking and agriculture A) Groundwater. B) Surface zone. C) Phytoplankton. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 20. The Industrial Revolution changed the environment by: A) Introducing pollution. B) Introducing crops. C) Domesticated animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introducing pollution. ← 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