This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 344 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 344 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the term for the practice of using less water to save resources? A) Water pollution. B) Water scarcity. C) Water conservation. D) Water skiing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water conservation. 2. Which ecosystems are considered standing freshwater ecosystems? A) Lakes. B) Wetlands. C) Ponds. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. People who obtain food by collecting plants and by hunting wild animals or scavenging their remains A) Hunters. B) Gatherers. C) Hunter-gatherers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hunter-gatherers. 4. Which of these can be polluted? A) Land. B) Air. C) Water. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Where the plates are sliding against one another without spreading apart or going over or under each other. A) After Shock. B) Earthquake. C) Transform Fault Line. D) Convergent Fault Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform Fault Line. 6. What term would describe all of the organisms that live in a pond? A) A population. B) A community. C) An ecosystem. D) A biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A community. 7. Which of the following is the best indicator that an internet site is reliable? A) The author links to his or her favorite internet sites. B) The author of the site tells you the information is reliable. C) The author states in bold letters that the site was proofread by a librarian. D) D. The author of the site provides contact information and his or her qualifications. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. The author of the site provides contact information and his or her qualifications. 8. Which of the following list the layers of the atmosphere in order from closest to Earth to furthest? A) Troposphere, ozone layer, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. B) Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, ozone layer, troposphere. C) Stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, ozone layer, thermosphere. D) Mesosphere, ozone layer, stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere, ozone layer, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. 9. Which is not a density independent factor? A) Climate change. B) Hurricanes. C) Clear cutting forests. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasitism. 10. Why did air pollution become so much worse in the 1800's? A) Motor vehicles were created. B) Nuclear energy was developed. C) Home-based manufacturing shifted to large-scale factory production. D) People were using oil to heat their homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Home-based manufacturing shifted to large-scale factory production. 11. Trains run on A) Roads. B) Tracks. C) Water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tracks. 12. What type of energy is being produced when a dam is placed across a river and water is released to turn a turbine that produces electricity? A) Wind. B) Geothermal. C) Hydroelectric. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric. 13. My father's brother is my ..... A) Uncle. B) Paternal uncle. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 14. True or False:Non-renewable resources can be replenished within our lifetime? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. All of the living things on the Earth A) Biosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) The continents. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 16. Which of the following processes causes fossils to form? A) Weathering. B) Erosion. C) Deposition. D) Dissolving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deposition. 17. Why are fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource? A) They take millions of years to replace. B) They can be used over and over again. C) They are used to heat and light homes. D) They cause air and water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They take millions of years to replace. 18. Promoting Sustainable Forest Management in the Philippines A) Executive Order 318. B) PD 705. C) RA 9147. D) RA 7586. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Executive Order 318. 19. Fossil fuels are overused by many factories. They might be used up in the near future. A) Used up in the near future, fossil fuels are overused by many factories. B) Overused by many factories, fossil fuels might be used up in the near future. C) Despite being overused by many factories, fossil fuels might be used up in the near future. D) Due to being used up in the near future, fossil fuels are overused by many factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overused by many factories, fossil fuels might be used up in the near future. 20. Rising CO2 levels has lead to a rise in average global temperatures. Based on this information, how is CO2 impacting the sea levels? A) Sea levels rise as arctic ice melts. B) Sea levels lower as ice forms at the poles. C) Sea levels move in a cycle due to CO2 levels. D) Sea levels are not impacted by CO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sea levels rise as arctic ice melts. ← 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