This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 122 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 122 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following types of organisms would be present during the pioneer community stage of ecological succession? A) Lichens and mosses. B) Grasses and shrubs. C) Small trees and wildflowers. D) Tall trees and thick brushWhich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lichens and mosses. 2. Deposition is the A) Depositing of money in the bank. B) Something lawyers do. C) Depositing of soil at a new location. D) Depositing of rain on earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depositing of soil at a new location. 3. Which process transfers carbon from the atmosphere to the biosphere? A) Photosynthesis. B) Cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 4. The lithosphere is carried on a softer, but still firm, layer of rock called the A) Geosphere. B) Core. C) Crust. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asthenosphere. 5. Transfer of energy through space A) Tectonic plates. B) Surface currents. C) Radiation. D) Tributaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 6. Which concept explains an increase in Earth's average temperature from the buildup of carbondioxide and other gases in the atmosphere? A) Transpiration. B) Ozone depletion. C) Global warming. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global warming. 7. Breanna Holbert was the first ..... to become national president A) African American Female. B) African American Male. C) Female. D) Male. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) African American Female. 8. Which of the following is NOT true about earthquakes? A) They occur at transform boundaries. B) They are less likely to occur in the middle of tectonic plates. C) They only happen on continental plates. D) They may happen at convergent boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They only happen on continental plates. 9. Can be traced back to the point of origin. A) Point Source Pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point Source Pollution. 10. What is urbanization? A) The shift of people from poor countries to rich countries. B) The shift of people from rural to urban areas. C) The shift away from cities to the country. D) The shift of people from developed to developing countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shift of people from rural to urban areas. 11. What is air? A) Air is a poisonous gas we inhale. B) Air is a mixture of gases that makes up the earth atmosphere. C) Air is a type of gas called noble gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air is a mixture of gases that makes up the earth atmosphere. 12. The water cycle is driven by A) Water. B) Wind. C) The sun. D) Earth's rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 13. A possible answer to a problem that has not been tested yet. A) Data. B) Experiment. C) Hypothesis. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 14. The hottest layer is the A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermosphere. 15. The Greenhouse Effect refers to the warming of the earth caused by glass in car A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Full Form of NLCB A) National Land-use and Conventional Board. B) Non-Conventional Land-use and Conservation Board. C) National Land-use and Conservation Board. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Land-use and Conservation Board. 17. Which of these MOST likely causes winds to blow on Earth? A) Earth spins quickly, causing air to blow around. B) The gravity of Earth and the Moon push and pull the air. C) Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth's surface. D) Ocean waves push air onto the shore and across Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth's surface. 18. The most serious threat to the Chesapeake Bay is soil erosion A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. A forest, a pond, a field, a desert are all examples of A) Organisms. B) Populations. C) Communities. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystems. 20. A farmer wants to reduce the need for pesticides at his farm. What should he do? A) Practice conservation tillage. B) Use beneficial insects. C) Plant grass. D) Plant trees. E) Use buffer strips. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use beneficial insects. ← 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