This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 277 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 277 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which step of the water cycle is responsible for the formation of clouds? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 2. Non-biodegradable waste cannot be broken down by nature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Who among the following is a family member? A) Friend. B) Classmate. C) Mother. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother. 4. Forests are important because they A) Remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. B) Provide homes to lots of cute little animals. C) Provide us with oxygen. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. An unprecedented weather event has devastated a midwestern state with historic flooding. The professional who studies the impacts that precipitation like rain and snow have on the groundwater levels and the river levels would be: A) Marine Biologist. B) Hydrologist. C) Architect. D) Waste Management Specialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrologist. 6. Turns frozen water into water vapors-skipping the melting stage A) Sublimation. B) Percolation. C) Transpiration. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sublimation. 7. Which of the following is NOT an ecosystem service? A) Provisioning Services. B) Cultural Services. C) Regulating Services. D) Economic Services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economic Services. 8. The distance north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees, is called A) Magnitude. B) Altitude. C) Latitude. D) Longitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latitude. 9. ..... measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10. A) Seismometer. B) Richter Scale. C) Magnitude. D) Seismology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Richter Scale. 10. Where did Australia invasive rabbits come from? A) Asian. B) Africa. C) Europe. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe. 11. Carbon cycles through Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere (crust). Once carbon is trapped in the lithosphere, it can be released directly into the atmosphere through? A) Volcanic eruptions. B) Carbon fixing bacteria. C) Physical weathering of rock. D) Evaporation tagsSEV2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcanic eruptions. 12. Effect of latitude-The further away from the equator, the ..... the climate. A) Warmer. B) Cooler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooler. 13. How closely packed the particles in a substance are. A) Mass. B) Density. C) Volume. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Density. 14. Diamonds and other minerals A) Nonrenewable. B) Renewable. C) Both renewable and nonrenewable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable. 15. Students are being prepared for college and career readiness. Which professional can help them identify resources and occupational options while they are in high school? A) Biological Science Teacher. B) Accountant. C) Physicist. D) Forester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biological Science Teacher. 16. What is the ultimate source of energy for food chains? A) Animals. B) Sun. C) Plants. D) Mushrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 17. What do green building materials promote? A) Capture sunlight and convert it into electricity. B) Generate wind energy. C) Energy-efficient and environmentally friendly construction. D) Purify water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy-efficient and environmentally friendly construction. 18. Which one of the following is not a form of abiotic resource? A) Forests. B) Land. C) Minerals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forests. 19. What is the most common way for speciation to occur? A) Because of geographic isolation of populations. B) Because of mass extinctions. C) Because of disturbances. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of geographic isolation of populations. 20. ..... refer to the changes in Earth's tilt, orbit and precession A) Michigan Cycles. B) Albedo. C) Milankovitch Cycles. D) Millionaire Cycles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Milankovitch Cycles. ← 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