This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 114 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 114 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Comes from a distinct location like a factory or leaking sewer pipe A) Point-source pollution. B) Nonpoint-source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point-source pollution. 2. Applies the principles of Earth's systems to economics. A) Ecological fuels. B) Ecological economics. C) Ecological sustainable. D) Ecological growths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological economics. 3. The occurrence of 'Dead Zones' in the Gulf of Mexico and other areas is mostdirectly linked to what human activity? A) Deforestation. B) Nutrient overloading from fertilizers in agricultural areas. C) Overfishing. D) Burning of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient overloading from fertilizers in agricultural areas. 4. The darts on the board represent which type of data? A) Accurate. B) Precise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accurate. 5. What dangers are caused by volcanoes? A) Increased agricultural productivity. B) Improved air quality. C) Enhanced wildlife habitat. D) Mudslides & ashclouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mudslides & ashclouds. 6. Which best describes the phrase survival of the fittest? A) Strongest in a population are most successful. B) Fastest in a population are most successful. C) Those that can survive and reproduce are most successful. D) Those that can live the longest are most successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Those that can survive and reproduce are most successful. 7. WHAT IS THE FULL FORM OF "PETA" A) PEOPLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TRUST ASSOCIATION. B) PEOPLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TREATY ASSOCIATION. C) PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. D) POLICY FOR ENDANGERED AND THREATENED ANIMALS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. 8. Which of the following processes converts C6H12O6 to an inorganic molecule CO2 A) Translation. B) Photosynthesis. C) Cellular respiration. D) Excretion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cellular respiration. 9. Identifies threatened and endangered species in the US, and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations A) Resource Conservation And Recovery Act. B) Clean Water Act. C) Endangered Species Act. D) Safe Drinking Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endangered Species Act. 10. Which of the following is an example of qualititative data? A) The length of blue gill fish found in a lake. B) A graph showing the amount of rain in the Bengal jungle. C) A recording of the whale songs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A recording of the whale songs. 11. Oceans cover about ..... of the surface of the earth. A) 60%. B) 70%. C) 80%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 70%. 12. Extreme algae growth is an example of A) Algaefication. B) Eutrophication. C) Pioneering species. D) Gross Domestic Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 13. Earth is anticipated to lose all of its arctic ice by what point in time? A) 2050. B) 2030. C) 2025. D) 2040. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2050. 14. A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Point-source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution differ in A) The kind of biological agents causing the pollution. B) Whether the source of pollution is agricultural or industrial. C) The number of sources from which the pollution is discharged. D) Whether the pollutants are chemical or physical agents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The number of sources from which the pollution is discharged. 16. Earth's earliest life forms were A) Prokaryotes. B) Eukaryotes. C) Multicellular organisms. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prokaryotes. 17. Unscramble the letters to form wordsNWEETRS HGAST A) Western Ghats. B) Thar Desert. C) Deccan Plateau. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western Ghats. 18. A step in the transfer of energy through an ecosystem; the level of a food chain that an organism occupies. A) Climax community. B) Primary succession. C) Trophic level. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trophic level. 19. Which type of plate movement involves the creation of mountains and/or volcanoes? A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Transverse. D) Continental Breakfast Plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 20. A sustainable world would be characterized by the A) Preservation of rare animals by relocation from natural habitats to laboratories. d. indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition. B) Invention of safer storage facilities for increased amounts of toxic wastes. C) Maximum exploitation of natural resources using more advanced technologies. D) Indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indefinite existence of human populations in a healthy and prosperous condition. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Environmental Sciences Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books