This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 98 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 98 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What fossil fuel consists primarily of methane? A) Natural gas. B) Ethanol. C) Biogas. D) Wood gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural gas. 2. Scientists use sea level to make sure they have a standard reference point for ..... measurements. A.k.a. how high something is. A) Elevation. B) Distance. C) Relief. D) Contour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elevation. 3. Which of the following does not get energy from meat? A) Carnivore. B) Omnivore. C) Herbivore. D) Decoposer. E) Scavenger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbivore. 4. Approximately what percent of Earth's freshwater is surface water? A) 1%. B) 10%. C) 15%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1%. 5. Species which are not found after searches of known or likely areas where they may occur A) Rare species. B) Endemic species. C) Extinct species. D) Endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extinct species. 6. The study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment is called A) Environmental Science. B) Trophic levels. C) Ecology. D) The food chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 7. Which agreement allowed for a reduction, and eventual elimination, of CFC production and use? A) Kyoto Protocol. B) Montreal Protocol. C) Paris Agreement. D) NAFTA Trade Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Montreal Protocol. 8. Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth? A) Lakes. B) Glaciers. C) Oceans. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glaciers. 9. Where is elemental phosphorus found? A) Animal tissue. B) Water. C) Rocks/earth. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks/earth. 10. Which describes a "Threatened Species" A) Species has low numbers and are likely to become extinct. B) Species are low in numbers and likely to become endangered. C) There are no more living members of the species. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species are low in numbers and likely to become endangered. 11. Why do people need the natural world? A) Clothes. B) Food. C) Friends. D) Everything they need to survive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Everything they need to survive. 12. The entire bottom portion of the ocean A) Pelagic zone. B) In the bathyal zone. C) Neustonic zone. D) Benthic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benthic zone. 13. Rivers and streams are types of ..... freshwater ecosystems. A) Standing. B) Flowing. C) Stagnant. D) Diverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flowing. 14. 'Economic growth should not be restricted'. Which environmental worldview does this show? A) Anthropocentric. B) Biocentric. C) Ecocentric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentric. 15. All environmental problems can be grouped into which of the following 3 categories? A) Forest, aquatic, and soil. B) Resource depletion, pollution, & loss of biodiversity. C) Habitat loss, smog, & climate change. D) Atmospheric, geographic, & telepathic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource depletion, pollution, & loss of biodiversity. 16. The variable that is measured in the experiment is- A) The dependent variable. B) The independent variable. C) The control variable. D) The hypothetical variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dependent variable. 17. A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected. A) Mutualism. B) Parasitism. C) Symbiosis. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commensalism. 18. Pine, spruce, and fir trees are examples of ..... A) Conifers. B) Deciduous trees. C) You're mom goes to college. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conifers. 19. When land is overgrazed combined with drought could lead to the following A) Desertification. B) Salinization. C) Soil conservation. D) Urban sprawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desertification. 20. Excessive use of species that have economic value A) Eutrophication. B) Overexploitation. C) Acid precipitation. D) Habitat fragmentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overexploitation. ← 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