This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 116 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 116 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most oil in the US is used A) In power plants. B) For transportation. C) In cooking. D) As supplements for human and animal health. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For transportation. 2. Ecosystems located near the equator, such as Tropical Rain Forests, have more ..... than ecosystems at other locations on the planet. A) Diversity. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Uranium. D) Air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diversity. 3. Crop product has decreased by how much percent A) 50%. B) 10%. C) 70%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20%. 4. True or False:Water vapor is a greenhouse gas? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which one of the following abiotic factors likely determines the types of organisms found in Utah's Great Salt Lake? A) Sunlight. B) Salinity. C) Temperature. D) All of these factors are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these factors are correct. 6. Ecological footprint:land:: A) Developed nation:consumption. B) Developing nation:consumption. C) Grazing:forest products. D) Land:ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developed nation:consumption. 7. When graphing data, the independent variable goes on the ..... A) X-axis. B) Y-axis. C) Z-axis. D) Intersecting grid lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) X-axis. 8. Water which returns from the atmosphere to Earth's surface as rain or snow is called A) Evaporation. B) Transpiration. C) Condensation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precipitation. 9. Which of the following are renewable resources? A) Species. B) Oil. C) Trees. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trees. 10. What are heterotrophs? A) Consumers that eat others. B) Consumers that eat plants. C) Consumers that create what they eat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumers that eat others. 11. The basic units of matter, the smallest units that maintain the chemical properties of an element, are called A) Compounds. B) Macromolecules. C) Lipids. D) Atoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atoms. 12. What is the definition of sludge? A) Liquid matter produced by sewage treatment. B) Solid matter produced by sewage treatment. C) Sewage treatment plant. D) Proper arrangement of drainage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solid matter produced by sewage treatment. 13. What was the agriculture revolution? A) The production of machines. B) The growth of agriculture and the impact it had on humans. C) The dying off of important plants. D) People standing up against Climate Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The growth of agriculture and the impact it had on humans. 14. Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The first part should be a number between 1 and 100. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which of the following is NOT included in the cryosphere: A) Glaciers. B) Liquid Water. C) Frozen Water. D) Solid Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liquid Water. 16. What are the most common sources of energy used in automobiles? A) Wood and coal. B) Petroleum and diesel. C) LPG and cow dung. D) Natural gas and coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum and diesel. 17. Which sphere is composed of all the living things? A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 18. Environmental science is most accurately viewed as a science A) Incorporating economics, social sciences, geography, and policy. B) Incorporating all the sciences, politics, economics, and social sciences. C) Incorporating world politics, decision making, and the environment. D) Designed to solve environmental problems using current technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorporating all the sciences, politics, economics, and social sciences. 19. How does Igneous rock form? A) It forms when magma cools and hardens. B) It forms from heat and pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It forms when magma cools and hardens. 20. All the gases surrounding Earth are known collectively as the ..... A) Hydrosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. ← 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