This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 90 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 90 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Consider the following food chain:Algae > Mayfly > Minnow > Trout In a polluted ecosystem, which organism is likely to have the HIGHEST level of toxic chemicals in its body? A) Algae. B) Mayfly. C) Minnow. D) Trout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trout. 2. Star which underwent supernova would naturally progress into * A) Stellar Nebula. B) Planetary Nebula. C) White Dwarf. D) Neutron star. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neutron star. 3. Humans & ecosystems always interact positively. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 4. Why is the ozone layer important? A) It is not important. B) It protects us from harmful UV rays. C) It keeps us warm by trapping heat. D) It allows satellites to fly so we can use our cell phones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It protects us from harmful UV rays. 5. It is okay to work on a lab when the teacher is not looking. A) Of course!. B) No way!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No way!. 6. Developing nations are experiencing a population crisis, which means ..... A) Populations are growing too quickly for regions to support. B) Populations are not growing fast enough. C) Populations are growing too slowly for regions to support. D) People are using resources faster than they can be produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Populations are growing too quickly for regions to support. 7. New crust is created as heated magma from the mantle rises via A) Seismic waves. B) Convection. C) Earthquakes. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection. 8. Which of the following items should a person who is trying to be more environmentally aware use less often? A) Plastic silverware. B) Cloth grocery bags. C) Metal straws. D) Glass containers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plastic silverware. 9. Nonliquid waste that comes from homes, institutions, and small business is called A) Industrial waste. B) Hazardous waste. C) Municipal waste. D) Compost waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Municipal waste. 10. Pen is a non living thing A) True. B) False. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What does IPM stand for? A) Integrated Pest Management. B) Insect Pest Management. C) Individual Pest Management. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Integrated Pest Management. 12. Cannot easily be traced to the source of the pollution. A) Point Source Pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-point source pollution. 13. What do you call the part of the investigation that the scientist is measuring? A) Control. B) Independent variable. C) Dependent variable. D) Constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent variable. 14. Nitrogen is an essential component A) Amino acids and proteins. B) Organic molecules. C) Sugars, the product of photosynthesis. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amino acids and proteins. 15. One reason polluted groundwater pollution is difficult to clean is that A) The location of underground storage tanks is not always known. B) Pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers. C) Runoff contaminates the water supply. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers. 16. Early observers thought continents may have been joined based on what observations A) Rocks and fossils. B) Earthquakes. C) Magnetism. D) Coastline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coastline. 17. There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring? A) Quantitative. B) Qualitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative. 18. Extinctions are a natural process and have occurred multiple times during Earth's long history, such as the one that ended the Mesozoic Era and the extinction of dinosaurs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Tragedy of the Commons occurred because there was a/an A) Absence of regulation. B) Presence of regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absence of regulation. 20. Exhaustion of resources due to unsustainable consumption. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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