This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 120 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 120 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Ring of Fire contains nearly ..... of the world's active volcanoes that are on land. A) 50%. B) 25%. C) 95%. D) 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 75%. 2. How much of the Earth's water is stored in the oceans? A) 50%. B) 67%. C) 97%. D) 85%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 97%. 3. A decomposer is also a producer. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What organism uses stinging tentacles to capture prey A) Corals. B) Zooplankton. C) Phytoplankton. D) Nekton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corals. 5. What kind of habitat does a red backed salamander need to survive? A) Damp forest floor. B) Sunny top of a tree. C) Dry forest floor. D) Sunny desert rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damp forest floor. 6. What is a channel of water that flows into a larger one? A) Estuary. B) Floodplain. C) Wetland. D) Tributary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tributary. 7. Weather is A) Not impacted by climate change. B) Not an important factor in ecosystems. C) The year to year fluctuations in temperature and precipitation. D) The daily temperature and precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The daily temperature and precipitation. 8. A herbivore is an ..... A) Organism that eats only meat. B) Organism that eats only plants. C) Organism that eats all things-meat and plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organism that eats only plants. 9. Money granted by the government to assist an industry, business or group of people so that the price of items or services may remain low or competitive. A) Suffrage. B) Servitude. C) Speculation. D) Subsidy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsidy. 10. Which of the following is NOT a world biome? A) Swamp. B) Desert. C) Forest. D) Grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swamp. 11. Earthquakes under the water can cause tsunamis. A) Tornadoes. B) Tsunamis. C) Lightning. D) Hailstorms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tsunamis. 12. What stage in the nitrogen cycle has bacteria breaking down nitrogen into NH4+ A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Assimilation. C) Nitrification. D) Denitrification. E) Ammonification. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Ammonification. 13. The ecological footprint for a person in a particular country takes into account what requirements of supporting that individual? A) Land used for crops. B) Land taken up by housing. C) Forest area that absorbs pollution. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. Where is magnetic force strongest on a magnet? A) Near the ends. B) Near the middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near the ends. 15. Which type of succession occurs after some kind of natural disaster wipes out most of the vegetation in a habitat? A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary Succession. 16. The process that releases carbon and nitrogen into the soil through decay is ..... A) Erosion. B) Photosynthesis. C) Decomposition. D) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposition. 17. Natural Resources that can be quickly replenished within the lifespan of a human is considered to be ..... A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 18. The capacity of Earth's natural systems that support life to maintain stability or to adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely A) Environmental Science. B) Sustainability. C) Ecology. D) Ecological Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainability. 19. Photosynthesis is an important part of the ..... cycle A) Carbon. B) Water. C) Phosphorous. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon. 20. An animal that hunts and eats other animals for energy A) Prey. B) Predator. C) Decoposer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predator. ← 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