This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 252 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 252 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where is most water found on Earth? A) Glaciers. B) Lakes. C) Rivers. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oceans. 2. I am going to drink 3 sugary drinks a day for a month to see if I gain weight. What is the independent variable? A) The drink. B) The weight. C) The time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The drink. 3. Using a common resource to the point where you benefit but everyone else feels the negatives. A) Ecological Footprint. B) Tragedy of the Commons. C) Pollution. D) Ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the Commons. 4. An organized attempt to influence the decisions of lawmakers is called A) Informing. B) Coercing. C) Lobbying. D) Debating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lobbying. 5. The phrase, "I notice that the Tiger has black stripes" is called a(n) ..... A) Conclusion. B) Hypothesis. C) Inference. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Observation. 6. What is the term for the day to day conditions of the atmosphere? A) Weather. B) Climate. C) Hurrican. D) Global wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 7. A population may reach carrying capacity due to A) The prevalence of disease. B) A lack of food sources. C) Competition from other species. D) Competition for food and water. E) Any of these reasons could lead a population to reach carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Any of these reasons could lead a population to reach carrying capacity. 8. A rock is heated so much that it melts. What type of rock will it become? A) Igneous. B) Metamorphic. C) Sedimentary. D) Fossil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igneous. 9. Are the study of human populations A) Earth science. B) Social sciences. C) Biology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social sciences. 10. Is when water vapor is collected and mixed together with dust, thus, forming a cloud. A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Transpiration. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 11. Where does Energy on Earth come from? A) Dead organisms. B) The sun. C) Food. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 12. The kangaroo rat is able to get all of the water it needs through it's food and therefore, never needs to drink liquid. This animal has adapted to survive in which biome? A) Forest. B) Tundra. C) Desert. D) Grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 13. High level radioactive waste would be ..... low level radioactive waste would be ..... A) Uranium ore, carbon. B) Exhaust produced from the plant, spent fuel rods. C) Spent fuel rods, exposed clothing. D) Exposed clothing, spent fuel rods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spent fuel rods, exposed clothing. 14. Animals which are about to become extinct are called ..... A) Herbivores animals. B) Endangered animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered animals. 15. Which of these organisms is capable of the following reaction:6 H2O + 6 CO2 + solar energy $\rightarrow$C6H12O6 + 6 O2 A) Decomposing fungi. B) Humans. C) Fish. D) Grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grass. 16. Law of conservation of mass states that A) Matter is neither created nor destroyed. B) Matter is destroyed. C) Matter is created. D) Matter does not change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matter is neither created nor destroyed. 17. Communities who take donated evergreen trees and turn them in wood chips to be used in parks and gardens are helping the environment by A) Creating more waste to be collected. B) Destroying things that will not break down on their own. C) Creating potential pollutants. D) Returning materials to the environment for use. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Returning materials to the environment for use. 18. This is released by mining, livestock, and agriculture. A) Sunspots. B) Methane. C) Aerosols. D) Fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methane. 19. Which of the following would PREVENT soil erosion on a farm? A) Over-grazing. B) Deforestation. C) Plowing. D) Crop rotations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crop rotations. 20. Type of biodiversity that refers to all the different genes contained within all members of a population: A) Population diversity. B) Genetic diversity. C) Species diversity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic diversity. ← 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