This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 410 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 410 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Another word for a living thing is a: A) Animal. B) Organism. C) Plant. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organism. 2. What is the relationship between the Gulf Stream and the global conveyor belt? A) They are unrelated, since the Gulf Stream is a surface currents and the conveyor belts is a deep-water current. B) The Gulf Stream is the largest part of the global conveyor belt. C) The Gulf Stream is the only part of the global conveyor belt located in the northern hemisphere. D) The Gulf Stream is one segment of the global conveyor belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Gulf Stream is one segment of the global conveyor belt. 3. The more bonds a molecule has, the more ..... A) Water is stored. B) Force is stored. C) Energy is stored. D) Oxygen is stored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy is stored. 4. The littoral zone of a pond or lake is: A) An area close to shore. B) An area in the open water. C) An area at the bottom of the pond or lake. D) A treeless wetland ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An area close to shore. 5. The periodic table of elements is made up of different ..... ? A) Protons. B) Animals. C) Chemicals. D) Atoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atoms. 6. Sick-building syndrome is caused by ..... in a building. A) Acid rain wearing away the concrete. B) Asbestos. C) Radon gas. D) Indoor air pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indoor air pollutants. 7. The content of the soil, its depth and texture significantly influence agricultural activity A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 8. ..... is the joining of the nucleus of two atoms. A) Hydropower. B) Drilling. C) Fusion. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fusion. 9. The process that begins when another community has been partially destroyed, but not all living things or organic matter in the soil. A) Primary Succession. B) Secondary Succession. C) Evolution. D) Climax Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary Succession. 10. This micronutrient is needed for animal muscles and brains to keep functioning. A) Potassium. B) Calcium. C) Iron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potassium. 11. Which of the following is not a method of disposing of hazardous waste? A) Landfills. B) Surface impoundments. C) Deep-well injection. D) Incineration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incineration. 12. What is environmental justice? A) It is related to laws passed by Congress in the early 1900s. B) It is directed only at wild nature. C) It is not linked to community-based organizations. D) It is the social justice expression of environmental ethics. tagsEN.LS2.7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the social justice expression of environmental ethics. tagsEN.LS2.7. 13. The following are pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions of which type of energy? Radioactive waste Emissions from uranium mining A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Natural Gas. D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear Energy. 14. What is an example of a genetic sample? A) A protein. B) A carbohydrate. C) A group of species who can interbreed. D) A seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A seed. 15. Which of these is a decomposer in this food web? A) Fungi. B) Leaf litter. C) Owl. D) Shrew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fungi. 16. Air, water, and rocks is a(n) A) Community. B) Biotic factor. C) Abiotic factor. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abiotic factor. 17. How do nuclear power-plants work? A) Fusion. B) Half-life. C) Fission. D) Fusion or fission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fission. 18. ..... are abiotic and biotic factors that limit the growth of a population. A) Carrying capacity. B) Environmental coefficients. C) Limiting factors. D) Environmental pressures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limiting factors. 19. Leaves and paper are examples of A) Biodegradable pollutants. B) Nonbiodegradable pollutants. C) Plastics. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodegradable pollutants. 20. Dipterocarpus grandiflorus A) Tangile. B) Apitong. C) Pit place. D) Call. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apitong. ← 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