This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 310 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 310 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals-such as, fungi, worms, bacteria, is: A) Decoposer. B) Food web. C) Omnivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decoposer. 2. In which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is most ozone found? A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 3. A gas that can reach the upper atmosphereafter a large-scale volcanic eruption A) Hydrogen. B) Helium. C) Sulfur dioxide. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sulfur dioxide. 4. The movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in a new location. A) Pull factor. B) Push factor. C) Distribution. D) Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Migration. 5. Why is it important to protect the environment? A) To destroy the environment and disrupt ecological balance. B) To deplete biodiversity and exhaust natural resources. C) To worsen climate change and increase pollution. D) To maintain ecological balance, preserve biodiversity, ensure sustainability of natural resources, mitigate climate change, reduce pollution, and improve quality of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To maintain ecological balance, preserve biodiversity, ensure sustainability of natural resources, mitigate climate change, reduce pollution, and improve quality of life. 6. Which of the following is an adverse effect of global warming on populations? A) Extinctions. B) Migrations of species. C) Different geographical locations. D) All of these are possible adverse effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are possible adverse effects. 7. Day-to-day conditions in Earth's atmosphere, such as "sunny and humid, " describe A) Climate. B) Climatograph. C) Weather. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 8. Which animal can breathe with their lungs and also through their moist skin? A) Amphibians. B) Fish. C) Reptiles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amphibians. 9. Being on time every day means to be A) Initiative. B) Honesty. C) Punctual. D) Loyal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punctual. 10. What is the study of production and consumption of scarce resources? A) Ecology. B) Environmental activism. C) The Scientific Method. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economics. 11. The India Meteorological Department was founded by the British in 1875 at ..... A) Manali. B) Pune. C) Shimla. D) Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shimla. 12. What pollutant forms with automobile emissions react with oxygen gas and ultraviolet rays? A) Ozone. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Radon. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. 13. A consequence of acid precipitation is ..... A) An increase in pH. B) A decrease in pH. C) The decay of uranium which releases radon gas. D) The formation of smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A decrease in pH. 14. Animal and Plant Cells are..... A) Shopkoytes. B) Eukaryotes. C) Prokaryotes. D) The building blocks of non-living things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eukaryotes. 15. A continual process in which warm and cold air circulates up and down in the atmosphere is called A) The gulf stream. B) Convection current. C) Radiation. D) Electromagnetism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection current. 16. A ..... is a pollutant created from plants and animals. A) Biodegradable pollutant. B) Nonbiodegradable pollutant. C) Plastic. D) Mercury atom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodegradable pollutant. 17. Which of the following are we MOST dependant on in the United States? A) Hydro Power. B) Nuclear Power. C) Wind Energy. D) Fossil Fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil Fuels. 18. What is the importance of decomposers in an ecosystem? A) They consume living tissue. B) They consume dead tissue. C) They photosynthesize. D) They move nutrients back into the ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They move nutrients back into the ecosystem. 19. What of these animals is a mammal? A) Bat. B) Frog. C) Crocodile. D) Ostrich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bat. 20. The organism that is harmed in a close relationship between two living things is called a ..... A) Host. B) Parasite. C) Predator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Host. ← 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