This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 229 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 229 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Topographic maps represent ..... A) Elevation above sea level. B) Elevation below sea level. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elevation above sea level. 2. If ..... is high, then a species has many individuals with many traits, and can better survive environmental stress. A) Genetic diversity. B) Habitat diversity. C) Species diversity. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic diversity. 3. Which Biomes is the most divrese? A) Wetlands. B) Tropical Rain Forests. C) Coral reefs. D) Grasslands. E) Marshes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coral reefs. 4. Autumnal Equinox is A) Sep 21. B) Oct 21. C) Nov 21. D) Oct 31. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sep 21. 5. What do you call the process of food making in plants? A) Electrolysis. B) Phytosynthesis. C) Photosynthesis. D) Thermosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 6. What is it called when a scientist can determine the exact place that is the source of a pollutant? A) Point source pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. C) Widespread pollution. D) Less hazardous pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point source pollution. 7. Which of the following is NOT a major PRIMARY POLLUTANT? A) Carbon Monoxide. B) VOCs. C) Ozone. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ozone. 8. Jays and squirrels eat bark in the winter months. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. The depletion in the Ozone layer is caused by: A) Carbon dioxide. B) Nitrous oxide. C) Methane. D) Chlorofluorocarbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chlorofluorocarbon. 10. When you throw out your garbage, it may go to a transfer station. Materials like garbage that are not recycled are put where? A) Ocean. B) Outer space. C) Landfill. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Landfill. 11. Living things that eat other living things are called ..... A) Consumers. B) Carnivores. C) Omnivores. D) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumers. 12. This mechanism of evolution occurs when populations migrate. A) Extinction. B) Gene flow. C) Genetic drift. D) Natural Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gene flow. 13. The cleansing of the water by the environment is called ..... A) Absorption. B) Leaching. C) Percolation. D) Self-Cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-Cleaning. 14. What is the term for a type of waste that can be broken down by natural processes? A) Biodegradable waste. B) Organic waste. C) Compostable waste. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. An endemic species is A) Exotic and found everywhere. B) Exotic and found only in certain regions. C) Native and found only in a limited area. D) Native and found everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Native and found only in a limited area. 16. Which of the following refers to the process of an environment constantly changing? A) Energy cycle. B) Energy succession. C) Ecological cycle. D) Ecological succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological succession. 17. ..... is a political and social movement. A) Environmentalism. B) Environmental science. C) Ecology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmentalism. 18. Who wrote the book, Silent Spring, which acted as the catalyst of the modern environmental movement and led to the banning of DDT? A) Rachel Carson. B) Dennis Meadow. C) Paul Ehrlich. D) Stephen Hawking. E) Richard Dawkins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rachel Carson. 19. Caused by a sudden rupture (break) of the earth. A) After Shock. B) Earthquake. C) Transform Fault Line. D) Convergent Fault Line). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquake. 20. Introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water A) Thermal pollution. B) Wastewater. C) Artificial eutrophication. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water pollution. ← 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