This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 250 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 250 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Z catch? A) Catfish. B) Lichen. C) Crawfish. D) Flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catfish. 2. Principles or standards we consider important are known as A) Models. B) Morals. C) Values. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Values. 3. The following ailments are long-term effects of air pollution except A) Emphysema. B) Lung cancer. C) Headaches. D) Heart disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Headaches. 4. Environmental ethical view that considers all things in the environmental, living and nonliving A) Anthropocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Biocentrism. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecocentrism. 5. Which of the following is man made and damaging to the ozone layer? A) CFCs. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) Carbon Monoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CFCs. 6. Organic agriculture does NOT use A) Chemicals like fertilizers and pesticides. B) Much water. C) Taller crops. D) Biological pest control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemicals like fertilizers and pesticides. 7. What is the purpose of adding a phosphate to ADP? A) Energy gets released. B) Energy gets stored. C) Proteins are made. D) Glucose is made. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy gets stored. 8. The ozone layer is found in this layer A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 9. Is the study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environment. A) Sustainability. B) Biodiversity. C) Ecology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecology. 10. This type of soil is best for plant growth. A) Rock. B) Sand. C) Loam. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loam. 11. A body of knowledge that claimed to be scientific or supported by science but which fails to comply with the scientific methods A) Pseudoscience. B) Science. C) Chemistry. D) Physics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pseudoscience. 12. A modification or a change in the organism's body or behavior that helps it to survive better in the environment is ..... A) Evolution. B) Artificial selection. C) An adaptation. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An adaptation. 13. How are trees beneficial to water? A) Acts as a line of defense against floods and landslides. B) Shelters many different species. C) Protects skin from the sun. D) Acts as a natural air filter by absorbing pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acts as a line of defense against floods and landslides. 14. What causes us to have different times zones? A) Earth's Rotation. B) Earth's Revolution. C) The Moon's Revolution. D) The Moon's Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth's Rotation. 15. This person was responsible for establishing the first National Parks Program after visiting west? A) Aldo Leopold. B) Richard Nixon. C) Gifford Pinchot. D) Theodore Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theodore Roosevelt. 16. Together, natural resources + ecosystem services are referred to as ..... A) Natural capital. B) Biodiversity. C) Inexhaustible resources. D) Ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural capital. 17. What role do humans and other living things play in the nitrogen cycle? A) They burn fossil fuels releasing nitrogen into the atmosphere. B) They store nitrogen in their bodies and release it into the ground when they die. C) They consume large amounts of nitrogen, preventing it from reacting with other atoms in the atmosphere. D) Animals play no role in the nitrogen cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They store nitrogen in their bodies and release it into the ground when they die. 18. Which of the following questions considers ECONOMIC value? A) How many jobs will building a new dam generate?. B) Will the dam provide new outdoor activities?. C) Is it right to build a dam in this location?. D) Will building the dam destroy the natural resources?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How many jobs will building a new dam generate?. 19. The ozone layer is located in A) Stratosphere. B) Ionosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 20. Eutrophication is a man made source too much A) Oxygen in the atmosphere. B) Phosphorus in the geopsphere. C) Nitrates in the hydrosphere. D) Carbon in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrates in the hydrosphere. ← 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