This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 276 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 276 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Our effect on the environment-a combination of what we consume, and the waste we produce. A) Ecological Fingerprint. B) Ecological Footprint. C) Ecological Image. D) Ecological History. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological Footprint. 2. Anything that is made from crude oil. A) Nuclear energy. B) Fossil Fuels. C) Oil Reserves. D) Petroleum Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petroleum Product. 3. What is the biggest impact of run-off in urban areas on stream health? A) Incised, steep banks and a narrow stream channel due to erosion. B) High turbidity. C) High nitrates due to fertilizer. D) Sewage leaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incised, steep banks and a narrow stream channel due to erosion. 4. Nitrogen oxides in smog mainly come from this source. A) Burning of coal. B) Car exhaust. C) Factories. D) Cows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Car exhaust. 5. What is the source of energy for most food webs on this planet? A) The moon. B) The sun. C) Volcanoes. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 6. Which is NOT derived from living things? A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Peat. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uranium. 7. Which energy source below does NOT use a turbine to make energy. A) Coal. B) Nuclear. C) Hydroelectric. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 8. Which of the following includes all of the water on or near the Earth's surface? A) Geosphere. B) Atomosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 9. Which best describes what a food chain shows you? A) Energy flow through an ecosystem. B) Food flowing through an ecosystem. C) Consumers going into other consumers. D) Who eats who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy flow through an ecosystem. 10. Which type of pollution can cause hearing loss, high blood pressure, loss of sleep and stress? A) Light. B) Air. C) Noise. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noise. 11. Organisms that only eat meat are ..... A) Omnivores. B) Carnivores. C) Herbivores. D) Food chains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carnivores. 12. How was Hurricane Floyd surprising to scientists? A) Beach erosion did not occur. B) Rainfall totals were unusually small for a hurricane. C) No major fish kills occurred. D) Wave heights were greater than usual for a hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No major fish kills occurred. 13. Which is not a pseudoscience? A) Chemistry. B) Healing magnets. C) Astrology. D) Homeopathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemistry. 14. What kingdom do unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments? A) Animal. B) Archaebacteria. C) Eubacteria. D) Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archaebacteria. 15. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is a chemical group largely responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. DNA and RNA are examples of which type of macromolecule? A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Proteins. D) Nucleic Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nucleic Acids. 17. The control group, or the normal group, is needed for: A) Keeping aspects of experiment constant. B) Comparison. C) Hypothesis formation. D) Application of the manipulated variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparison. 18. Non-living things that impact living things. A) Abiotic factors. B) Biotic factors. C) Ecology. D) Adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic factors. 19. A person's ecological footprint takes into account A) Land taken up by housing. B) Forest area that absorbs pollution. C) Land used for crops and grazing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. If pollution was found to be coming from the shipping yard like the image it would be considered A) Point source. B) Nonpoint source. C) Eutrophication. D) Hypoxia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point source. ← 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