This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 84 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 84 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Normal precipitation has a pH of about 5.6. What pH might acid precipitation have? A) 4.6. B) 7. C) 9.6. D) 12.6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4.6. 2. What is responsible for holding heat on Earth? A) Atmosphere. B) Rock. C) Oceans. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 3. How does the Philippines benefit from the Pacific Ring of Fire? A) The land is rich in mineral deposits. B) The volcanic activities make way for more islands to form. C) The plates record daily but relatively weak earthquakes. D) More unique and beautiful beaches attract tourists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The land is rich in mineral deposits. 4. Which is NOT a factor of demand? A) Changes in productivity. B) Prices or availability of substitutes. C) Changes in income. D) Changes in tastes & preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changes in productivity. 5. The primary cause of invasive species introduction is A) Too much food. B) Human actions. C) Weather events. D) Asteroids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human actions. 6. Which of the following has the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest? A) Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Species, Organism. B) Organism, Species, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere. C) Organism, Species, Community, Population, Ecosystem, Biosphere. D) Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism, Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organism, Species, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere. 7. Formed from dead trees and plants A) Coal. B) Oil and Natural Gas. C) Fossil Fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 8. In a given ecosystem, producers convert solar energy into 15, 000kcal of chemical energy stored in organic compounds. Which of the following is the most likely amount of energy available to secondary consumers? A) 1.5 kcal. B) 150 kcal. C) 1, 500 kcal. D) 13, 500 kcal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 150 kcal. 9. Which layer of the Earth is the hottest? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Inner Core. D) Outer Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inner Core. 10. One of my fish has a white fuzzy patch growing on his side. I looked in my fish books, and I think it is a fungus. I put some medicine in the water, and one week later he was fine and the fungus was gone. What was the dependent variable? A) The fish is sick with a fungus. B) The fish survived. C) The medicine. D) Fish sometimes get white fuzzy fungus growing on them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fish survived. 11. What is the ultimate source of energy for the water cycle? A) Tectonic plates. B) The tides. C) The sun. D) Prevailing winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 12. The idea that resources that are not regulated well will eventually be used up is called A) The agricultural revolution. B) The industrial revolution. C) The tragedy of hte commons. D) The ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tragedy of hte commons. 13. Landslides can happen both by nature and human activities. The natural cause of landslide is ..... A) Sunlight. B) Water. C) Deforestation. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 14. Chlorofluorocarbon molecules are environmentally significant because A) Their chlorine atoms can destroy many stratospheric ozone molecules. B) They are poisonous, flammable, and corrosive to metals. C) Their absorption of lethal solar energy protects Earth. D) They readily break down ozone molecules produced as pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their chlorine atoms can destroy many stratospheric ozone molecules. 15. If we don't look after resources, we will have ..... A) No problems. B) More problems. C) Less problems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More problems. 16. Fixation is associated with A) Water. B) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 17. Which of the following can be added to a compost bin? A) Plastic bottles. B) Banana peels. C) Glass jars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Banana peels. 18. Diatoms, Amoebas, and Paramecia are members of which Kingdom? A) Fungi. B) Protista. C) Plantae. D) The animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protista. 19. What could possibly be a result of decreasing a population of vultures in a desert ecosystem? A) The vultures prey population will increase. B) The vulture prey population will decrease. C) The vulture prey population will stay the same. D) The amount of rainfall in increase in the desert with no vultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The vultures prey population will increase. 20. The boundary where most large earthquakes occur A) Divergent plate boundary. B) Convergent plate boundary. C) Transform plate boundary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent plate boundary. ← 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