This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 320 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 320 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Non-living part of environment A) Abiotic factor. B) Community. C) Primary Producer. D) Biotic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic factor. 2. The sun rises in the ..... A) North. B) East. C) South. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) East. 3. You learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. You see an animal you've never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. This is an example of ..... A) The scientific method. B) Inductive reasoning. C) A controlled experiment. D) Deductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deductive reasoning. 4. Increases in global temperature is caused by A) Aerosols/CFC's. B) Carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. C) Nitrogen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. 5. Which of the following is an example of how to conserve and protect the environment A) Grow trees for houses and furniture. B) Usage of paper when not necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grow trees for houses and furniture. 6. A substance is considered an acid if its pH is A) Equal to 7. B) Above 7. C) Below 7. D) Equal to 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Below 7. 7. A chemical fog produced by the reaction of sunlight and air pollutants is called ..... A) Smog. B) Global warming. C) Acid rain. D) Fossil fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smog. 8. Put a name to the following definition:Ascribing inherent value to certain living things. A) Biocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Antropocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biocentrism. 9. A group of similar things that a scientist is interested in learning about A) Statistical population. B) Statistics. C) Distribution. D) Mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistical population. 10. What is true about nutrients in the ecosystem (such as water, carbon, and nitrogen)? A) They are not affected by humans in the ecosystem. B) They cannot be recovered if they are lost in the ecosystem. C) They cycle through the ecosystem in different forms to support life. D) They are usually only found in one form in the ecosystem to support life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They cycle through the ecosystem in different forms to support life. 11. Rivers and streams are examples of ..... A) Lotic systems. B) Lentic systems. C) Wetlands. D) Watersheds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lotic systems. 12. ..... zone of Biosphere Reserve limited human activity is permitted. A) Manipulation zone. B) Core area. C) Transition Zone. D) Buffer Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buffer Zone. 13. When a small portion of a population settles in a geographic location separate from the rest of the population, it is called A) The bottleneck effect. B) The butterfly effect. C) The migratory effect. D) The founder effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The founder effect. 14. What is commonly found on flat, poorly drained land? A) Estuary. B) Rivers. C) Swamp. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swamp. 15. Which idea for a place for people to play board games would fit Hylton's rules? A) Make it outside. B) Put it behind major buildings. C) Put it near different housing options. D) Make people need to drive to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make it outside. 16. Julia is on a Caribbean island during a hurricane. She observes that the rain and wind stop suddenly, and the air becomes calm and clear. What is most likely happening? A) The hurricane is beginning. B) The hurricane is ending. C) The eye of the hurricane is passing. D) The mouth of the hurricane is passing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The eye of the hurricane is passing. 17. Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ecosystem? A) A rock. B) A tree. C) Sunlight. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tree. 18. Which of the follow belong to Biology A) Biochemistry. B) Geography. C) Zoology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zoology. 19. Which of the following natural events would be most likely to contribute to the cooling of Earth's atmosphere? A) Earthquake. B) Hurricane. C) Volcanism. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volcanism. 20. MAIN greenhouse gas responsible for Climate Change is: A) Nitrogen. B) Carbon. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. ← 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