This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 73 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Takes account of all new discoveries A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 2. Relationship in which one organism benefits but the other is neither helped nor harmed A) Mutualism. B) Parasitism. C) Commensalism. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commensalism. 3. More ..... exist on Earth than any other type of animal. A) Fish. B) Insects. C) Humans. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insects. 4. The study of the environment that includes the physical, biological, and social sciences: A) Biology. B) Environmental science. C) Sociology. D) Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental science. 5. Streamlike movements of water that flow very slowly along the ocean floor A) Shallow currents. B) Deep currents. C) Aphotic zone. D) The Gulf Stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deep currents. 6. Which president created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? A) Richard Nixon. B) George Washington. C) John F Kennedy. D) Jimmy Carter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Richard Nixon. 7. An event in which a large percentage of all living species become extinct in a relatively short period of time. A) Habitat fragmentation. B) Mass extinction. C) Overexploitation. D) Background extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass extinction. 8. What scales can environmental problems occur on? A) Local. B) Regional. C) Global. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 9. How are human affecting the balance of carbon in the atmosphere? A) Humans are leaving the lights on in the home too long. B) By consistently using renewable resources. C) Humans are increasingly burning fossil fuels, consequently there are more carbon dioxide emissions. D) By wasting food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humans are increasingly burning fossil fuels, consequently there are more carbon dioxide emissions. 10. A large natural or artificial lake created by a dam that is used as a source of water supply. A) Dam. B) Pond. C) Desalination. D) Reservoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reservoir. 11. Study of inter-relationship between organisms and their environment is A) Ecology. B) Ecosystem. C) Phytogeography. D) Ethology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 12. Name the process by which aviation fuel is obtained from its raw material. A) Fractional Distillation. B) Fracking. C) Fractional Distilling. D) Fracking Distillation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fractional Distillation. 13. Devices that convert the sun's energy directly into electricity A) Solar cells. B) Solar energy. C) Passive solar power. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar cells. 14. Consumer that eats only plants A) Omnivore. B) Insectivore. C) Carnivore. D) Herbivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herbivore. 15. The maintenance of human conditions, their values, and their traditions A) Ethical/moral value. B) Recreational value. C) Social/cultural value. D) Educational value. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social/cultural value. 16. Stone Mountain Park in Georgia has installed interlocking concrete pavers with areas of small stones. What makes this parking surface more environmentally responsible? A) All of the tiles are made of recycled wood products. B) Water can flow through the small rocks to reduce runoff. C) They absorb more of the sun's heat making the park cooler. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water can flow through the small rocks to reduce runoff. 17. Where is pollution found on the earth? A) Only in the air. B) Only on the land. C) Only in the water. D) On land, in the air, and in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On land, in the air, and in the water. 18. The ozone layer is located in the A) Stratosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Ionosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 19. Water movements in the ocean that are driven by the wind A) Surface currents. B) Tectonic plates. C) Thermocline. D) Volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surface currents. 20. What is a negative consequence of overgrazing? A) The land can turn into a desert (desertification) and can no longer be used for feeding or agriculture. B) The cows become overweight. C) Vegetation becomes overfertilized and grows uncontrollably. D) Vegetation becomes plentiful and lasts for decades. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The land can turn into a desert (desertification) and can no longer be used for feeding or agriculture. ← 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