This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 217 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 217 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following renewable resources does emit greenhouse gases? A) Biomass. B) Solar. C) Wind. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass. 2. Our legs and feet help us to A) Write. B) Walk. C) Paint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walk. 3. Sustainability in Environmental Science refers to A) Making sure we have enough resources for us in the near future. B) Finding new sources of things we need. C) Giving up our standards of living. D) Making it possible to have future generations live better than us. E) Wise use and conservation of resources for human survival indefinitely. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Wise use and conservation of resources for human survival indefinitely. 4. I am an animal with long neck. I don't have a voice. I am a ..... A) Giraffe. B) Zebra. C) Donkey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giraffe. 5. How much energy is available to be passed on to the next level in a food web? (a) A) 100%. B) A 10%. C) 50%. D) 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A 10%. 6. Which of the following organisms is often a pioneer species? A) Grasses. B) Lichen. C) Otters. D) Spruce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lichen. 7. What type of energy is being used a windmill is used to pump water on a farm? A) Wind. B) Geothermal. C) Biomass. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 8. If you decrease the axial tilt of the Earth, what will happen to our seasons? A) Milder summers and milder winters. B) Hot summers and hot winters. C) Cold summer and cold winters. D) Extreme summers and extreme winters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milder summers and milder winters. 9. Freshwater can become polluted and unsafe for drinking or cooking. The word that most closely defines polluted is. A) Contaminated. B) Salt water. C) Purified. D) Contained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contaminated. 10. Evolution works by A) Individuals changing to suit their environment. B) Individuals learned new traits and pass them on. C) Sudden change in the environment cause a species change. D) Small changes pass down through many generations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Small changes pass down through many generations. 11. What is the primary source of energy in a ecosystem? A) Cellular respiration in plants. B) Energy from minerals in the soil. C) Fossil fuels. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar energy. 12. Which of the following would be most effective in slowing the loss of biodiversity? A) Freezing fertilized eggs of endangered animals in case the species become extinct in the wild. B) Setting aside small plots of land in a variety of ecosystems, such as forests, grasslands, and marshes. C) Creating large parks/preserves in biodiversity hotspots. D) Requiring every country to maintain a seed bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creating large parks/preserves in biodiversity hotspots. 13. What are two things that water treatment plants need to do? A) Clean and disinfect the water. B) Boil and evaporate the water. C) Remove the animals and plants. D) Add chemicals and remove pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean and disinfect the water. 14. A biofuel consisting of primarily methane derived from waste and scraps. A) Waste fuel. B) Biofission. C) Food fuel. D) Biogas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biogas. 15. Which of the following are both examples of the tragedy of the commons? A) Overfishing and earthquakes. B) Flooding and tsunamis. C) Pollution and overpopulation. D) Super-germs and virus outbreaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution and overpopulation. 16. What is underground coal mining? A) Uses a sloping or downward shaft to allow workers and machinery to access a coal seam. B) Using a chipper to drill underground and drill through the coal seams and find the coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uses a sloping or downward shaft to allow workers and machinery to access a coal seam. 17. Why do endangered species matter? Species extinction threatens ..... A) Biodiversity. B) Local and global ecosystems. C) Other species through domino effect. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. A build up of salts in surface soil layers is called A) Irrigation. B) Salinization. C) Inorganic fertilizers. D) Overgrazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salinization. 19. Which of the following is NOT a type of ecosystem service? A) Cultural. B) Regulating. C) Recreational. D) Provisional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recreational. 20. This biome has high biodiveristy (variety of different species): A) Tropical rain forest. B) Desert. C) Tundra. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical rain forest. ← 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