This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 76 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 76 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The layers of the atmosphere that get colder as altitude increases are A) Thermosphere and troposphere. B) Meosphere and troposphere. C) Stratosphere and thermosphere. D) Thermosphere and mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meosphere and troposphere. 2. In order to reach the aquifer we build a A) Dike. B) Aqueduct. C) Well. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well. 3. Ultimately, where do economies get their resources and put their wastes? A) Factories. B) Cities. C) Households. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystems. 4. Stars, Planets, Comets, and The Moon are all part of the A) Celestial Sphere. B) Biosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celestial Sphere. 5. What are the three main parts of a plant? A) Roots, stem, flower. B) Stem, flower, flower bud. C) Roots, stem, leaves. D) Roots, leaves, flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roots, stem, leaves. 6. Artificial lake A) Reservoir. B) Dam. C) River system. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reservoir. 7. The Clean Air Act ..... A) Sets limits on illegal dumping of pollution in our waterways. B) Cleans the air with scrubbers. C) Sets limits on certain air pollutants & how much can be emitted by companies & industries. D) Helps farmers use less pesticides & fertilizers on their crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sets limits on certain air pollutants & how much can be emitted by companies & industries. 8. Used to determine volume A) Graduated Cylinder. B) Triple Beam Balance. C) Thermometer. D) Humidifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graduated Cylinder. 9. When one species consume another through hunting. A) Parasitism. B) Commensalism. C) Predation. D) Allelopathic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predation. 10. In which sphere Ozone layer depletion is found? A) Ionosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 11. Warmth from the sun A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 12. The place where an organism lives is called its ..... A) Habitat. B) Niche. C) Neighborhood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitat. 13. A protective chemical in the atmosphere made up of three oxygen molecules A) CO2. B) Ozone. C) Helium. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone. 14. Area that supports some grasses, but can become desert if the climate changes. A) Desert-grassland boundary. B) Vertical Feeding Pattern. C) Sod-forming grasses. D) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert-grassland boundary. 15. Which of the following are abiotic factors? A) Decomposers. B) Consumer. C) Producers. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sunlight. 16. What is combustion? A) Setting an object on fire. B) Oxygen reacts with a fuel to release energy. C) An object exploding. D) An object that reacts and busts open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen reacts with a fuel to release energy. 17. What do Carnivores eat? A) Plants ONLY. B) Animals ONLY. C) Plants AND Animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals ONLY. 18. A South American region is receiving aid from the United States to establish a process that will help eliminate the amounts of rubbish on the public roads. Which stakeholder might the USA work with when developing a plan for getting rid of the hazardous wastes affecting this area? A) Petroleum Engineer. B) Hydrologist. C) Waste Management Specialist. D) Meteorologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waste Management Specialist. 19. The inner core is solid because A) It absorbs heat from the sun. B) It is under tremendous pressure. C) It is influenced by global warming. D) The movement of tectonic plates causes friction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is under tremendous pressure. 20. A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure A) Rock Cycle. B) Metamorphic. C) Igneous Rock. D) Sedimentary Rock. E) Mineral. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Mineral. ← 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