This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 196 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 196 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The lost is high in A) 93%. B) 40%. C) 85%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40%. 2. Organisms with the best suited adaptations for their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms that are not very well adapted A) Natural selection. B) Artificial selection. C) Creationism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural selection. 3. What are the 'monsoons' A) Deep caves. B) People who dive for a living. C) Heavy rains. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heavy rains. 4. Select the best definition for the term biodiversity. A) Able to decompose or break down naturally. B) The variety of organisms in an area. C) Organic. D) A native species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The variety of organisms in an area. 5. A factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis A) Knowledge. B) Control Group. C) Observation. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable. 6. ..... can make water pollution. A) Trees. B) Flowers. C) Plants. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plastic. 7. Which of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming? A) Polar ice caps will melt. B) Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels. C) Some areas will experience serious droughts. D) The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop. 8. Which type of fuel produces the most sulfur? A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Biomass. D) Nuclear fission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 9. The spreading out of cities that creates "car culture" is called ..... A) Suburban sprawl. B) Urban sprawl. C) Suburban crisis. D) Urban crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suburban sprawl. 10. Decomposes are? A) Organisms that eats organic material. B) Organisms that break down organic material. C) Organisms that are organic material. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organisms that break down organic material. 11. An effect of Global Warming on Global Weather patterns may cause A) More rainfall than normal in certain regions. B) Less rainfall than normal in certain regions. C) More or less rainfall than normal in certain regions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More or less rainfall than normal in certain regions. 12. Values not usually included in the price of goods or services A) Cost-benefitanalysis. B) Demand. C) Non-marketvalues. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-marketvalues. 13. Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant A) Lead. B) Ground-level ozone. C) Particulate matter. D) Nitrogen oxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Particulate matter. 14. Ecocentrism is about ..... A) Meaning values centred on ecology. B) Focus on ecosystem as whole. C) Considers biotic and abiotic factors as important. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 15. This shows the total energy available at each trophic level of an ecosystem. A) Energy Pyramid. B) Food Chain. C) Food Web. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy Pyramid. 16. How many nitrogen atoms in Mg(NO3)2 A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 17. Research undertaken to solve a problem A) Pure science. B) Applied science. C) Physical science. D) Life science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applied science. 18. The deepest point on the ocean floor is ..... A) In the Artic Ocean. B) In the Atlantic Ocean. C) Called the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. D) Called the San Andreas Fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Called the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. 19. Which gas do animals release, that plants depend on for survival? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Sunlight. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 20. Which of the following is a way to reduce food waste at home? A) Buying more food than needed. B) Throwing away food that is close to the expiration date. C) Planning meals and using leftovers wisely. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planning meals and using leftovers wisely. ← 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