This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 441 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 441 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All the members of a species living in the same area at the same time is called a ..... A) Species. B) Population. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 2. Why is the Earth like an island? A) Both have a lot of water. B) Both have only nonrenewable resources. C) Both are warm and sunny. D) Both have resources that are limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both have resources that are limited. 3. Meaning all forms of life have an inherent right to exist. A) Biodiversity. B) Ecology. C) Ecofeminism. D) Biocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biocentrism. 4. Choose the correct answer and fill in the missing content in the concept below ".....is the division of the total population by area, socio-economic region or an administrative unit" A) Population distribution. B) Population division. C) Population delimitation. D) Population classification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population distribution. 5. Which is the smallest level of organization within the environment? A) Organism. B) Species. C) Population. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organism. 6. Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountains? A) Subduction. B) Convergent. C) Divergent. D) Transform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 7. A negative ENVIRONMENTAL impact of timber harvesting is ..... A) Increased erosion. B) More biodiversity. C) Buffer zones created. D) Production of paper goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased erosion. 8. When coal is burned completely into carbon dioxide and other gases, the total amount of matter of the gases ..... A) Equals half of the volume of the coal. B) Equals the mass of the coal. C) Is less than the mass of the coal. D) Is less than the volume of the coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equals the mass of the coal. 9. Layers with few or no pores for water to pass through A) Permeable. B) Impermeable. C) Aquifers. D) Water table. E) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impermeable. 10. The Earth's surface is not a solid surface but is divided into A) Several oceanic plates. B) Continental and crustal plates. C) Seven continental plates. D) Continental and oceanic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental and oceanic plates. 11. The way diseases transfer from one organism to another A) Bacteria. B) Pathogen. C) Vector. D) Parasite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vector. 12. Why is shifting agriculture prevalent in the tropics? A) Because there is so much forested land and it needs to be cleared. B) Because the topsoil is shallow and each farm field lasts only a few years before it is depleted. C) Because it is the best type of agriculture for tropical crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the topsoil is shallow and each farm field lasts only a few years before it is depleted. 13. Using public transportation, reducing the amount of electricity we use and using insulation are all ways to increase ..... A) Electricity usage. B) Energy usage. C) Energy efficiency. D) Nuclear power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy efficiency. 14. (chlorofluorocarbons) human-made chemical compounds that are restricted in use because they destroy ozone A) Thermal pollution. B) CFCs. C) Ozone. D) Global chemical warfare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CFCs. 15. Living things such as trees, bees, and not seas are referred to as A) Biotic. B) Organisms. C) Abiotic. D) Mutualistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic. 16. Just as biologists classify living things, astronomers classify galaxies. What feature is used to classify galaxies? A) Size. B) Shape. C) Color. D) Brightness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shape. 17. Water moves from bodies of water into the atmosphere by a process called A) Evaporation. B) Transpiration. C) Precipitation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 18. What does an omnivore eat? A) Only producers. B) Only consumers. C) Both producers and consumers. D) Dead organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both producers and consumers. 19. Offshore wind turbines are useful because A) They do not need gearboxes. B) They are easier to build than wind turbines on land. C) Average wind speeds are greater over water than land. D) They do not require a generator to produce electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Average wind speeds are greater over water than land. 20. TRUE or FALSE:Pollution in waterways does not affect the health of the people drinking the contaminated water. A) TRUE. B) Decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decisions. ← 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