This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 338 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 338 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake. A) After Shock. B) Earthquake. C) Transform Fault Line. D) Divergent Fault Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After Shock. 2. Which energy source use heat generated inside the earth? A) Wind. B) Hydroelectric. C) Biomass. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal. 3. ..... increases an organism's chance of surviving. A) An adaptation. B) Coevolution. C) Evolution. D) Natural selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An adaptation. 4. How can water be an agent for physical weathering? A) By absorbing gases from the atmosphere and ground to chemically react with minerals. B) By seeping into the soil and dissolving the minerals in rocks. C) By absorbing sulfur oxides and creating acid precipitation. D) By seeping into the cracks of rocks and freezing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By seeping into the cracks of rocks and freezing. 5. According to most scientists, what is the biggest cause of most mass extinctions? A) Overhunting. B) Evolution of new species to replace old ones. C) Major change in environment/habitat. D) Asteroid impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Major change in environment/habitat. 6. In paragraph 2, the word "it" refers to ..... A) Room. B) Process. C) Rainforest. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 7. "RENUHG" Tick on the correct word. A) Thirsty. B) Sad. C) Hunger. D) Excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hunger. 8. These statements may "cherry pick" evidence, or over-hype the facts. A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pseudoscience. 9. Which of the following is correctly arranged from the lowest trophic level to the highest trophic level? A) Bacteria, frog, eagle, raccoon. B) Algae, deer, wolf, hawk. C) Grass, mouse, snake, eagle. D) Grass, bass, minnow, snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grass, mouse, snake, eagle. 10. With respect to energy Earth is A) Unstable system. B) Open system. C) Closed system. D) Stationary system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open system. 11. Why is water important? A) All living things need water. B) Many living things live in water. C) Water carries out body processes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. El Niño and La Niña occurs in the ..... A) Indian Ocean. B) Baltic Sea. C) Pacific Ocean. D) Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pacific Ocean. 13. The shift of a population from the countryside to cities is called ..... A) Urbanization. B) Infrastructure. C) Land preservation. D) An ecological footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urbanization. 14. In a scientific investigation, the number of objects or events being sampled should be A) Small, just 1-2 individuals. B) Large so the whole population can be estimated. C) Equal to the mean number of objects not being sampled. D) Equal to the statistical population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large so the whole population can be estimated. 15. A ..... is a device that permits sustained, controlled nuclear fission chain reaction. A) Fission plant. B) Nuclear plant. C) Fusion reactor. D) Nuclear reactor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear reactor. 16. Which of the following is a major contributor of CH4? A) Ocean. B) Agriculture. C) Atmosphere. D) Fossil combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 17. Why is nitrogen fixation important? A) It converts nitrate to nitrogen gas. B) It converts ammonium to nitrate. C) It converts nitrogen gas to ammonium. D) It converts nitrogen gas to nitrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It converts nitrogen gas to ammonium. 18. What is one human action that may have caused global warming? A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Recycling. C) Using alternate energy. D) Reducing our use of plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning fossil fuels. 19. Erosion is the removal and transport of surface material by ..... A) Water. B) Wind. C) Both water and wind. D) Neither water or wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both water and wind. 20. Release of water vapor from the leaves of plants into the air A) Transpiration. B) Evaporation. C) Translocation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transpiration. ← 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