This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 283 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 283 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Water that is located in the ground in the pores within rock is called ..... A) Watershed. B) Surface water. C) Groundwater. D) Water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 2. Pandanus tectoris A) Pandan. B) Molave. C) Select. D) Narra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pandan. 3. Water treatment involves A) Adding chlorine. B) Adding mercury. C) Adding pathogens. D) Removing fluoride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adding chlorine. 4. NO.3 Which of the following is not considered as an element of environment? A) Air. B) Land. C) Weather. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electricity. 5. Which of the following best describes an ecological footprint? A) The amount of space that your home takes up, measured in square feet. B) The amount of carbon dioxide your car produces over the course of your life, measured in tons. C) The number of trees that you plant in your lifetime, measured in karma. D) The total resources required to support your lifestyle, measured by land use. E) The amount of smell your feet produce, measured in scrunched up faces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The total resources required to support your lifestyle, measured by land use. 6. If it is summer in the northern hemisphere, which statement is true? A) Earth has changed the tilt of its axis by 20 degrees due to its revolution. B) Its winter in the southern hemisphere due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. C) It is summer in the southern hemisphere due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. D) Earth has reached its closest point to the sun due to its revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its winter in the southern hemisphere due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. 7. Two types of organisms consume dead and decaying matter. The difference between these two types of organisms is that ..... are consumers that feed on dead animals, while ..... actually break down plants and animals into simpler molecules. A) Decomposers; scavengers. B) Producers; decomposers. C) Scavengers; decomposers. D) Decomposers; producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scavengers; decomposers. 8. Which profession is instrumental is reading design plans and designing parts that will work together to complete the project? These professionals build wind turbines, robots, and machinery from scratch. A) Forester. B) Marine Biologist. C) Mechanical Engineer. D) Ecologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanical Engineer. 9. You use your lips to chew your food A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Potential threat to an estuary A) Barnacle. B) Runoff. C) Coral reef. D) Open ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runoff. 11. 38% of the earth's surface is used for ..... A) Cities. B) Parks and recreation. C) Agriculture and farming. D) Parking lots. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture and farming. 12. ..... represents safe air quality on the Air Quality Index. A) Purple. B) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green. 13. What is groundwater primarily used for? A) Manufacturing processes. B) Residential uses. C) Irrigation. D) Drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrigation. 14. Why can't humans survive on salt water alone? A) We can, but most people don't like the taste. B) It's heavily polluted. C) You will die of dehydration. D) We will use it up too quickly if we use it as drinking water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You will die of dehydration. 15. The gas found in the largest concentration in the troposphere is A) Nitrogen. B) Helium. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 16. A distribution said to be symmetrical if the values are uniformity disturbed around the: A) Mean. B) Median. C) Mode. D) Mean deviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mean. 17. Which of these is NOT an example of how your community uses natural resources? A) Gasoline for public transportation. B) Trees to build furniture and houses. C) Chips and dip for watching a football game. D) Water for a community swimming pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chips and dip for watching a football game. 18. The human population experienced exponential growth just after A) Agriculture began. B) Plowing and irrigation began. C) The bubonic plague began. D) The Industrial Revolution began. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Industrial Revolution began. 19. A(n) ..... is a substance with a pH greater than 7. A) Base. B) Acid. C) Buffer. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base. 20. The flow of heat from a warmer object to a colder object when the objects are placed in direct contact is known as? A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduction. ← 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