This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 148 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 148 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. H2O A) Ionic Bond. B) Covalent Bond. C) Both bonds. D) Neither bond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Covalent Bond. 2. The cyclic movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms and then back to the environment. A) Nitrogen Cycle. B) Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria. C) Phosphorous Cycle. D) Carbon Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorous Cycle. 3. The climate becomes colder as you move up the mountain. What are the causes for this? A) Altitude. B) Latitude. C) CLIMATE. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. As you travel from the North Pole toward the equator, you would expect to see A) Tropical rain forests, then deserts, then taiga. B) Temp. deciduous forests, taiga, then tropical rain forests. C) Tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rain forests. D) Taiga, then desert, then tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tundra, then grasslands, then tropical rain forests. 5. True or False:Euclidean zoning is a separation of land use by type into specific areas of a city. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. As altitude increases, what happens to temperature? A) Temperature increases. B) Temperature decreases. C) Temperature does not change with altitude. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature decreases. 7. The ozone layer A) Is green and purple. B) Absorbs dangerous solar radiation. C) Smells like sulphur. D) Is made of carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absorbs dangerous solar radiation. 8. Forest fires are very bad for the environment. We should do all that we can do to prevent them. A) True. B) False. C) Neither-Forest fires can be bad for the environment, but they also do things to support the environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither-Forest fires can be bad for the environment, but they also do things to support the environment. 9. Oil, natural gas, and coal are called ..... resources because they are not easy to replace. A) Fossil fuels. B) Conservation. C) Nonrenewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonrenewable. 10. What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system? A) Sunny weather. B) Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunny weather. 11. Volcanoes occur at tectonic plate boundaries that are A) Colliding. B) Slipping past one another. C) Separating from one another. D) Both colliding and separating from one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both colliding and separating from one another. 12. In the western United States, at the southern edge of their range, moose are sometimes so severely infested with ticks that they die. The tick/moose relationship is best described as A) Predatory. B) Parasitic. C) Mutualistic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parasitic. 13. This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates. A) Mesosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Mantle. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere. 14. Which is the rainiest country in the world? A) Papua New Guinea. B) Bangladesh. C) Colombia. D) Jamaica. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colombia. 15. Any natural material used by humans is referred to as a ..... ? A) Natural Resource. B) Renewable Resource. C) Biodegradable Resource. D) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resource. 16. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use. A) Diet. B) Metabolism. C) Calories. D) Digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Digestion. 17. Which biome is also known as the prairie or savanna? A) Rainforest. B) Grassland. C) Tundra. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grassland. 18. Which of the following components of an ecosystem are not abiotic factors? A) Wind. B) Small rocks. C) Sunlight. D) Tree branches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tree branches. 19. Any being that uses the sun's energy to create sugars is a A) Primary producer. B) Primary consumer. C) Secondary consumer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary producer. 20. Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place? A) Latitude. B) Wind patterns. C) Longitude. D) Elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Longitude. ← 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