This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 384 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 384 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is the largest percentage of elements in the atmosphere. A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Hydrogen. D) Helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 2. An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant is in the same type of pot and has the same amount of soil and sunlight. What is the dependent variable? A) The growth of the plant. B) Water, apple juice, milk. C) Amount of sunlight. D) Type of plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The growth of the plant. 3. See again A) A large lake. B) A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. C) A water source used for America. D) A large lake where people fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. 4. I am going to find Nemo and Dory. Which biome am I visiting? A) Tropical Rainforest. B) Freshwater. C) Marine. D) Arctic Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine. 5. THIS HORIZON IS MADE OF DECAYING LEAVES, TWIGS AND ANIMAL REMAINS/WASTES..... A) A. B) B. C) C. D) O. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) O. 6. Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ..... A) Lava. B) Magma. C) Volcano. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magma. 7. A can left outside rusts A) Chemical weathering. B) Physical weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chemical weathering. 8. The energy from moving water is called. A) Solar power. B) Hydroelectric power. C) Wind power. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric power. 9. According to Thomas Malthus, the main factor in sustainability is: A) Limitedness of resources. B) Overpopulation. C) Famine. D) Conservation of supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overpopulation. 10. A downside to relying on biomass as a primary fuel source for a nation is that A) It can cause soil erosion, water pollution, and habitat loss. B) It requires little land use. C) It produces no pollution. D) It produces more pollution than coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can cause soil erosion, water pollution, and habitat loss. 11. Why can we not do a proper scientific experiment on the impact humans have had on Earth? A) There is no control earth for us to compare our results to. B) Humans have had no impact on earth, so there is no need to. C) We can, we just choose not to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is no control earth for us to compare our results to. 12. Remora are small fish with a sucker-like organ that allows them to attach themselves to larger animals like a shark. By doing this, the remora gains protection from the shark while helping the shark stay clear from parasites. This relationship shows ..... ? A) Parasitism. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutualism. 13. The biome/ecosystem that has the most biodiversity. A) Desert. B) Tundra. C) Rainforest. D) Coral reef. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rainforest. 14. Which of the following represents nonpoint-source pollution? A) An poorly managed landfill. B) Polluted wastewater dumped from a chemical plant. C) A tanker leaking oil into the ocean. D) Runoff from agricultural feedlots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runoff from agricultural feedlots. 15. If water can easily move between cracks of a rock, we can say that ..... A) Water is permeable. B) Rock is permeable. C) Rock is impermeable. D) Water is impermeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rock is permeable. 16. What is one specific effect caused by ozone depletion? A) Ride in skin cancer rates. B) Reduction is total insect populations. C) Forest depletion. D) All of the other answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ride in skin cancer rates. 17. What is the correct order of Earth's layers? Starting from surface A) Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. B) Outer core, inner core, crust, mantle. C) Crust, outer core, inner core, mantle. D) Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. 18. Which is a fast-flowing, narrow air current that impacts the weather? A) Gulf Stream. B) Conduction. C) Velocity. D) Jet Stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jet Stream. 19. This biome is warm and wet, with little seasonal variation in temperature and frequent precipitation. A) Savanna. B) Boreal forest. C) Tropical rain forest. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical rain forest. 20. Water moves through the rocks and soil and is stored underground in an aquifer (an area of rock that holds water). A) Freshwater. B) Lake. C) Groundwater. D) Salt water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. ← 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