This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 174 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 174 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A neutralization reaction will (almost) always produce ..... A) Water & salt. B) Water. C) Salt. D) Water & carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water & salt. 2. Sea surface temperatures have been A) Increasing. B) Decreasing. C) Staying the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing. 3. The Earth orbits the sun in a(n) ..... pattern. A) Figure 8. B) Linear. C) Elliptical. D) Icosahedral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elliptical. 4. In a dead zone, ..... levels are really low such that living organisms are not able survive. A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Fertilizer. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 5. Cleaning of water is process of removing ..... A) Pollutants. B) Sewage. C) Sludge. D) Chemicals, kitchen waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollutants. 6. The protection of natural resources A) Social/cultural value. B) Educational value. C) Environmental value. D) Recreational value. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental value. 7. There are high mountains in a ..... environment. A) Polar. B) Mountainous. C) Coastal. D) Urban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountainous. 8. What is the process by which rocks and soil are broken down by wind, water, or ice? A) Weathering. B) Volcanism. C) Erosion. D) Sedimentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 9. When nitrogen gas is turned into a form (nitrates) that plants and animals can use is called A) Combustion. B) Photosynthesis. C) Decomposition. D) Nitrogen Fixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nitrogen Fixation. 10. What is needed to maintain a sustainable food chain? A) More consumers than producers. B) An equal amount of producers and consumers. C) A lot more producers at the bottom and few top predators at the top. D) Don't pick this one obviously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lot more producers at the bottom and few top predators at the top. 11. The study of the environment that includes physical, biological, and social sciences? A) Anatomy. B) Physiology. C) Environmental Science. D) Geometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Science. 12. Temperature ..... as you go deeper into the earth. A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Goes up and down depending on the layer. D) Stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases. 13. Radon is produced by the decay of what? A) Krypton. B) Uranium. C) Hydrogen. D) Lithium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uranium. 14. Find a word for the following definition:"the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time" A) Pollution. B) Disposal. C) Waste sorting. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainability. 15. A fungus differs from a plant because ..... A) Fungi cells do not contain chlorophyll but plant cells do. B) Fungi cells do not have cell wall but plant cells do. C) Fungi are autotrophic while plants are heterotrophic in its mode of nutrition. D) Fungi cells do not have membrane-bound organelles but plant cells do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fungi cells do not contain chlorophyll but plant cells do. 16. Smog is an example of A) Primary pollutant. B) Thermal inversion. C) Secondary pollutant. D) Smoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary pollutant. 17. The fundamental unit of matter A) Cell. B) Atom. C) Quarks. D) Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atom. 18. What is the main goal of the UN sustainable development goals? A) Promote economic growth in all countries. B) Keep corporations in check and to make sure they distribute their profits in an equitable way. C) Achieve sustainable way of living for all people that will improve the quality of life for everyone. D) Protect all of the environment and to stop the Earth from getting too warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achieve sustainable way of living for all people that will improve the quality of life for everyone. 19. The Earth's early atmosphere probably contained very little A) Hydrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Methane. D) Ammonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 20. The field of economics that links environmental and economic costs A) Ecolabelling. B) Environmental Economics. C) Non-Market Values. D) Market Failure. E) Ecological Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Economics. ← 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