This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 457 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 457 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which biome is found on the mountain above the tree line? A) Grassland. B) Deciduous forest. C) Tundra. D) Tropical forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tundra. 2. What does climate mean? A) Average rain, snow, or sleet fall over a season. B) Average temperature of the world over a period of time. C) Average temperature and precipitation over a period of time. D) The temperature and precipitation for ONE particular day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Average temperature and precipitation over a period of time. 3. How many periods is US Environmental Policy divided? A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 4. Which scenario is most likely to be a direct impact of a growing human population on the environment? A) Increased biodiversity for use in feeding the growing human population. B) Decreased caloric needs per person as the human population continues to grow. C) Decreased land availability for growing food to feed the growing human population. D) Increased plant species to be used in developing new medicines and pharmaceuticals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decreased land availability for growing food to feed the growing human population. 5. When you heard loud and unpleasant sound, you block your? A) Eyes. B) Nose. C) Ears. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ears. 6. The? is the plastic (slowly flowing) layer made of solid rock in the mantle A) Asthenosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Cryosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asthenosphere. 7. This is an inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment. A) Evolution. B) Population. C) Environment. D) Adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adaptation. 8. A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore A) Barrier Island. B) Coral Reef. C) Mangrove Swamp. D) Salt Marshes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barrier Island. 9. TRUE or FALSE?Each biome also has a characteristic set of organisms that are adapted to living there. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Potentially explosive or chemically reactive A) Hazardous waste. B) Municipal solid waste. C) Agricultural waste. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hazardous waste. 11. What causes an Earthquake? A) Tectonic plates in the Earth moving and sliding. B) Giants racing across the Earth. C) Masses of people jumping up and down all at once. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tectonic plates in the Earth moving and sliding. 12. Is the following statement true or false? "Vietnam is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 13. What is the estimated temperature of Earth's core? A) 3, 000 to 4, 000 degrees Celsius. B) 4, 000 to 5, 000 degrees Celsius. C) 400 to 500 degrees Celsius. D) 300 to 400 degrees Celsius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4, 000 to 5, 000 degrees Celsius. 14. A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. A) Turbine. B) Electrical Generator. C) Nuclear Fusion. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrical Generator. 15. The biosphere is the highest level of organization in the hierarchy of life on earth. Rank the levels of organization from most complex to simplest. A) Ecosystems>communities>organisms>populations>biosphere. B) Organisms>communities>biosphere>populations>ecosystems. C) Biosphere > ecosystems > communities > populations > organisms. D) Communities>organisms>populations>ecosystems>biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere > ecosystems > communities > populations > organisms. 16. How do pioneer species compare in primary and secondary succession? A) Primary starts with grass and weeds, secondary starts with mosses. B) Primary starts with forest fire, secondary starts with volcano. C) Primary starts with a volcano, secondary starts with a forest fire. D) Lichens and moss in primary, and grasses/ ferns in secondary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lichens and moss in primary, and grasses/ ferns in secondary. 17. Most geologically active region on the earth occurs where? A) Fault line. B) Volcanoes. C) In the ocean. D) Between state lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fault line. 18. Which among the following can feed on deers? A) Boar. B) Tiger. C) Horse. D) Squirrel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tiger. 19. All of the following disciplines are major contributors to the field of environmental science EXCEPT A) Social sciences. B) Linguistics. C) Chemistry and physics. D) Biology and earth science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linguistics. 20. Organisms with differences/variations that are helpful will ..... A) Live longer. B) Become extinct. C) Show no change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Live longer. ← 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